Games for Change Africa partners with Lagos Games Week to launch G4C Next Gen Summit

The gamified career fair will introduce 200+ high-school students to entry points across the games industry

Roblox appoints Mohamed El Sheikh as MENAT general manager

Former Games Ventures head takes on Roblox's first regional GM role across the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey.

Savvy Games Group partners with MENA studios for 2026 Kickstarter Programme

Saudi studios open paid internships across art, design, programming and community roles

Ash Games Studio reveals first trailer for Nomad: The Legend of Zarqa

A top-down action roguelite rooted in ancient Arabian legend

Esports Foundation appoints Audrey Cech as director of competitive governance and integrity

She brings more than a decade of sports governance experience from Riot Games, UEFA, FIFA and more

Marion Mỹ Anh B. joins ESL FACEIT Group as social media manager for Esports Nations Cup

The move follows nearly three years at PLAION and a four-year run at Ubisoft on Rainbow Six: Siege

April 2026 MENA Moves Tracker: Steer Studios accounts for six of ten hires tracked last month

A regular roundup of talent moves shaping the MENA region

Sea Monster confirmed as King's Trust International partner to redesign Enterprise Game

The Cape Town studio will deploy the entrepreneurship game across six Commonwealth countries

Africa and MENA's path to triple-A runs through cultural identity, not away from it

Inside the African and MENA studios building toward triple-A through cultural identity rather than global taste.

Tamatem joins ZINC Jordan and Replit for Prompt & Play Hackathon in Amman

The event will feature a $4,200 prize pool across three placements

Yousef Alotaibi joins ESL FACEIT Group as master planner for Esports World Cup and ENC

The appointment builds on an events career rooted almost entirely in the Kingdom

Maysalward completes first pilot of Senior Creative Program

The Jordan-based studio is turning its Golden Agers concept into a structured offering