Oh, COME ON, if you're going to beat people that badly, you should at least be looking at the screen! Credit: Photo by Richard Whittaker

Live from the Screenburn arcade: all-female gaming clan The Frag Dolls. Last year, Morgan “Roulette” Romine and gaming twins Amy “Athena PMS” Brady and Amber “Athena Twin” Dalton took part in a great panel discussion on women in gaming. This time around, Valkyrie, Pyra, Mischief, and Calyber have been doing what they do best: pummeling all comers on Rainbow Six Vegas (it was supposed to be Vegas 2, but there were network issues.)

Don’t get caught up in the “making grown male gamers cry” stuff: this has been equal opportunity pwnage. Score so far this weekend: Frag Dolls, every single bout; rest of world nothin’ but air.

This article appears in March 7 • 2008.

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The Chronicle's first Culture Desk editor, Richard has reported on Austin's growing film production and appreciation scene for over a decade. A graduate of the universities of York, Stirling, and UT-Austin, a Rotten Tomatoes certified critic, and eight-time Best of Austin winner, he's currently at work on two books and a play.