PolyBlast, a mobile arcade-puzzle game from a rare game studio in Lebanon, is debuting on the app stores today. That’s no small achievement as PolyBlast comes from one of the unlikeliest places for game development in the world. It is the latest entry into mobile games from Game Cooks, which was started by two brothers in Beirut four years ago.
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Game Cooks is proof that game companies can sprout anywhere, even in some of the toughest conditions for businesses in the world. Beirut has had its share of turmoil over the years, but Game Cooks has prospered, growing to more than 20 employees and contractors, even with limited funding.
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