GameUp Africa's five-year report reveals where many African game development talents are coming from

New data from Maliyo Games tracks 6,000 applicants across 40 countries and five cohorts

May 2026 Moves Tracker: Roblox, Savvy, and the Esports Foundation headline six moves tracked last month

A regular roundup of talent moves shaping the MENA region

Ahmed Najeeb joins Quantum Club as game development director and instructor

He will lead game development and AI courses alongside competitive esports programming

Kiddo Education opens MathPunk Chronicles for wishlisting on Steam

The game blends narrative exploration with tactile math puzzles that reshape the world in real time

Qwacks partners with Holodot Studio ahead of upcoming game reveal

Holodot is the team behind Shotball, the 3v3 class-based shooter sport game that fuses football with shotgun combat

Go North gameplay trailer debuts at Six One Indie Showcase ahead of 2026 release

Lagos solo developer gazuntype takes atmospheric maze adventure to PC and Xbox later this year

10 student-created games Roblox brought to life through Saudi Arabia’s Play to Learn competition

Winning game Glitch: Parallel Reactions will be fully developed for Roblox’s Learning Hub

Esports World Cup 2026 officially moves to Paris

This year's tournament will feature over $75 million in prize money

Qwacks partners with Symmetric Studio to power Valley of Fog development

Two Merak-backed Saudi startups link up as Qwacks plugs its development and live ops stack into Symmetric Studio's pipeline

Savvy Games Group promotes Shoug Ibrahim to accounting manager

She steps into the role after nearly three years with the company

Yazeed Alharbi joins Ash Games Studio as level designer

The Saudi developer expands its design team with a new hire focused on gameplay levels

Ghanaian studio Organized Khaos recognised by Unity for Humanity 2026 for StoriWeave

The studio is named among the recipients of Unity's 2026 grant programme, which awards a combined $600,000 prize pool from the Unity Charitable Fund