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She Got Game on cultivating a thriving environment for female game developers

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“As I travel across Africa creating games, there’s something everyone seems to agree on…” says Bethlehem Anteneh , a trained architect, co-founder of SOSTLab and the moderator of the She Got Game panel at Africa Games Week (AGW). Think of a bar where 90% of the people are men.

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2023: Year in Retrospect for the Gaming Industry

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The gaming industry has achieved significant milestones in recent years, and 2023 was no exception. Recent data has shown that 2023 has been among the best years in the gaming sector. It has the highest number of top-rated games in two decades, making it an exceptional year for the industry. But was it all rosy?

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Why Multiplayer Games are Good? Here’re the Reasons

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The gaming industry has evolved tremendously in the last three decades. In the 1990s, you had to call a friend over or visit a gaming arcade to play video games with someone else. Today, nearly every video game has a multiplayer setting. In addition to being convenient, multiplayer games are a big business.

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New report shows game investment slowdown

Game Daily

Digital Development Management’s newly released report on financial activity in the video gaming sector is a mixed bag, showing a decline in mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, and investments in the second quarter of this year, but noting that the market is likely to heat up in the months ahead. Investments DDM counted $0.7

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Checkmate: Discussing the Rise of Chess Games on Mobile

Game Refinery

Video games have come a long way since they were first conceptualized in the 1950s, with expansive open worlds that can fit right in your pocket, but you don’t need to go back 70 years to see what games looked like back then. Paid membership also removes in-game ads for a more seamless experience. So, what’s to blame?

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Why Is League Of Legends So Popular In Asia?

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In the eSports industry, Asians generate more than 35% of the industry’s revenue, and a chunk of that comes from League of Legends Asian players. Leagues of Legends, popularly known as LoL or Leagues, is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game created by Riot in 2009. What Is The League Of Legends?

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Business Savvy – Brian Ward on what Savvy is currently up to in the games and esports industries, and why

Game Development News

Brian Ward, CEO of Savvy Games Group, tells Vince Pavey about its mission to drive the growth and development of the games industry in Saudi Arabia and beyond

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