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Saudi Arabia partners with South Korea’s Wemade to enhance gaming and blockchain sector

Divsha Bhat — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 07:04:18 +0000

The partnership will focus on various initiatives such as training programmes, educational content, game localisation and sponsorship of regional events

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A look at how Sandsoft explores novel technology to engage consumers

Divsha Bhat — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 06:00:16 +0000

Video games is a unique industry which blends art and science, humanities and technology, intuition and data

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The future of NFT-based games

Divsha Bhat — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 05:00:25 +0000

These games have the potential to boost the economy and affect the gaming industry in significant ways

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VADR Media acquires Szuperchess for Checkmate.live platform

Divsha Bhat — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 06:30:05 +0000

The acquisition comes in tandem with Checkmate.live's recent partnership with Tencent Cloud, paving the way for a new era of fair play in the online gaming world

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Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games acquires Scopely for $4.9bn

Kudakwashe Muzoriwa — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 10:00:27 +0000

The company will benefit from Savvy’s long-term financial backing to deliver on its strategy to grow and deepen existing franchises

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Netflix tests idea of expanding gaming service to televisions

Bloomberg — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 08:37:57 +0000

Code hidden within Netflix’s app includes references to games played on TVs, signalling that such a plan is in motion

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This K-12 school in Abu Dhabi launches first esports hub

Divsha Bhat — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 10:20:07 +0000

The facility, located in Aldar Education’s West Yas Academy, will provide students access to gaming equipment, innovative software and immersive experiences

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Checkmate.live joins forces with Tencent Cloud

Divsha Bhat — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:31:25 +0000

Tencent Cloud has expertise in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, anti-cheat protection, gaming and XR

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Saudi Arabia becomes largest outside shareholder of Nintendo

Bloomberg — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 05:13:01 +0000

The Public Investment Fund owns 8.3 per cent of the Kyoto-based company, according to its latest filing

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Gaming: How much is too much for children?

Divsha Bhat — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 06:00:13 +0000

With many children spending a little too much time playing video games, learn to spot the signs things may be spinning out of control

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