Esports World Cup 2026 officially moves to Paris

This year's tournament will feature over $75 million in prize money

Qwacks partners with Symmetric Studio to power Valley of Fog development

Two Merak-backed Saudi startups link up as Qwacks plugs its development and live ops stack into Symmetric Studio's pipeline

Savvy Games Group promotes Shoug Ibrahim to accounting manager

She steps into the role after nearly three years with the company

Yazeed Alharbi joins Ash Games Studio as level designer

The Saudi developer expands its design team with a new hire focused on gameplay levels

Ghanaian studio Organized Khaos recognised by Unity for Humanity 2026 for StoriWeave

The studio is named among the recipients of Unity's 2026 grant programme, which awards a combined $600,000 prize pool from the Unity Charitable Fund

Games for Change Africa partners with Lagos Games Week to launch G4C Next Gen Summit

The gamified career fair will introduce 200+ high-school students to entry points across the games industry

Roblox appoints Mohamed El Sheikh as MENAT general manager

Former Games Ventures head takes on Roblox's first regional GM role across the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey.

Savvy Games Group partners with MENA studios for 2026 Kickstarter Programme

Saudi studios open paid internships across art, design, programming and community roles

Ash Games Studio reveals first trailer for Nomad: The Legend of Zarqa

A top-down action roguelite rooted in ancient Arabian legend

Esports Foundation appoints Audrey Cech as director of competitive governance and integrity

She brings more than a decade of sports governance experience from Riot Games, UEFA, FIFA and more

Marion Mỹ Anh B. joins ESL FACEIT Group as social media manager for Esports Nations Cup

The move follows nearly three years at PLAION and a four-year run at Ubisoft on Rainbow Six: Siege

April 2026 MENA Moves Tracker: Steer Studios accounts for six of ten hires tracked last month

A regular roundup of talent moves shaping the MENA region