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Istikan Studio releases General Idler on Steam
Build industries, raise armies and capture neighbouring countries
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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Lagos Life reaches 50,000 concurrent players as Nigerian browser game expands
Abuja and Port Harcourt Life also in the works
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Lagos Tycoon is a new game that lets players build and manage businesses across the city
The browser-based game has already generated more than 100,000 impressions
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Surviving Nigeria is a GTA-style game set in Lagos
Drive, shoot, steal cars and become the “Big Man”
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The Sims-inspired Lagos Life game crosses 100,000 users
The project began with an idea inspired by The Sims 3
Savvy Games Group appoints Saud B. Alzenifeer as COO Team Coordinator
Saud B. Alzenifeer has joined Savvy Games Group as a COO Team Coordinator, following a six-month internship with the Saudi gaming investment company. He first joined Savvy in 2025 as a community management trainee and completed his internship in early 2026. He has now returned to the company after
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Phys attracts 1,000+ users in under 30 days with active play platform
Its platform uses augmented reality games that require children to move their bodies
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Logic Dev Studio on Otite Reborn, self-funding and building games from Port Harcourt
"One of the biggest opportunities is that the game development space here is still less saturated, so there is not as much competition."
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Which game studios does Saudi Arabia own? A look at how the Kingdom's 2030 target is progressing
Our Directory currently lists more than 40 Saudi-based studios
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Classy Games partners with Xsolla to expand global reach
The partnership will help the studio reach more players around the world
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Tamatem Games promotes Yousef Sadaqa to senior data engineer
Tamatem continues to expand its mobile games publishing operation across the MENA region
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Maysalward completes second Minecraft Education cohort across 68 Jordanian schools
The programme saw students create 96 games using Minecraft Education