International Opportunities, International Challenges
Rob Houghton Robert Houghton (University of Winchester) The sixth Middle Ages in Modern Games conference is now drawing to a close. As ever, we’ve had a plethora of excellent contributions from across…
June 2025
Making Rajas of Asia: Modding Cultural Representation and Stateless Government in an Imperialist Game
William Chen William Chen (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) The philosopher Bernard Suits once described a phenomenon called the “Alexandrian condition of man.” When scholars finish sprawling, years-long studies, their first instinct is…
The Eternal Presence of Holy War: The Procedural Rhetoric of Jihad and Crusade in Total War: Medieval 2
Juan Manuel Rubio Arevalo By Juan Manuel Rubio Arévalo (Central European University) The Crusades are often seen as defining the Middle Ages, for good or ill. For Reformation writers, the Crusades exemplified Catholic greed…
„Denn häufig haben sich auf seinem Wink und Befehl viele von ihnen von einer hohen Mauer hinunter gestürzt […]“: Die Tradierung des mittelalterlichen Mythos der Nizari Ismailis in Narration und Gameplay in Assassin’s Creed
Ron Heckler By Ron Heckler (Deutschen Gesellschaft e. V.) (English Translation at foot of page) Seit 2007 inszeniert Assassin’s Creed einen mittelalterlichen Mythos neu: jenen der Nizari Ismailis, auch bekannt als „Assassinen“.…
Religious Tensions: The Itatehyōzu Shrine in Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Hirohito TSUJI 辻󠄀 博仁 By Hirohito Tsuji (University of East Anglia) Assassin’s Creed is a popular action game series starring assassins, and the latest title, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, released in 2024, is the first…
Dungeons & Distortions: The Pseudo-Norse berserkir in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Roderick Dale By Roderick Dale and Markus Mindrebø (University of Stavanger) In The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt, the Skellige Isles draw on post-medieval research to create a viking-inspired setting that satisfies…
The Witcher 3: un viaggio nel tempo e nello spazio dell’Europa medievale
Simone Fleres By Simone Fleres (English Translation at foot of page) Per quanto si tratti di un gioco fantasy il lavoro di world building fatto prima dallo scrittore della saga Andrzej Sapkowski,…
Female Voices in a Medieval-Inspired Universe: a Brief Comparative Study of the Representation of Women in The Witcher Books and Video Games
Jessica Iolanda Costa Bispo By Jéssica Iolanda Costa Bispo (Nova University Lisbon/CETAPS) The witcher Geralt of Rivia became, especially of late, a remarkable character in the Western collective imaginary, as a prominent figure in…
Framing the Other Within: Sebhat of Sadai, Narrative Inversion, and Ethiopian Manuscript Aesthetics in Pentiment
Blair Apgar By Blair Apgar (Kutztown University of Pennsylvania) “I know Tassing seems big to you, but the world is so much bigger than we can imagine.” – Brother Sebhat, Pentiment As…
L’era dei rumors e il razzismo – Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Simone Vitolo By Simone Vitolo (University of Modena) (English Translation at foot of page) Il primo Kingdom Come: Deliverance, fu oggetto di critiche a causa della totale assenza di persone nere .…