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Steer Studios launches new Knowledge Festival speaker series
The first session featured Gabriel Pitt, author of Be Present
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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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Mohammed A. joins ESL FACEIT Group's marketing team
Saudi Arabia-based gaming professional Mohammed A. has joined ESL FACEIT Group's marketing team, moving on from Savvy Games Group after more than three years with the company. Mohammed took to LinkedIn to announce the move, saying he was excited about the personal growth ahead at ESL FACEIT
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Roblox hires Khaled Zakaria as developer relations manager for MENA and Türkiye
He brings six years of experience across game development, education and developer communities
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How many game studios are there in South Africa?
Our directory includes established names like Free Lives, Team Lazerbeam and Sea Monster
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Gone Digging is an upcoming horror game from Tunisia-based NewGen
Tunisian indie studio NewGen has released a new trailer for Gone Digging, a co-op digging thriller that combines resource gathering and simulation mechanics with a horror-driven survival loop. Currently in development for PC, Gone Digging supports one to four players online, with players tasked with mining valuable resources
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How many game studios are there in Nigeria?
Lagos remains the country's clearest development hub
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Maliyo Games rebrands GameUp Africa as GameUp Academy
The new platform will move away from the original five-month boot camp model
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How many game studios are there in the Middle East?
The size of the market is becoming easier to measure.
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DMCC launches new acceleration programme with NEXUS for gaming studios
The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) Gaming Centre has launched a new acceleration programme for member studios in partnership with NEXUS, offering support across global distribution, monetisation and player acquisition. The programme features two tracks: co-publishing for studios with games ready to scale, and Web3 onboarding for teams beginning
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How many game studios are there in Africa?
The development ecosystem is growing alongside a rapidly expanding player base
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GameDev KSA launches National Game Jam for Saudi developers
The winning team will receive a prize of SAR 3,000 ($800)
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Moroccan developer June Studio reveals interplanetary sandbox game Exploitation: Corporate Greed
Currently in development for PC, with June Studio targeting a 2027 release