The Scroll of Taiwu is a game that combines ancient Chinese mythology and poetry, with the Wuxia martial arts genre of fiction. The game’s popularity reflects Chinese people's desire for media that draws on tradition and culture, helping them better connect with their country's history.

The Rainbow Arcade in Berlin has opened to celebrate gay and queer culture's influence on video gaming. The exhibition contains 33 years of gaming history and helps people to recognise the significant impact queer culture has had on not just gaming, but the arts in its entirety.

The proliferation of smartphones has seen video gaming break free from the sofa and enter the wider world, opening the medium up to new audiences. But beyond helping people to pass the time, how have mobile games become so popular? And what are the commercial barriers and opportunities?

Typically seen as a source of light entertainment, board games don’t usually come to mind when thinking of cutting satire. By using controversial political issues as the premise for strategic titles, the games from TerrorBull are as likely to cause outrage as they are to be a dinner party hit.