Why Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Gaming Group is diving into esports and games
Savvy Gaming Group is on the expansion path. The Saudi Arabian company has made some big moves, acquiring both esports tournament firms ESL and...
Niko Partners: Big Middle East countries will hit 85.8M players/$3.1B in revenues by 2025
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt together will have 85.8 million gamers generating $3.1 billion in games revenue by 2025, according to market...
Sandsoft Games in Saudi Arabia will make games for Middle Eastern players
Sandsoft Games has opened a video game studio in Saudi Arabia to make games for Middle Eastern players. The video game publisher and developer...
Magic Leap adds $461 million in additional funding led by Saudi Arabia
Augmented reality glasses maker Magic Leap has raised $461 million in additional funding from the Public Investment Fund, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign...
Saudi Arabia’s mobile-gaming whales want what’s hot — even if it’s in another language
AMSTERDAM — The price of oil continues to drop, but Saudi Arabia still has cash to burn on mobile games. Only around 30 million...
Publishing your game in Saudi Arabia is not as hard as you’d think
Too many misconceptions persist about how to publish mobile games in Saudi Arabia. Here are some guidelines for would-be publishers to follow. You don’t...
Why Saudi Arabia’s dolphins and whales matter to the gaming industry
I’m increasingly asked these days for the nitty-gritty details on this whale den we call Saudi Arabia. As I approach a talk in Dubai...