Meet the leading companies that make our May 7–8 conference possible

Roman Gurskiy and Sharan Tulsiani discuss what they look for in startups, common founder mistakes, and how MENA game studios can attract global capital

Discover which companies you may meet, from talented indie developers to major brands, at the global games industry event on May 7-8.

Launch comes after it raised $10m in funding earlier this year

New HQ now houses both Steer Studios and Mirai, bringing them under one roof

Introducing: The Investment Summit; plus everything from AI to web3 this May 7th and 8th

Speakers from Merak Capital, Tamatem and Walking Squid Advisory offered funding tips at PGC Jordan 2024

Funding will go towards improving gameplay and expanding into the web3 ecosystem 

Winners to be announced on Thursday, May 8th, as part of the Dubai GameExpo Summit 2025

Initiative designed for teams that have developed a minimum viable product or a vertical slice of their game

The top three teams will then join the Savvy Incubator program in September

We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week

"We juggled training the team, building production pipelines, and developing the game all at once, whilst gradually bringing in experts throughout production to support."

Panellists took to the stage at the Dubai GameExpo Summit powered by Pocket Gamer Connects in 2024 to discuss mobile, web3, AI and investments in the MENA region

We take a look at the acquisitions, partnerships and other deals in the Middle East's growing market

Got a game, project, tool or service to pitch? Win funding, prizes and make deals at the Dubai GameExpo Summit 2025

Grab a ticket before Friday to save on access to our MENA business-boosting networking conference (May 7th to 8th)

Tamatem group product manager Shorouq Ghneim discusses the company's launch of Land of Heroes and anime's popularity in the region

Dubai Multi Commodities Centre director of ecosystems Belal Jassoma talks MENA region advantages

PocketGamer.biz speaks to CEO Brian Ward about buying the Pokémon Go developer Niantic, how it works with Scopely, and its plans outside of mobile

Featuring the Investment Summit plus all the hottest topics from AI to web3 across eight themed tracks

We'll be highlighting the exciting teams, investment opportunities and major news from the region

We talk with Lobah head of product and partnerships Ibrahim El Kawam fresh on the back of the studio's big-money investment