DMCC and Wild Unlimited reveal Fortnite island built around Dubai landmarks

DMCC Gaming Centre and games company Wild Unlimited have revealed Dubai Developed in Fortnite 2033, a Fortnite island that recreates the emirate's landmarks, set to go live on November 11th. Wild Unlimited built the experience independently using Unreal Editor for Fortnite. It is an open-world and team-

Exel by Merak invites gamers to playtest accelerator games in Riyadh

ttendees can try games built through Exel's gaming accelerator

October 2026 MENA moves tracker: MBC Game Studio, Maliyo, Tamatem, and Impact46 among five moves

A regular roundup of talent moves shaping the MENA region and Africa

Red Bull and Exel launch Win Win contest for Saudi student game developers

The aim is to take a game from idea to playable

Baraa Odeh joins Tamatem Games as creative producer

He joins Tamatem from NJD Games where he served as creative director

Abdulaziz Aljunaydil joins Merak Capital as private equity analyst

Before joining Merak, Aljunaydil worked as an investment analyst at Stake

Joseph Ojo plans online game Lagos Online after Danfo Simulator launch

Nigerian developer Joseph Ojo plans to launch Lagos Online, an online game set in the world of his new title Danfo Simulator: Open World, within one or two months of its release. Ojo, founder of Lagos-based Rock and Paper Studios, told Bijetic in an interview that he wants to

Carry1st launches Flow1st, an API for in-game commerce distribution

New partners across Africa are already selling games procured through the Flow1st API

Eureka Studios joins NVIDIA Inception as Danfo Run passes 219,000 players

The studio's next project, Danfo, is an open world for phones with a living city

Carry1st Africa Cup prize pool doubles to $30,000 for 2026

Carry1st said the event generates no profit and is funded through year-over-year revenue growth elsewhere in the business

Iraqi game developers need better business support to build sustainable studios

Many developers can build good games but lack the knowledge needed to sell them

Google Play names 10 studios for its Indie Games Fund in Africa

Each studio receives between $50,000 and $200,000