Yalla Group has been listed among 22 Arab companies now valued at more than $1 billion. As of August 2025, the Dubai-headquartered social networking and gaming firm is currently valued at $1.23bn. The ...

Mobile game studio Sheba Joy has raised 1.1 million riyals ($293,000) in a pre-seed round to support its mission of creating hit games from Saudi Arabia.

Maysalward CEO and founder Nour Khrais has soft-launched online directory 962.Games to showcase Jordan's gaming ecosystem.

Savvy Games Group has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to strengthen Saudi Arabia’s games technology infrastructure and support local studios.

The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has launched the Esports Nations Cup (ENC), a global tournament where players represent their countries in a national format. The inaugural ENC will be ...

While the deals and the stats of the gaming world are important, nothing would happen without the research, funding and, of course, development that goes into making a great game. So here’s a ...

Sony AI and Audiokinetic have announced a collaboration to introduce a new AI-powered search capability for professional audio production.

Former Netflix Games VP Mike Verdu has formed a new AI startup called Playful.AI with Zynga founder Mark Pincus. Pincus and Verdu will act as co-CEOs, with a registry filing seen by PocketGamer.biz ...

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has surpassed $1 billion in gross player spending in under seven months.

Madiba Guillaume Olivier discusses the studio's upcoming mobile game, $1m funding goal, and their vision for the future of games in Africa.

Roblox reached 82.9 million daily active users in 2024 with 80% of those playing the popular game on mobile devices, according to Roblox's annual report. PC was the second most popular platform at ...

During GDC this month, we met the creators of Status, a breakthrough AI-powered social simulation game that's rapidly gaining traction. Developed by new outfit WishRoll, Status was part of Inworld ...