International travel may be limited, but it hasn’t stopped RIT game developers from collaborating with students across the world to create new game prototypes. As part of a gameplay and prototyping ...

Assassin's Creed Odyssey offers Greek culture & historical accuracy. Medieval Dynasty provides a cultural focus in a survival game setting. Red Dead Redemption 2 immerses players in Western culture & ...

Language is a cornerstone of human civilization and culture. We use it not just to communicate but also to transmit values, beliefs, and traditions. The values inherent in a culture are largely shaped ...

Sweden's games trade body Dataspelsbranschen has revealed its Game Culture Canon which aims to highlight the cultural significance of games as forms of art and expression. Sweden's Game Culture Canon ...

Mobile games now serve global audiences. Gone are the days when free-to-play mobile audiences were concentrated in Tier 1 gaming markets in the west and the far east. Earlier mobile titles could get ...

Russell Fourie-Kidson wouldn't call himself a gamer in the traditional sense—not at first. While other serious gamers fired headshots in CoD, He dove headfirst into The Sims. For him, gaming has ...

China’s global ambitions are no longer confined to infrastructure megaprojects or its booming trade networks. The country has found an unlikely but effective tool for soft power: video games. At the ...

In today’s interconnected business world, it can sometimes feel like we’re playing a global game of cultural Twister and we’re all just trying not to step on anyone’s cultural toes. Throughout my ...

This week on Polygon, we’re looking at how cultural differences affect media in a special issue called Culture Shock. From text localization to character design, religious considerations to censorship ...

Lucas is a writer and narrative designer from Argentina with over 15 years of experience writing for games and news. He keeps a watchful eye at the gaming world and loves to write about the hottest ...