The Growth Of Mena Gaming
Saudi Arabia launches gaming and esports strategy
The scheme is expected to create 39,000 jobs by 2030
Splendid Sights
Enjoy the beautiful sights of Jordan at Pocket Gamer Connects, Nov 12-13
Get to know a little more about the incredible location for our November conference and what Jordan has to offer!
Israeli Gaming Market
Israeli gaming market worth $9 billion
74 percent of the country’s mobile gaming workers specialise in social and casual games
Leaders Unite
Introducing the PGC Leaders Summit Riyadh
Something new is starting! Join us to shape the future of the MENA games market
Mena Spotlight
“Jordan is the access point to 65 million Arabic gamers”: Nour Khrais on the Middle East market
The CEO of Maysalward talks Middle East innovation, technological opportunities, and political stability
Blockchain Is Booming
Blockchain market is expected to reach $3.2 billion in the MENA region by 2024
Join us for Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan this November in the rising capital of crypto! You don’t want to miss the endless opportunities in this booming industry.
Guest Post
Cruise to the East: How to successfully localize a game into Arabic
Inlingo and Belka Games discuss the unique struggles that come with adapting games for the MENA region
New Partnership
Adverty and Yazle announce in-game ad partnership
The partnership will make Yazle the exclusive vendor of Adverty products in the MENA region
Mobile In Menat
WePlay Ventures invested in more mobile companies in 2021 than console or PC
60% of portfolio is mobile games studios
Strengthening Studios
Tiplay Studio raises $500,000 at $25 million valuation
Funding to scale team and advance development
Mena Expansion
Waysun acquires majority share of Boss Bunny Games to lead MENAT publishing operations
First expansion into MENAT region
Event
Arabic Games Conference returns with online 2021 edition
The conference provides game developers a hub to discuss and tackle industry challenges in MENA
Mena Expansion
Stillfront Group acquires Jordan-based gaming startup Jawaker for $205 million
Strengthens pre-established presence in MENA region
Rising Stars
Sakura Games reveals its Rising Star philosophy and how it hopes to work with Disney, EA and Epic
Jordanian educational game makers Sham and Jana Al Bdour scoop Rising Star trophy at PG Mobile Games Awards
Esports In Mena
Estaz launches esports tournament platform in MENA
"Gen Z is the first generation to make gaming an integral part of their lives..."
Expansion
Nazara buys a majority stake in MENA publisher Publishme
Spends $3 million for a 70% stake
To The Max
Garena opens pre-registrations for Free Fire Max for MENA users
An update version of the battle royale game
Pgc Digital #6
PGC Digital: MENA games market to hit $6 billion in 2021
So saysArslan Kiran, Yoozoo Games' CEO of YooZoo and MENA
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Just how big can the MENA market get?
"[MENA] is far away from being mature. We still have not scraped the surface on how much money this market can make"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: How to get your game ready for the MENA region
"The better you adapt to different cultures, the better chance you have of attracting more users"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: The state of play in the MENA market
"The market is going to grow more. Because people here like to play games"
Mena Market
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 Partnership
Tamatem and Tamalaki partner to release Home Designer Blast Makeover in the MENA region
Renamed خبير تصميم المنزل Home Design Expert
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
Sandsoft Launch
New MENA game publisher Sandsoft Games opens its doors
Former Wargaming head of global esports Mo Fadl leading the company
Global Expansion
Tencent launches hugely popular MOBA Arena of Valor in Russia and MENA
200 million players worldwide to date
Interview
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
Here's A Story
Tamatem secures strategic partnership with Nanobit for launch of Hollywood Story in the MENA region
Now know as Fashion Queen
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
Indie Winners
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
Magical Mena
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
Putting The Pieces In Place
The potential of Bahrain’s fledgling games industry
The right environment for growth
Region Focus
Despite geo-political tensions, Iran's mobile game industry is ready to scale
A sleeping giant
Vote For People’s Choice Now
International Mobile Gaming Awards reveals nominations for IMGA MENA 2019
63 games nominated
Region Focus
Why Lebanon's game industry is less about opportunity and more about potential
What happens next
Outward Bound
How Jordan is building on solid foundations to take its game sector global
At the heart of the MENA region
Region Focus
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
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
Mena Expansion
Tencent Games sets up MENA HQ in Dubai
Chinese publisher set to invest in emerging market
I Love Mena
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
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
Pitching High
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
Event
The Jordan Gaming Summit is one month away
We’ll be there with another of our hotly contested Big Indie Pitch competitions
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
Mena Expansion
PocketGamer.biz expands with new Arabic-language sister-site PocketGamer.me
Steel Media partners with leading Jordan games publisher Maysalward
Funding News
Jordanian mobile games publisher Tamatem raises $2.5 million
Plans to extend operations in the MENA markets
Imga Mena
International Mobile Gaming Awards reveals nominees for second Middle East and North Africa competition
52 games nominated, lots of them from Iran
Bridging The Gap
Swedish mobile developer FunRock opens new studio in Egypt
MENA-focused team physically moves into the region
Ramadan
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
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