Dubai has launched a 10 year Gaming Visa initiative to attract individuals across game development, publishing, design, animation and content creator roles. Part of the Dubai Program for Gaming 2033 which aims to create 30k games industry jobs. pocketgamer.biz/news/83944/dub…

A personal announcement then, as much as the timing is - well, yeah. TLDR: I too have recently been made redundant & am departing BGFG/VideoGamer from next Wednesday and will be seeking work, though my Mum has also fallen seriously ill so things are a bit of a lot right now.

There is something uniquely special about the sixth episode in every season of The Bear

The first A Quiet Place movie is still the best A Quiet Place movie

See our review of #TheBoys Season 4 by Isa Muhammad Read here: buff.ly/46bAzCr

This is the first time in history that we feel so defeated, the country has always been bad but this is a new low. You do not understand how cooked we are until you go to the market, do you know how crazy it is that a single man or woman earning 200k monthly is struggling to

#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria

I don't normally make posts like this, and this will be a long one, but I would like to speak out in regard to what we've seen in the UK this week. In the past few days, the UK has seen a surge of right wing mobs taking to the streets across towns and cities, driven by

I actually made a joke to myself that some outlet would write a clickbait article like this. But I didn't expect someone to write it. For reference, this happens with every game because people go to sleep, and then the numbers rise again in the morning. It's that simple.

Will they write an article about how the game just gained 2m players lol

“If Stellar Blade is an 8, this is a 10. And I think Stellar Blade is a phenomenal game.” Asmongold was blown away by Black Myth: Wukong and revealed why it deserves Game of the Year

#BlackMythWukong

#MENA market hits 7.9 billion downloads and $1.78 billion revenue in H1 2024 PUBG Mobile dominates games downloads and leads in revenue alongside Roblox and Subway Surfers pocketgamer.biz/mena-market-hi… via PocketGamer.biz

“When I joined the industry, I noticed that many game developers try to do everything—coding, animating, designing, and writing. But it’s impossible to excel in every aspect alone. No one can handle all those tasks and make each one great." - John Ikpeme premortem.games/2024/09/04/how…

James Earl Jones, the legendary actor who voiced ‘Darth Vader' and ‘Mufasa' has passed away at 93.

We're off to a strong start! Looking forward to the days ahead!

Five takeaways from Gamathon 24: Africa's youthful game makers shine, big tech takes notice, but monetisation struggles persist The six day event highlighted the games industry in Africa through video game showcases and insightful panel sessions pocketgamer.biz/five-takeaways…

Africa's video games market projected to rise from $2.14 billion to $3.72 billion by 2029 Mobile penetration in Sub-Saharan Africa is set to reach 50% by 2030, with an expected 475 million connections by 2025 pocketgamer.biz/africas-video-…

Free Fire to introduce baby hippo Moo Deng as in-game collectible next month The move is a partnership with the Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand pocketgamer.biz/free-fire-to-i…

Five takeaways from Lagos Games Week 2025: Strong networking, weak panels, and 'one hit' debate returns The two-day event had no major announcements, but there were still plenty of talking points around the state of the African games industry pocketgamer.biz/five-takeaways…