Saudi gaming giant buys Niantic Labs, the maker of Pokémon Go
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Beam Ventures to launch $150m Abu Dhabi gaming fund
Beam Ventures eyes opportunities to thrust Abu Dhabi to the centre of the global gaming industry
digital economy
Games of the Future 2025: Event to tip global gaming hubs status in UAE’s favour from Korea, Los Angeles, say industry leaders
The Games of the Future 2025 will align seamlessly with the UAE’s broader goals of becoming a leader in the global digital economy
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 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
Gaming
Saudi Arabia gaming giant Savvy Studios unveils new name
PIF-owned Savvy Games Studios rebranding as Steer Studio
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
digital gaming
Dubai GameExpo Summit 2023: Gaming and Esports industry to meet to discuss business opportunities
Dubai will bring gaming industry leaders together for GameExpo Summit 2023
Abu Dhabi Gaming
Gaming industry: Middle East emerges as hub with multi-billion dollar investments, 60% of population are ‘enthusiasts’
Middle East gaming industry is thriving with government investment in Saudi Arabia and UAE
Gaming
Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games buys Scopely for $4.9bn
Saudi-owned Savvy Games Group buys mobile game giant Scopely as Kingdom looks to establish itself as gaming market leader
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
content creators
Dubai’s Power League Gaming partners with Logitech G to launch ‘Stream School’
The initiative aims to assist those who aspire to enter this field by delivering the tools needed to get started with a successful streaming career
5G
Middle East gaming heats up with 5G, metaverse on the rise
ITP.net sat down with the CEO of Dubai-based Power League Gaming, Matthew Pickering, to talk about the future of gaming
acquisitions
Saudi PIF’s Nintendo stake to further kingdom’s economic diversification
The PIF’s 5.01 percent stake in the Japanese gaming company is an indication that the industry is being taken seriously by the kingdom, and could pave way to localised content, experts said
Capcom
Saudi Arabia’s PIF acquires 5 percent stake in Nintendo as it drives further into gaming investments
The PIF has been building stakes in video game makers and e-sports firms such as Nintendo and Capcom over the past two years, turning to the Japanese market just as a weaker yen has made investments more affordable