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About FLAREgamerFLAREgamer HistoryFemale gamers on the internet used to be a rare sight. They were so few in number that during the early 1990s most of them were members of the Video Game Girl Ring. When the winter of 2000 came around, a forum named digitalFLARE was created. Digital being related to the type of information they would be sharing and flare being both a play on the word flair and one of the strongest spells in Final Fantasy games.We each believed that it was possible to enjoy games whilst taking other 'girly' interests such as fashion and beauty just as seriously. We began to set an example, showing everyone that gaming isn't some sort of geeky underground hobby. Our image of a female gamer was never one of a weapon-toting aggressor but of a thoughtful diplomat. At digitalFLARE, ladylike players can have their gaming cake and eat it, too.During the spring of 2003, we agreed upon publishing our views and FLAREgamer was born. Since FLAREgamer's staff work in and with the gaming industry, we will never have anything and everything up to the minute. We also don't believe in going to one source for everything nor attempting to become one. Hence the layout reflects our ever-evolving personal tastes rather than an online portal. What we are is a group of real life friends who... like... stuff.The success of the site is in our way of innovating instead of imitating. We follow our own personal standards and do things our own way. We also don't believe in exploiting controversial issues for attention. By striving to write content which is of interest to our audience, our visitors have grown in number by word of mouth alone. If this suits your fancy, follow us on Twitter or join our Facebook group! Also coming soon is the FLAREgamer YouTube Channel. Acknowledgements All artwork on the current layout is from David Mack's award winning Kabuki series. Brushes used were found on VBRUSH. The Madreselva Hairvine used as decoration was by Pavoreal. FLAREgamer is powered by a heavily customized b2.
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