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Bain & Company
Global video games sales to reach $257bn by 2028; five key trends revealed
The video game market generates more money than cinema box office and TV streaming combined
e-sports
Gaming market: Chinese tech giants eye MENA entry with mega plans
Global biggies and homegrown companies such as Sony Interactive Entertainment, Ubisoft and GameCentric said to have alredy begun investing and expanding partnerships in the region
crypto
Video games market tipped to hit $390bn by 2028 as consumers embrace crypto payments and online sales
Video games players are adopting crypto payments and online sales amid market growth
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
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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
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
Ahmed Albishri
Metaverse, AR, NFT activations to boost Saudi’s billion-dollar gaming industry under new Mastercard deal
The Saudi Esports Federation and Mastercard aim to make payments easier for gamers and create more immersive experiences for consumers in the region and around the world
Brian Ward
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund doubles down on gaming sector
The Public Investment Fund (PIF) has made its fourth investment this year in a gaming company by investing in Sweden’s Embracer
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
AdColony
How MENA businesses tapped into gaming and e-sports to reach consumers during Ramadan
Matt Pickering, the CEO of gaming and e-sport expert Power League Gaming, discusses the success of brands using gaming concepts over Ramadan
Activision Blizzard
Saudi wealth fund’s Activision bet set to get $1bn Microsoft lift
The deal will help rescue PIF’s bet on the gaming publisher, whose shares have fallen more than a third since its investment
DGC MEA
Speakers revealed for KSA edition of the Digital Games Conference Middle East and Africa
Event, which is being held virtually from December 13-15, will focus on Saudi Arabia’s rapidly growing games industry and its ambition to be a global player in this sector
DGC MEA
As gaming industry booms, Digital Games Conference Middle East and Africa speakers’ announced
GCC gaming industry to surpass $821m by year-end, said Dubai Media & Internet City MD Majed Al Suwaidi, keynote speaker at conference
Gaming
Saudi Arabia invests more than $3bn in US video game makers
Public Investment Fund invests in Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts and Take-Two Interactive Software, according to a regulatory filing