Rockstar Games, the developer behind the RDR franchise, has never had a female protagonist in one of its single-player games, an exclusion that to many women gamers is becoming increasingly untenable.

“I’m hopeful and excited that Rockstar is going to have a strong female lead who can be herself in the game," says Vicky Pearson, a 30-year-old gamer from the UK, who's been a fan of GTA since ...

All of which likely plays into the reasons why Rockstar was so eager to show her off, and why women in particular are so thrilled at how cool she is.

The revelation that Lucia will become the first-ever female protagonist within the Grand Theft Auto series marks a turning ...

If a female character didn't fit into the game for story purposes that's fine, but for "masculinity" to be the sole reason no lead characters in GTA 5 are female, then that's just a weak excuse.