Bahrain E-sports and gaming: Mena's new global frontier Yousef Buhazza is the founder of Unreal Bahrain and vice chairman of the Bahrain Internet Society Growth in Crisis All manner of... Thought Leadership • 20 July, 2020 Gaming E-sports
Jordan In conversation with Hussam Hammo of Tamatem The Middle East’s mobile gaming industry was already a booming one prior to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic that has seen... Triska Hamid • 08 April, 2020 Gaming gaming industry tamatem
Regional The untapped opportunity of esports in Mena Think of a current successful athlete from the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. Chances are you’ll come up with a... Rachel McArthur • 16 December, 2019 Gaming esports
Regional W Ventures to invest $50 million in e-sports ecosystem UAE-based W Ventures has announced that it will be investing $50 million, through its independent brand engagement partner RedPeg... Yasmeen Nabil • 30 October, 2019 E-sports Investment Gaming
Egypt Cryptyd raises pre-Series A funding Egypt-based mobile games development studio Cryptyd has raised a pre-Series A funding round from The Cairo Angels and Alexandria Angels... Ayesha Ghaffar • 16 July, 2019 cairo angels Alexandria Angels Gaming
Global Mobile game developer Zynga acquires Gram Games in a $250M deal Zynga Inc., a leading social game developer, announced it has acquired privately-held mobile game developer Gram Games for $250 million in... Staff writer • 31 May, 2018 Zynga Gram Games acquisition
Saudi Arabia What I know about developing games as a freelancer: Tariq Mokhtar Tariq Mokhtar, a Saudi freelance developer, started learning game developing through Unity, a platform he used to design his own project.... Salman Muteb • 26 June, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa WIK
Tunisia Tunisian gaming startup raises $600K The Tunisian startup Polysmart, which specializes in the design of video games has just raised 1.5 million Tunisian dinars (US$600,000)... Maya Rahal • 21 June, 2017 Gaming creative industries video games
Saudi Arabia Young GCC designers heating up the gaming scene Mobile games have become increasingly popular over the years as smartphones continue to improve with brand new technologies. In the Gulf,... Elias Jabbe • 15 May, 2017 Gaming game design startups
Egypt Egypt startup BSocial launches Quran VR app Marketing services company Bsocial has created a virtual reality (VR) app called Experience Quran for the Oculus store. It comes after... Wamda • 24 April, 2017 BSocial virtual reality Experience Quran
Jordan Babil Games acquired for $17M In what could be the largest exit in the region’s gaming industry, Middle East-based game publisher Babil Games has been... Lucy Knight • 18 December, 2016 Gaming babil games game development
Lebanon Beirut Game Fest Gaming enthusiasts, this is for you. For the first time ever, Arab Arcade invites you to Beirut Game Fest, a day of talks,... Wamda • 14 December, 2016 Gaming development INDUSTRY
Maghreb Maghreb Game Conference proves strength in collaboration Whether you’re a professional, student or passionate gamer in Maghreb, your presence was critical at the first edition of the Maghreb... Yassine Bakir • 23 October, 2016 Gaming Jeux vidéos Maghreb
Tunisia Turning pro: Tunisian game makers eye the big time From the local playrooms to a Tunisian start-up dedicated to the making of video games, the gaming community in Tunisia is growing step by... Lilia Blaise • 19 October, 2016 Gaming tunisia Polysmart
Regional Wadi's PR pitch to disappointed gamers Ecommerce platform Wadi is using the worldwide fallout from a much-anticipated game as a way to boost customer loyalty in their UAE and... Aline Mayard • 11 September, 2016 Gaming Wadi.com No Man's Sky
Regional Game Connection Europe 2016 Game Connection Europe 2016 will take place from 26-28 October in Paris alongside the Paris Game Week. Meet with more than 2 700... Wamda • 09 September, 2016 paris Networking entrepreneurship
Regional Tamatem: Gaming for 18 million users As global gaming publishers overlook the Arab region’s hunger for localized mobile games, regional publishers are... Tala El Issa • 07 August, 2016 tamatem Gaming localization
Jordan Zain Jordan wants you to ditch your console and grab your phone There isn’t a better example than Pokémon Go to highlight the crucial role of mobile in the gaming industry. Several of the... Tala El Issa • 03 August, 2016 tamatem Gaming Telcos
Iraq Home or away? The best market may not be under your nose Starting in your home market is not necessarily the best way to success, a lesson Iraqi-founded Apps Lab learned the hard way. Apps Lab... Marwan A. Jabbar • 19 July, 2016 Apps Lab Ali Al-Hilli Hajwilha ya Saudi
Iran Iran's gaming market, an overview part II Such a large market, with a few hurdles still. (Images via Sourena Game Studio) Yesterday I shared some statistics on who is using the... Hassan Mehdiasl • 12 May, 2016 Free2Play Sanctions Sourena Game Studio
Egypt Zombies in Egypt: Epic VR brings the undead to malls This was the reaction when students first tested Epic VR in an event at the American University in Cairo. (Images via Epic VR) Virtual... Eman Mostafa • 29 May, 2016 Zombies EpicVr MEMakersGE
Iran Iran's internet users, an overview With nearly 80 million people in Iran you can imagine there is a huge internet audience waiting to be pounced upon. Unfortunately,... Hassan Mehdiasl • 11 May, 2016 Sourena Game Studio iran Gaming
Lebanon Growing Lebanon's gaming scene The video gaming industry in Lebanon is facing a fresh chapter in 2016 with the introduction of new publisher, Morage... Sophie Rimington-Pounder • 29 February, 2016 Goliath Games Fovea MENA Games 2016
Regional MENA game makers show off skills at Global Game Jam Disclosure: the author was present at the Lebanon jam site as a participant with team Groovy Antoid, who produced the game Ugnug... Omar Al Fil • 09 February, 2016 game development ggj16 global game jam