Video game industry looks towards more diversity

Video game creator and journalist Rhianna Pratchett

Video game creator and journalist Rhianna Pratchett Source: AAP / Lauren Hurley/PA

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Around 45 per cent of gamers are women - but when it comes to working in the industry, it's much lower, at 30 per cent.

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