Celebrate the fast-growing Middle East and North African games industry at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4

October 28, 2020

Celebrate the fast-growing Middle East and North African games industry at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4

Explore the fastest growing domestic market in the games industry with the Jordan Gaming Lab and the King Abdullah II Fund for Development

Tamatem and Tamalaki partner to release Home Designer Blast Makeover in the MENA region

Tamatem Partnership

Tamatem and Tamalaki partner to release Home Designer Blast Makeover in the MENA region

Renamed خبير تصميم المنزل Home Design Expert

Tamatem forms strategic partnership with Tilting Point to bring its games to the MENA region

Welcome To Mena

Tamatem forms strategic partnership with Tilting Point to bring its games to the MENA region

Languinis and Food Truck Chef to be localised

New MENA game publisher Sandsoft Games opens its doors

Sandsoft Launch

New MENA game publisher Sandsoft Games opens its doors

Former Wargaming head of global esports Mo Fadl leading the company

Tencent launches hugely popular MOBA Arena of Valor in Russia and MENA

Global Expansion

Tencent launches hugely popular MOBA Arena of Valor in Russia and MENA

200 million players worldwide to date

Why Tencent thinks now is the right time to launch Arena of Valor in Russia and MENA

Why Tencent thinks now is the right time to launch Arena of Valor in Russia and MENA

Arena of Valor executive producer Ray Ning and TiMi Studios director Vincent Gao discuss the move

Tamatem secures strategic partnership with Nanobit for launch of Hollywood Story in the MENA region

Tamatem secures strategic partnership with Nanobit for launch of Hollywood Story in the MENA region

Now know as Fashion Queen

How Huawei's AppGallery can rapidly grow your app in the Middle East and beyond

January 31, 2020

Huawei Appgallery

How Huawei's AppGallery can rapidly grow your app in the Middle East and beyond

Huawei head of AppGallery MENA mobile services Naji Robehmed tells all from Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan 2019

Mulled 2 takes the Very Big Indie Pitch crown in Jordan

December 2, 2019

Mulled 2 takes the Very Big Indie Pitch crown in Jordan

Ball puzzle sequel from Hako Games headlines three great indie games from the heart of the Middle East

Pocket Gamer Connects launches into MENA with 700+ delegates at PGC Jordan in association with the King Abdullah II Fund for Development

November 7, 2019

Pocket Gamer Connects launches into MENA with 700+ delegates at PGC Jordan in association with the King Abdullah II Fund for Development

First event in the Middle East and North Africa region

The potential of Bahrain’s fledgling games industry

October 28, 2019

Putting The Pieces In Place

The potential of Bahrain’s fledgling games industry

The right environment for growth

Despite geo-political tensions, Iran's mobile game industry is ready to scale

October 25, 2019

Despite geo-political tensions, Iran's mobile game industry is ready to scale

A sleeping giant

International Mobile Gaming Awards reveals nominations for IMGA MENA 2019

October 23, 2019

Vote For People’s Choice Now

International Mobile Gaming Awards reveals nominations for IMGA MENA 2019

63 games nominated

Why Lebanon's game industry is less about opportunity and more about potential

October 22, 2019

Why Lebanon's game industry is less about opportunity and more about potential

What happens next

How Jordan is building on solid foundations to take its game sector global

October 9, 2019

How Jordan is building on solid foundations to take its game sector global

At the heart of the MENA region

MENA Region Focus: Behind the scenes on the Saudi Arabian games industry

September 10, 2019

MENA Region Focus: Behind the scenes on the Saudi Arabian games industry

Continuing our series of articles exploring the mobile game sector across MENA, we turn the spotlight to the world's second-largest oil producer

Region focus: A deep dive into the MENA games industry

August 30, 2019

Region focus: A deep dive into the MENA games industry

Kickstarting a series of features looking at the opportunity and challenges of the burgeoning MENA mobile games sector, we take a broad look at the reality of the market

Tencent Games sets up MENA HQ in Dubai

August 28, 2019

Tencent Games sets up MENA HQ in Dubai

Chinese publisher set to invest in emerging market

Jordanian publisher Tamatem working with NokNok studio to bring I Love Mart to MENA region

Jordanian publisher Tamatem working with NokNok studio to bring I Love Mart to MENA region

Game to be renamed Bandar’s Farm to help become more culturally relevant

Speaker Spotlight: Tamatem's Hanin Suradi on data-driven UI/UX for the MENA region

December 21, 2018

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight: Tamatem's Hanin Suradi on data-driven UI/UX for the MENA region

Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd

A Cat's Manor wins the Big Indie Pitch in Jordan

November 16, 2018

A Cat's Manor wins the Big Indie Pitch in Jordan

Second place place goes to educational game Crimson by all-girl team Sakura.Jo

The Jordan Gaming Summit is one month away

October 3, 2018

The Jordan Gaming Summit is one month away

We’ll be there with another of our hotly contested Big Indie Pitch competitions

India's Nazara partners with Indonesia's Touchten to publish mobile games in the Middle East

Publishing Partnership

India's Nazara partners with Indonesia's Touchten to publish mobile games in the Middle East

"Emerging markets are not a mere afterthought for us," says Touchten founder

PocketGamer.biz expands with new Arabic-language sister-site PocketGamer.me

PocketGamer.biz expands with new Arabic-language sister-site PocketGamer.me

Steel Media partners with leading Jordan games publisher Maysalward

Jordanian mobile games publisher Tamatem raises $2.5 million

February 5, 2018

Jordanian mobile games publisher Tamatem raises $2.5 million

Plans to extend operations in the MENA markets

International Mobile Gaming Awards reveals nominees for second Middle East and North Africa competition

October 3, 2017

International Mobile Gaming Awards reveals nominees for second Middle East and North Africa competition

52 games nominated, lots of them from Iran

Swedish mobile developer FunRock opens new studio in Egypt

Bridging The Gap

Swedish mobile developer FunRock opens new studio in Egypt

MENA-focused team physically moves into the region

What makes Ramadan the hottest month for mobile games in the MENA

What makes Ramadan the hottest month for mobile games in the MENA

Tamatem's Jawanna Sawalha on why you should plan in-game events and special IAP packages ahead of time

Why mobile developers shouldn't ignore the high-spending Middle East

Out-spending China

Why mobile developers shouldn't ignore the high-spending Middle East

Tamatem CEO Hussam Hammo on the challenges and opportunities in MENA

December 16, 2016

Swedish firm Stillfront acquires MENA publisher Babil Games in deal worth up to $17 million

Stillfront aims to expand its presence in the region

How to make the most of the MENA mobile games market

November 17, 2016

How to make the most of the MENA mobile games market

Palringo's Magnus Alm breaks it down

Koukoi Games pushing Crashing Season into Middle East and North Africa markets

November 10, 2016

Still In Season

Koukoi Games pushing Crashing Season into Middle East and North Africa markets

Working with Maysalward to make the move

2014 in Review: MJ Fahmi, Babil Games - Both developers and publishers must compromise

December 15, 2014

2014 in Review: MJ Fahmi, Babil Games - Both developers and publishers must compromise

Future trends from the remembrance of things past

Saudi Arabia, UAE and Iraq are key markets says MENA specialist Babil

August 14, 2014

Saudi Arabia, UAE and Iraq are key markets says MENA specialist Babil

The rise of the Arabic region as a gaming hotspot