Rare Castle on becoming a PlayStation Partner, funding Project Escher and building “Healing Games”

“The indie market is brutal, and a lot of brilliant games die for one reason: their creators can't survive financially long enough to finish them.”

Floaty refreshes website as Hero Squad takes centre stage

Saudi mobile game developer Floaty has refreshed its website, putting its upcoming Hero Squad title at the centre of its current public-facing lineup. The Riyadh-based studio's updated site describes Hero Squad as a mobile game where players collect and upgrade cyber heroes before using them to

Steer Studios launches new Knowledge Festival speaker series

The first session featured Gabriel Pitt, author of Be Present

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

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

How many game studios are there in South Africa?

Our directory includes established names like Free Lives, Team Lazerbeam and Sea Monster

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

How many game studios are there in Nigeria?

Lagos remains the country's clearest development hub

Maliyo Games rebrands GameUp Africa as GameUp Academy

The new platform will move away from the original five-month boot camp model

How many game studios are there in the Middle East?

The size of the market is becoming easier to measure.

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

How many game studios are there in Africa?

The development ecosystem is growing alongside a rapidly expanding player base