Alright, this is one place where I don't think the race discussion belongs. The fremium games being played over in Asia are just, literally, lower quality games. Americans have higher taste because it's always been a powerhouse for video games, they've explored and innovated a lot of genres. Non-Japan Asia is new to gaming, and that's okay, it's going to take some time before they find their own voice.

"But popular games in India will never be discussed outside of the country unless they’re first presented via a US-based media like IGN"

No. Even GREAT games in America are not being discussed because that's how advanced the gaming culture is here. We've been doing it awhile. There's just a lot of ground to cover for new players (literally), and again, that's okay.

Lastly, white Americans are very important to the history video games. They took it up, built it up, evolved it, and they did it very seriously (fuck man, I think they might have invented a lot of it). They are steeped in the history of gaming, so the "gentrification" charge is really insulting. It would be better to merge into this history than try to fork it and claim outlandish things, one because it's practical, two because its honorable.