Nikita Matsokin, Executive Director of MGVC (MY.GAMES, shares his thoughts on the MENA region’s creative talent, government support, and rapid innovation shaping the future of global gaming and driving new opportunities for developers.

Dubai, UAE - Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with XSOLLA, a global company that helps developers monetise and scale their video games. The joint venture will also highlight key activities and thought leadership initiatives within the gaming sector. The partnership was signed under the framework...

Paris, France - Developer Jonathan Jacques-Belletete has taken a gamble on forthcoming game "Hell is Us", hoping to ape the budget success of indie hit "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" to tangle with industry heavyweights. "I'd had it up to here" with work on big-spending productions whose price tag can run...

Paris, France -- The global games industry gathers for the vast Gamescom trade fair in Cologne this week, with hopes that upcoming heavy-hitters like "GTA VI" can help the industry escape its doldrums. Tuesday's opening night event will show off major releases slated for the months ahead, with the starring...

Paris, France -- A gardening game created by a teenager on online platform Roblox has attracted a record 21 million simultaneous players, a figure rarely seen in the industry. "You could quite easily never have heard of Grow a Garden... and yet it is by some measures the biggest video...

Tokyo, Japan -- Gamers finally got their hands on Nintendo's new Switch 2 on Thursday, the console that could score record early sales for the Japanese "Super Mario" creator. The device, which features a bigger screen and more processing power, is an upgrade to the Switch that became a global...

From the first video game consoles of the 1970s to the Nintendo Switch 2 due out on Thursday, hundreds of millions have been sold to players eager to immerse themselves in their favorite franchises

Net income rose to $36.4 million, a 17% YoY increase.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- US casino operator Wynn has received the first commercial gaming operator's license to be issued in the United Arab Emirates where gambling is currently banned. The license was issued by the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority, which was set up last year to allow for commercial...

Paris, France -- The world's largest video game trade show, Gamescom, opens its doors on Tuesday in Germany at a sensitive moment for an industry battered by layoffs and studio closures. Organizers expect the event, which runs until Sunday in the western city of Cologne, to welcome more than 300,000 people as...

The company's fourth quarter revenue soared to $80.9 million.

The move comes after Activision Blizzard gaming buyout.

From sports and gaming to pharmaceuticals and aviation, the Saudi Public Investment Fund's strategic initiatives are shaping a dynamic future for the the Kingdom's economy.

The company net profit for July-September sank 29 percent

Excited video-game fans thronged a shiny new arena in the Chinese city on Sunday as eSports made its debut at the Games as a medal event, seen as a major step toward Olympic status. But while the fledgling sport has made great strides in official recognition, fans say it has a long...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-- The gaming industry has witnessed exponential growth in Saudi Arabia with an average revenue per paying user touching $270 as compared to $181 in MENA. With the game live streaming market poised to an annual growth rate (CAGR 2023-2027) of 10.08% in Saudi Arabia, esports is gaining...

The ultra-connected industry is eyeing the innovation warily, with fears growing that jobs could be made redundant and artistic creations usurped. Responsive non-playable characters or the automatic generation of images, code and game scenarios are among the possible uses for developers using AI.

VNG operates music streaming, mobile payment and online games.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--The Saudi Esports Federation will launch the "Next World Forum" on August 30 and 31 in Riyadh, at the conclusion of the activities of the largest event for games and electronic sports in the world, "Gamers8: The Land of Heroes." The forum will discuss promising opportunities in the...

It claimed $600,000 prize at Gamers8 - The Land of Heroes.

July 18 was the cut off point to finalize the $75bn deal.

Abu Dhabi, UAE -- NEOPLY, a South Korean blockchain technology company, will establish its global headquarters in Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) said Monday and added that the move underscores emirate's appeal as a magnet for innovation-driven companies. NEOPLY provides a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform and a...

Jensen Huang unveiled a raft of AI-related products in his first public speech in four years at Taiwan tech trade show, which included an AI supercomputer platform called DGX GH200, which he said is now "in full production".

The company reported record full-year sales of 11.5trn yen.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia— Saudi Arabia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Wemade, a South Korean firm, to boost its presence in the gaming sector. The agreement between the Saudi ministry of investment and Wemade will enable the South Korean firm to widen its footprint in the kingdom. Wemade...

As organizations prepare for the next wave of disruption, including responding to cyber-attacks, keeping the enterprise environment secure, and accommodating remote workers, digital resilience will be the watchword.

The gaming markets in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt is expected to be worth $3.14bn by 2025, according to California-based market research and consulting firm Niko Partners.

By slowing down and breaking the sometime mindless scrolling habit, we can make decisions with a focused mind and not fall for the tricks of social engineers who rely on us being distracted, advises Rizk while giving tips for keeping your personal info safe this Data Privacy Day.

Dubai, UAE---Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), which is currently home to more than 50 gaming companies, has launched the DMCC Gaming Centre during the Dubai Esports Festival. The gaming companies in the DMCC range from game developers and producers to esports teams and tournament organizers. In a statement, DMCC said...

The game merges Nintendo's Mario, the Italian plumber who has given his name to an entire universe of games, with Ubisoft's Rabbids, a series focused on the adventures of a species of screeching, hyperactive rabbit-like animals.

Participants were taken on an immersive space journey to a detailed metaverse city on the Red Planet.

The Next World Forum, an esports and gaming forum that will bring together sector leaders and experts from around the world, will be held in Riyadh from 7 to 8 September 2022. The forum will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh, where the global gaming and esports...

As a multidimensional world extending the physical realities of our current 4D world, it is rather a product of the different waves of digitization and internet development that started in the 90s, adds Blanchard.

World Cup host Qatar doesn't just have its sights set on football -- it also hopes to harness its people's gaming skills as it launches into the burgeoning eSports sector.

The region's gaming industry is estimated to be worth $5 billion by 2025 with Saudi Arabia and the UAE leading the growth closely followed by Egypt and Qatar.

The rise is also attributed to the popularity of the Switch.

Sky Mavis, maker of battle and trading game Axie Infinity, discovered the security breach on Tuesday, March 23, after a user was unable to withdraw the cryptocurrency ether, according to the company.

The drop followed reports that the Ant Group was being probed.

It's time to review demand generation plans as Covid-19 is still posing challenges for the regional markets, says Michele Montecchio, Acer's country manager for the region.

Legal experts weigh in on what lies ahead for the UAE when it comes to gaming entertainment in various forms.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s biggest sovereign wealth fund, Public Investment Fund, has stakes of more than 5 percent in two Japan-listed gaming companies. Bloomberg said the combined holdings are worth around $1.2 billion in Capcom Co., the maker of the Street Fighter and Resident Evil franchises, and online games provider Nexon...

A total of 98 new economic activities have been added to several sectors of Dubai in 2021, bringing the total number of economic activities to more than 2,200. In 2020, the Business Registration and Licensing (BRL) sector at the Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), Dubai, had added 52 new...

Saudi Arabia has launched a group to develop its video gaming industry, state media reported Wednesday, as the kingdom seeks to diversify its oil-dependent economy. Video gaming and esports have grown in popularity in the kingdom of some 35 million people, the majority of whom are under the age of...

The emirate of Ras al-Khaimah on Tuesday announced a multibillion-dollar deal with casino giant Wynn Resorts and said it will allow “gaming”, without elaborating what “gaming” referred to. A media report said the announcement comes after months of rumors about gambling coming to the UAE, where Islam, which prohibits gambling,...

The $69-billion deal is the largest acquisition in the gaming world.

Non-fungible tokens are digital items whose certificates of authenticity and ownership are registered on blockchains, the technology behind cryptocurrencies.

Both will cooperate to build a gaming and esports ecosystem in UAE.

Fortnite’s Chinese test version was released in 2018, but it never got the permission to be formally launched and monetized.

The key idea behind metaverse, supposedly the internet of the future, is the blurring of the divide between the physical world and the digital one.

The protest organized using the social media hashtag #ADayOffTwitch was intended to get Twitch to do more to protect streamers from attacks