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Iraqi-Canadian brothers release Curse of Baghdad on PS5
A major milestone for the family-run studio
Isa Muhammad
Isa has been in games media for nearly ten years. By day, he is the Lead MENA Reporter at PocketGamer.biz. By night, he's the mastermind behind Bijetic, interacting with games industry professionals from his remote lair.
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Arabic Games Conference 2026 set for November 28th
The conference is volunteer-led and free to attend
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Arab Roblox players are heavily focused on roleplaying games
MJ Studios' founder believes the region's Roblox community needs more variety
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Lagos Life passes 3 million players in six days
Lagos Life has passed 3 million players just six days after launch, as the Nigerian browser game continues to attract thousands of users at the same time. Developer Shalom Rayhamen shared the milestone on October 7, saying the game had reached 3,058,259 total players. The game also recorded
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Lagos Life takes The Sims formula and makes it Nigerian
Lagos Life takes inspiration from The Sims while raising new questions around online safety as its player base grows
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Gamathon 2026 brings six days of games and creative industry events to Lagos
Speakers include Corrie from Unity and Mia from Riot Games
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Maysalward develops EduCube to support teachers and students in Jordan
The device is also connected to EduConnect, Maysalward's peer-to-peer platform
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Lagos Life earns $46,900 in revenue after four days
A new view of the game's success beyond its growing player count and traffic
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Why Nigerian developers keep turning Lagos danfos into games
Almost 20 years after the first Danfo game was built, developers are still finding new ways to build interactive experiences around the iconic yellow buses
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Lagos Life passes 1.5m players as concurrent users top 122,000
The Sims-inspired game continues to grow and reach new players
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Free Lives releases three games in one month
Dressmaker has been the biggest success of the three
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Dreams on a Pillow reaches 10,000 Steam wishlists
Play as a young mother who is forced to flee her home and mistakenly carries a pillow instead of her baby