Women, who are routinely disrespected by the video game industry, took another hit Thursday night, judging from photos and other reports out of a Microsoft-backed event.

Women in matching scanty costumes were hired to entertain guests at Microsoft's Game Developers Conference party in San Francisco, attendees alleged on social media. GDC is an annual industry event where thousands of professionals gather to talk about new developments in the gaming space -- so you can imagine some people weren't thrilled by the display.

Kamina Vincent told The Huffington Post that she was present for the event. She provided photographs that she said were taken by a friend.

"I arrived at the GDC 16 Microsoft party and saw two women who stood out," Vincent said. "They were immediately noticeable from their outfits because they seemed dressed completely differently to everyone else for the event, wearing a cleavage enhancing crop top and short miniskirt."

"She introduced herself and asked if we were having fun," Vincent continued. "I asked what her role was at the party. She told me that they had been hired to speak with attendees and encourage them to the dance floor."

You can read some of Vincent's tweets from the party below:

Fuck you xbox & your fucking "dancing" girls who are here to talk to the boys (You're not men if you buy into that act) #GDC16 — Kamina Vincent (@spamoir) March 18, 2016

I'm not blaming the women. They've got their job for whatever reason. But fuck you Microsoft. — Kamina Vincent (@spamoir) March 18, 2016

I like dancing, I like talking to devs. But not at this #GDC16 party. Thanks for pushing me out of this party, Microsoft. — Kamina Vincent (@spamoir) March 18, 2016

Someone sent me photos and an OH: "we've got the best spot in the house don't we?" pic.twitter.com/Uh3p14yqMS — Kamina Vincent (@spamoir) March 18, 2016

Game designer Farah Khalaf and artist Henning Ludvigsen also shared photos of the party:

@spamoir I was going to do the same thing pic.twitter.com/FB6rsmcf7R — Farah Khalaf @ GDC (@farahkhlf) March 18, 2016

Great fun at the Microsoft Xbox party with a million geeks! 😁 #gamedev #gdc #gdcplay #sanfrancisco A photo posted by Henning Ludvigsen (@henningludvigsen) on Mar 17, 2016 at 11:29pm PDT

Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, apologized for the event in a statement to HuffPost.

"At Xbox-hosted events at GDC this past week, we represented Xbox and Microsoft in a way that was not consistent or aligned to our values. It was unequivocally wrong and will not be tolerated," Spencer said.

"I know we disappointed many people and I’m personally committed to holding ourselves to higher standards," he added.

In an ironic twist, Business Insider reported that the company had sponsored a "Women in Games" lunch earlier in the day.

Game developers and the media were swift to eviscerate Microsoft on Twitter.

Hi @Microsoft @Xbox it's 2016. What message should women take from fuckme schoolgirl dancers at your #GDC party? https://t.co/Il5jwzBgnn — Xeni Jardin (@xeni) March 18, 2016

Extremely disappointed @Microsoft and @Xbox hired women wearing these outfits to perform at @gdc. PLEASE RT. pic.twitter.com/JYFTTGdzQk — Brianna Wu ✈ SXSW (@Spacekatgal) March 18, 2016

Microsoft hired scantily clad dancing girls for their GDC party. Way to drive away women, idiots. https://t.co/8sgVVFirNu — Jon Manning (@desplesda) March 18, 2016

﻿This article has been updated to include a statement from Microsoft.