Dubai will bring gaming industry leaders together for GameExpo Summit 2023
gaming economy
Abu Dhabi Gaming
Gaming industry: Middle East emerges as hub with multi-billion dollar investments, 60% of population are ‘enthusiasts’
Middle East gaming industry is thriving with government investment in Saudi Arabia and UAE
Ahmed Bin Sulayem
MENA gaming revenues to hit $6bn
Gaming revenues in the Middle East to double by 2027
Abu Dhabi Gaming
Amsterdam gaming major MY.GAMES choses Abu Dhabi as its MENA hub
With more than 100 million gamers from the region registered with them, the company will focus on development, research, localisation, and publishing
Gaming
Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games buys Scopely for $4.9bn
Saudi-owned Savvy Games Group buys mobile game giant Scopely as Kingdom looks to establish itself as gaming market leader
augmented reality
Revealed: MENA gaming industry to hit $5 billion mark in two years
The surge is leading to businesses in the region to play gaming industry to push customer acquisition, employee training
Best video games of 2022
2022 round up: Best video games of the year
From ginger cats, to five-letter words and mysterious character disappearances, 2022 has seen some of the most interesting games
eSports
Why gaming is a serious industry in the modern economy
The MENA region, home to one of the fastest-growing gaming markets, is set to benefit from the ongoing rise of the gaming industry
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi to host esports gig Blast Premier World Final 2022
It will feature eight of the world’s best esports organisations competing for a slice of the $1 million prize pool
content creators
Dubai’s Power League Gaming partners with Logitech G to launch ‘Stream School’
The initiative aims to assist those who aspire to enter this field by delivering the tools needed to get started with a successful streaming career
Ahmed Albishri
Metaverse, AR, NFT activations to boost Saudi’s billion-dollar gaming industry under new Mastercard deal
The Saudi Esports Federation and Mastercard aim to make payments easier for gamers and create more immersive experiences for consumers in the region and around the world
Brian Ward
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund doubles down on gaming sector
The Public Investment Fund (PIF) has made its fourth investment this year in a gaming company by investing in Sweden’s Embracer
digital gaming
Female gamers set to push MENA industry past $5 billion by 2025: report
The research by RedSeer Consulting also predicts that female gamers could soon outnumber male players in the region
Digital Games Conference
In-person Digital Games Conference 2022 brings ‘Fable’ creator Peter Molyneux to Dubai
Attendees will also have the opportunity to win an Xbox console by beating the highest scores set by some of the UAE’s biggest streamers
5G
Middle East gaming heats up with 5G, metaverse on the rise
ITP.net sat down with the CEO of Dubai-based Power League Gaming, Matthew Pickering, to talk about the future of gaming
blockchain technology
Play-to-earn: How gamers are profiting off crypto games
Play-to-earn is emerging as a trending business model in the gaming industry, creating new token-based incentives that help monetise time spent by gamers