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
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
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
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.
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Savvy Games Group partners with MENA studios for 2026 Kickstarter Programme
Saudi studios open paid internships across art, design, programming and community roles
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Ash Games Studio reveals first trailer for Nomad: The Legend of Zarqa
A top-down action roguelite rooted in ancient Arabian legend
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Tamatem joins ZINC Jordan and Replit for Prompt & Play Hackathon in Amman
The event will feature a $4,200 prize pool across three placements
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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
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Maysalward completes first pilot of Senior Creative Program
The Jordan-based studio is turning its Golden Agers concept into a structured offering
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Mohammed Albariqi promoted to intermediate QA at Steer Studios
The Riyadh-based engineer steps up after two years working his way through the studio's quality assurance team
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Steer Studios promotes Arwa Alruzuq to associate producer
The Riyadh-based project manager steps into a new production role after three years with the studio