Though Kavin may try to hide his roots, the developers at Visai Games wear them proudly. Venba is a colorful celebration of Tamil culture, complete with period-appropriate music in each chapter ...

Nicole Carpenter is a senior reporter specializing in investigative features about labor issues in the game industry, as well as the business and culture of games. You might not immediately think ...

But for Toronto-based developer Abhi, his new game Venba was a way to tell a story about love, loss and heartbreak while exploring his Tamil immigrant culture and history — while not strictly ...

Which is especially fulfilling given the game’s roots in the experiences of Abhi, who goes by only one name, growing up in Toronto as a Tamil immigrant from South India.