Each week, Ariel Waldman serves a tasting of the latest in sex and tech.

Video Game Vixens Get Centerfold

Playboy gives the fantasy female heroines from the previous installment of Girls In Gaming a closer inspection. Leaving imagination behind, the "Playing Rough" series shows all by stripping the lady characters down to nothing but their deadly weapons. Featured in the series is “Keaira” from Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, “Church & Black” from Clive Barker’s Jericho, “Morenn” from The Witcher, “Yoko Retomoto” from Kane & Lynch, “A’Kanna” from Conan, and “Sarah Morrison” from Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa. We have yet to pick ourselves up a copy of the December issue of Playboy, so we can't confirm if the fantasy game babes in fact made centerfold, but sexing up our screens definitely deserves a spread.

Women Keep It Casual

Times Online asks if women gamers are less faithful. The question comes from statistics that point to 74% of casual gamers being women, and thus enjoying less-commitment. If the ratio sees off kilter, it may be due to the fact that most men won't admit to merely being casual gamers.

Soft-core "shiny gems" are at least less likely to lose sleep over, unlike an all-nighter with "hard-core" Halo 3.

Girl On Girl On Game

Girls and gaming are no longer isolated instances across the industry. From the Frag Dolls to the PMS Clan, chicks with joysticks are everywhere. As such, a new website with the tagline of "Because sometimes we use our hands for other things," aims at an alternative non-male market. According to LesbianGamers.com, "If you're a girl who likes girls who likes games, you've found your place on the internet". Having launched just recently, the founding ladies hope to build a lively community for lesbian gaming.

Previously: Girls In Gaming