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YallaPlay appoints Sena A. as senior marketing artist
She joins the Abu Dhabi studio after stints at ZPlay, Imaginate Studios, and Ruby Game Studio
Isa Muhammad
Isa has been in games media for nearly ten years. By day, he is the Lead MENA Reporter at PocketGamer.biz. By night, he's the mastermind behind IsaKaba, interacting with games industry professionals from his remote lair. Contact: isa.muhd@isakaba.com
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Go North arrives July 28th on PC and Xbox Series X|S
“With so much uncertainty in the real world, I wanted the calmness Go North exudes to be embedded into the core gameplay loop."
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GameUp Africa's Elite externship has put three alumni-built games into live production
The 12-week programme selected 13 developers from 141 applicants across 25 countries for its first cohort
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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
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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
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Ahmed Najeeb joins Quantum Club as game development director and instructor
He will lead game development and AI courses alongside competitive esports programming
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Esports World Cup 2026 officially moves to Paris
This year's tournament will feature over $75 million in prize money
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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