Wamda

Saudi Arabia

Jetapult pumps $4.5 million in Saudi game studio UMX

Saudi Arabia-based game studio UMX has raised $4.5 million from Jetapult, an investment company backed by Accel Partners. As part of...

UMX Studio Jetapult Gaming

U.A.E

GameCentric secures $1.5 million in funding

UAE-based gaming platform GameCentric has raised $1.5 million in capital from angel investor, Bilal Merchant. Founded in 2023 by...

GameCentric Gaming Web 3.0

U.A.E

Exverse lands $3 million investment

UAE-based Web3 gaming platform Exverse, has raised a private funding round of $3 million, led by Cogitent Ventures, Cointelligence, and...

Exverse Gaming Web3

U.A.E

GAM3S.GG raises $2 million Seed round

UAE-based Web3 gaming platform GAM3S.GG, has closed a $2 million Seed funding round, led by Mechanism Capital with the participation...

GAM3S.GG Gaming

Tunisia

Tunisia’s CoaChess raises $191,000 pre-Seed round

Tunisia-based gaming platform CoaChess has raised a $191,000 pre-Seed funding round from Omicrone. Founded in 2021 by Iheb Kaabi,...

CoaChess Gaming

U.A.E

Fenix Games raises $150 million investment

UAE-based gaming platform Fenix Games, has raised $150 million in investment, led by Phoenix Group and Cypher Capital. Founded in 2022...

Fenix Games Gaming

Egypt

Gaming platform Cryptyd Inc secures new funding round

Egypt-based Cryptyd Inc has secured a new round of funding for an unknown amount from existing and new investors. Founded in 2015 by...

Cryptyd Inc Gaming

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Spoilz Games closes $692,000 pre-Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based gaming platform Spoilz Games has closed a pre-Seed investment round of $692,000 from angel investors. Founded in...

Spoilz Games Gaming

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi is on a mission to develop games

People in the Middle East like to play games, be it on their smartphones, laptops or games consoles. In fact, the region is home to the...

Gaming esports Jawaker

Egypt

GBarena raises six-figure pre-Series A funding

Cairo-based esports and tournaments platform GBarena has raised a six-figure pre-Series A funding round, led by angel investors Ahmed...

Gbarena Gaming

U.A.E

Stillfront acquires UAE’s Jawaker for $205 million

UAE-based gaming startup Jawaker has been acquired by Sweden-based Stillfront Group for a total of $205 million on a cash and debt-free...

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Jordan

Jordan's BithTV raises $205,000 Seed round

Jordan-based BithTV, a crowd content platform for Arab gamers has raised $205,000 Seed round, led by existing...

Gaming seed BithTV

Bahrain

E-sports and gaming: Mena's new global frontier

Yousef Buhazza is the founder of Unreal Bahrain and vice chairman of the Bahrain Internet Society Growth in Crisis All manner of...

Gaming E-sports

Jordan

In conversation with Hussam Hammo of Tamatem

The Middle East’s mobile gaming industry was already a booming one prior to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic that has seen...

Gaming gaming industry tamatem

Regional

The untapped opportunity of esports in Mena

Think of a current successful athlete from the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. Chances are you’ll come up with a...

Gaming esports

Regional

W Ventures to invest $50 million in e-sports ecosystem

UAE-based W Ventures has announced that it will be investing $50 million, through its independent brand engagement partner RedPeg...

E-sports Investment Gaming

Egypt

Cryptyd raises pre-Series A funding

Egypt-based mobile games development studio Cryptyd has raised a pre-Series A funding round from The Cairo Angels and Alexandria Angels...

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Global

Mobile game developer Zynga acquires Gram Games in a $250M deal

Zynga Inc., a leading social game developer, announced it has acquired privately-held mobile game developer Gram Games for $250 million in...

Zynga Gram Games acquisition

Saudi Arabia

What I know about developing games as a freelancer: Tariq Mokhtar

Tariq Mokhtar, a Saudi freelance developer, started learning game developing through Unity, a platform he used to design his own project....

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Tunisia

Tunisian gaming startup raises $600K

The Tunisian startup Polysmart, which specializes in the design of video games has just raised 1.5 million Tunisian dinars (US$600,000)...

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Saudi Arabia

Young GCC designers heating up the gaming scene

Mobile games have become increasingly popular over the years as smartphones continue to improve with brand new technologies. In the Gulf,...

Gaming game design startups

Egypt

Egypt startup BSocial launches Quran VR app

Marketing services company Bsocial has created a virtual reality (VR) app called Experience Quran for the Oculus store. It comes after...

BSocial virtual reality Experience Quran

Jordan

Babil Games acquired for $17M

In what could be the largest exit in the region’s gaming industry, Middle East-based game publisher Babil Games has been...

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Lebanon

Beirut Game Fest

Gaming enthusiasts, this is for you. For the first time ever, Arab Arcade invites you to Beirut Game Fest, a day of talks,...

Gaming development INDUSTRY

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