Sheba: A New Dawn is the first game from Kashkool Games.
Sheba: A New Dawn is the first game from Kashkool Games.
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Kashkool unveils Sheba: A New Dawn action RPG based on Middle Eastern heritage

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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The new indie game studio Kashkool Games has unveiled Sheba: A New Dawn, a Metroidvania action RPG based on Middle Eastern heritage.

The game from the studio in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, signals the ambition of the emerging region and its recognition of how fast games are growing among young gamers in the area. The game is launching later today on the PC on Steam. It will come later on the Microsoft Xbox Series X/S.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.