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Why Jordanian Startup TakTek Closed and What it Means for the Gaming Sector

“I’ve let everyone go,” Gaith Kawar confessed to me over coffee at Starbucks in Abdoun last month, giving a look of resignation through his ...

Advice Failure Gaming

Maysalward Localizes New Mobile Game ShaqDown for the Arab World

A new battle is being fought in the Middle East, thanks to Jordanian gaming company Maysalward. Basketball legend Shaquille...

Mobile Mobile Gaming Gaming

Weekly Wrap-Up: January 13-17

This week on Wamda, we covered startups involved in reviving their neighborhoods, and startups using gaming to rev up the regional...

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Jordan's Quirkat releases first game from the Arab World for PlayStation Mobile

Alongside PlayStation’s recent launch of PlayStation Mobile (PSM), Jordanian gaming startup Quirkat recently released a new game,...

Quirkat

Dubai's Game Minion Acquired by Corona Labs in Silicon Valley

Yesterday, Dubai-based mobile app development platform Game Minion was acquired by Corona Labs in Palo Alto, California. Combining to...

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Facebook's 25 Most Popular Games: Lessons for Arab Developers

Facebook just announced the 25 most popular social games in 2012. Music trivia game SongPop by US developer FreshPlanet tops the chart,...

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Building a Game Review Site for the Arab World: A Look at DvLZGaME and Gamabox

Despite a huge increase in game production in the Middle East and North Africa over the last year, the region is still lacking a major,...

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Beirut Creative Cluster Works to Increase Collaboration Among Local Companies

One year ago, the Beirut Creative Cluster (BCC) was just an idea developed by Berytech. Today, the cluster is set to become a hub for...

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Can Startappz Disrupt the Mobile Space in the Arab World?

The idea of being more committed to learning than to a given product seems appropriate for the wave of young entrepreneurs entering the...

Arabic Content Investment Mobile

Recap: The 4 Companies That Received Series A Investment from MEVP

Beirut-based venture capital firm MEVP (Middle East Venture Partners) is on fire. After announcing 5 investments in March, they have ...

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Pivoting into Mobile: Alexis Bonte of Social Gaming Company eRepublik [Wamda TV]

At the Webrazzi Summit 2012 event earlier this month, Alexis Bonte, co-founder of eRepublik, discusses the company’s pivot from social b...

Arabic Content Conferences Gaming

The State of the Internet in 2012 [Presentation]

Henry Blodget and Alex Cocotas from Business Insider’s BI Intelligence team have assembled a detailed overview of the U.S. and global digita...

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Developing Mobile And Web Games: Abdullah Hamed of GameTako [Wamda TV]

[Arabic] Abdullah Hamed, founder and CEO of GameTako, discusses the big move into mobile games, and advises games developers not to start...

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The World of E-Commerce, Beyond Physical Goods, Part 1 [Wamda TV]

At our June event, CoE E-Commerce, Abed Agha, Founder and CEO of Vinelab, moderated a panel on The World of E-Commerce, Beyond Physical ...

Entertainment Gaming Mobile Gaming

Weekly Wrap-Up: September 30 - October 04

This week, we've highlighted a number of startups that keep on setting the bar higher for themselves. What drives you to go further? Pic of ...

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10 Arab Gaming Startups to Watch

This week we highlight some of MENA’s most creative gaming startups. These innovative ventures transport players into new worlds to o...

Gaming Mobile Gaming Top Lists

Game Cooks Hits #1 Around the Globe with New Mobile Game Deja Vu

Lebanese-based gaming startup Game Cooks recently launched Deja Vu, a new mobile game designed to test a gamer’s memory and reaction t...

Mobile Gaming

Wizards Productions Continues to Go Global, Announcing Partnership with Tapjoy, Acceleration with YetiZen

After announcing a pivot into mobile gaming and a deal with leading international publisher 6waves, Wizards Productions is continuing to...

Gaming Mobile Mobile Gaming

Entrepreneur of the Week: Sohaib Thiab of Wizards Productions [Wamda TV]

This week's entrepreneur of the week, Sohaib Thiab, founded game development Wizards Productions along with Hussam Hammo and Afif Toukan in ...

Mobile Endeavor Entrepreneur of the Week

Weekly Wrap-Up: September 02-06

It’s finally Thursday and time for our Weekly Wrap-Up! If you're game for taking your business to the next level, don't miss this week's to...

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Entrepreneur of the Week: Nour Khrais of Jordanian Gaming Studio Maysalward [Wamda TV]

This week's Entrepreneur of the Week is Nour Khrais of Jordanian gaming development studio Maysalward, one of the first game development...

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Trends in Gaming in the Middle East Market: Alex Tho Seeth, Formerly of Travian Games [Wamda TV]

Alexander Tho Seeth of monetizer.com, a company that helps digital content companies enter the Middle East market, discusses why German...

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N2V Announces First StartAppz Investment in Mobile App Startup iAraby

N2V has announced investment in Arabic mobile developer company iAraby, via its mobile investment vehicle and accelerator,...

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Does Peace in the Middle East Need Bombs? A Look at Game Cooks' New iPhone Game

Brothers Lebnan and Arz Nader, half of the team behind this year's biggest gaming success Birdy Nam Nam, are releasing a new iPhone game...

Gaming Mobile Gaming

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