Esports World Cup begins in Saudi Arabia with prize pot of over $70m
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo named ambassador for $78m prize-pot Esports World Cup 2025 in Saudi Arabia
Cristiano Ronaldo named global ambassador for the Esports World Cup 2025 in Saudi Arabia, featuring over 2,000 pro players, 25 tournaments, and $70m prize pool
Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism
Abu Dhabi announces UAE’s first video game design university degree course
Scholarship offers made to UAE students on video game design university course in Abu Dhabi
Dubai Esports & Games Festival (DEF)
Dubai Esports and Games Festival 2025: $136,000 prizes, gaming tournaments, industry talks
Dubai Esports and Games Festival 2025 will be spotlight event for gaming industry in the UAE
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Roblox launches Arabic version
Roblox adds Arabic language support as platform sees massive growth in MENA region
Future of Gaming
Global study highlights the massive growth of gaming in the MENA region
Dentsu report says MENA is ‘growth market to keep on your radar’; Gaming spending to reach $2.87 billion in 2028
Blockchain
Gaming industry poised for big churn with new breed of developers shifting to ‘play-generate value-earn’ model to boost user engagement
The new set of game developers is using Blockchain as a tool to enhance the gaming experience for users, rather than deploying the technology to add more complexity to games
e-sports
Why the MENA region exemplifies gaming and esports’ socio-economic transformation credentials
Inclusive and empowering, the region today stands proudly as a gaming and esports epicenter with vast opportunities for all to pursue dreams, harness talent, and realize potential
digital gaming
E-Sports Olympics: The new frontier for the world’s greatest sporting event
The historic inclusion of e-sports in the Olympics marks a significant milestone, blending tradition with modern innovation
Abu Dhabi
Revealed: Abu Dhabi to host world’s first ‘eSports Island’ – a $280mn global hub for gamers
The eSports Island project, initiated by True Gamers, will feature top-tier gaming tournaments, digital exhibitions, and PUBG-style hotel check-ins
eSports
Saudi Arabia announces world’s first gaming and esport district at Qiddiya with themed-hotels, real estate and retail
Qiddiya will be home to an esports and gaming-themed district in Saudi Arabia
eSports
Saudi Arabia announces Esports World Cup amid $13.3bn gaming push
Saudi Arabia will host the 2024 Esports World Cup as it looks to create 39,000 job opportunities in emerging sector
eSports
Middle East on verge of becoming global esports hotspot by 2025
The total game audience is projected to surpass even a far higher level of 640 million over by 2025, according to a new study
eSports
UAE eSports: True Gamers announces $13.5mn investment in gaming centres
The company plans to invest $13.5 million for developing its gaming centers in the UAE alone over the next 4-5 months
eSports
Saudi Esports Federation, stc announces strategic partnership for this year’s Gamers8
The Saudi technology group will provide high-speed internet service at all events of the federation this season
augmented reality
Revealed: MENA gaming industry to hit $5 billion mark in two years
The surge is leading to businesses in the region to play gaming industry to push customer acquisition, employee training
Best video games of 2022
2022 round up: Best video games of the year
From ginger cats, to five-letter words and mysterious character disappearances, 2022 has seen some of the most interesting games
