West Hunt set for Nintendo Switch
Asheshi University to host Ghana’s first formal Game Dev Education Program
Fak’ugesi Festival to mark decade of celebrating African creativity
The Godot potential for African Developers
I am Ahmed Maawy, a developer with roots from Africa and I’m here to talk about how the Godot Engine presents a massive promise for Africa’s game development scene.
The Wagadu Chronicles gets Launch date
Ghana/Berlin-based Studio, spearheaded by Allan Cudicio, has finally revealed the launch date for its upcoming MMORPG along with confirmation of a Steam release.
Top Selling Mobile Games of 2023 in Algeria
As part of a collaboration with AppMagic as well as to better understand the size and revenue generating opportunity that exists for developers and publishers within the mobiel gaming space in Africa, we have dove deep onto the first half of 2023 looking at the top selling games in the country.
Playtopia Gaming Festival returns to the Spotlight in 2023
Drawing inspiration from global alternative games festivals, PLAYTOPIA is back in 2023 and marks a significant milestone as South Africa’s inaugural indigenous event dedicated to games and interactive art.
Egyptian developers team up on Zamakan
A duo of Egyptian developers – Game Hermits and Shady El Mously (otherwise known as Split-E) have joined forces to develop and launch a new game on PC.
Dissecting the name of an African game and Studio
From a creationist perspective, the very notion of assigning a name can be a deeply personal exercise tinged with cultural and historical significance. It’s with that outlook that GIA sought to explore the thought process from the many creators and studios across the continent to learn how and why they opted for the names attached to themselves or projects they are closely intertwined with.
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