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Esports represents the transformation of video games into a structured, professional competitive sport where organized teams face off in high-stakes tournaments. This industry has grown from small local gatherings into a multi-billion-dollar ecosystem characterized by massive viewership, professional athletes, and...

The 2026 F1 Sim Racing World Championship shifts its competitive focus to the Bahrain International Circuit this Sunday, highlighting a region that has rapidly become the technological heart of Middle Eastern esports. While the physical race in Sakhir is a...

In a move that reshapes the global gaming landscape, Savvy Games Group has officially acquired MOONTON GAMES, the developer behind the hit title Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, from ByteDance for $6 billion, in one of the six largest acquisitions in...

The Esports World Cup Foundation has officially revealed the competition format and national qualification principles for the inaugural Esports Nations Cup (ENC) 2026, marking a major milestone in the evolution of nation-based competitive gaming. Set to take place in Riyadh,...

Coverage of the MENA games and esports industry has traditionally focused on large-scale investment markets such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE. However, Jordan is increasingly emerging as a structural contributor to the regional ecosystem, driven by talent, production capability,...

The global graphics market, long dominated by Western companies, reached a rare milestone in December 2025 as Lisuan Technology, a Shanghai-based semiconductor firm founded by former Silicon Valley engineers, officially begun shipping its first domestically developed discrete graphics processors under...

The Esports World Cup (EWC) has announced that Fortnite and Rocket League will officially join the competitive lineup of the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026, following the signing of a new three-year partnership with Epic Games and a prize pool...

Amid sustained increases in global RAM prices and ongoing supply constraints, rumors surfaced this week claiming ASUS was preparing to enter the DRAM manufacturing market. The speculation, which spread rapidly across tech media and forums, suggested the company was exploring...

The Kuwait Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs, Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, held high-level discussions with Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, President of both the Arab Esports Federation and the Saudi Esports Federation,...

Africa’s gaming market is projected to reach USD 3.68 billion by 2030. The key takeaway for the MENA region is that sustainable growth in emerging markets is driven by mobile accessibility, community-led grassroots competition, and frictionless fintech integration rather than...