Sledgehammer Will Continue to Include Strong Women in Its Games

"The role of women in the military is important."

Sledgehammer Games has pledged to continue including women in their games, and it wants to make sure they are represented correctly.

Co-founder Michael Condrey says in a new interview that Advanced Warfare's tier one operator Ilona's key role in the game was not just a one time deal.

"We've tried to do a lot at the studio to present strong women in our games," he told GI.biz. "You've seen it today, that the role of women in the military is important so we tried to represent that in Advanced Warfare as a way to show that we believe there are women gamers who want to play, there are women gamers who want to develop games, there are women gamers in the military who are part of real combat around the globe, keeping us safe."

"So at Sledgehammer we want to do our part to honor and respect and show that [side of the military]; it's something we've tried to do and continue to do in Call of Duty," he added.

Black Ops III went even further, allowed players for the first time in the series to play through the game as a woman.