Games Industry Africa

by vbassey

0 min read – July 1, 2026

GIA to Return in August

by vbassey

4 min read – June 29, 2026

Cape Town’s Pressure Cooker Studios Scores Big with Riot Games

by vbassey

3 min read – June 25, 2026

Afro Game Showcase Debuts With 22 Titles Spotlighting African and Diaspora Talent

by vbassey

2 min read – June 24, 2026

Galaxy Pilgrim: Inside the Nigerian Contributions to Yellow Emperor Games’ Three-Year Passion Project

GamesConnect AFRICA Launches Open Call for gamescom dev Scholarships

by vbassey

2 min read – June 22, 2026

GamesConnect AFRICA, a Goethe-Institut initiative dedicated to strengthening the African games ecosystem, has announced an open call for applications to the gamescom dev 2026 Scholarship Programme. Developed in collaboration with Gamescom Dev (previously Devcom) and Gamescom, the initiative seeks to support talented individuals from across Africa who face financial, structural or personal barriers to attending […]

Applications Open for Roots & Pixels Programme Bringing African Women Game Developers to Belgium

by vbassey

2 min read – June 19, 2026

Applications are now open for Roots & Pixels, a fully funded international training programme offering female-identifying game developers from South Africa, Kenya, and Uganda an opportunity to participate in a two-week development programme hosted in Belgium. The initiative, scheduled to run from 15–26 March 2027, will bring together a cohort of 17 female game developers […]

Arabic Games and Devcom Open Scholarship Applications for North African Developers

by vbassey

2 min read – June 17, 2026

Arabic Games has announced the return of its Diversity & Access Scholarship programme in partnership with Devcom, offering game developers from across the MENA region an opportunity to attend some of the games industry’s most influential networking and business events this August in Cologne, Germany. The initiative aims to increase representation and accessibility for developers […]

Narratify Launches Afro Game Showcase to Spotlight African Games on the Global Stage

by vbassey

2 min read – June 16, 2026

Agency Narratify has announced the launch of the Afro Game Showcase, a digital event that aims to elevate African-made games and developers onto the global stage. Scheduled for June 25, the showcase will stream live on YouTube and feature trailers, gameplay reveals, and developer interviews from more than 20 upcoming PC and mobile games created […]

South African Studio Nyamakop Earns Games for Change 2026 Nomination for Relooted

by vbassey

2 min read – June 15, 2026

South African studio Nyamakop has received a nomination for Best in Community Empowerment at this year’s Games for Change (G4C) Festival, with the recognition going to Relooted, the studio’s Afrofuturist heist game centred on the recovery of African cultural artefacts from Western museums. The nomination was announced by the studio on social media, with Nyamakop […]

Nigerian Studio Inuv8 Unveils Project OVERRIDE

by vbassey

2 min read – June 12, 2026

Nigeria’s growing game development scene has another ambitious title on the horizon. Inuv8 Studios, led by developer Daniel Shontan, has officially unveiled Project OVERRIDE, a narrative-driven sci-fi adventure currently in pre-alpha development. The reveal came through Daniel Shontan’s social media channels, where he shared the first teaser for the project alongside details about its development […]