Games Industry Africa

Afrique Creative in Open Call to Creatives

by vbassey

2 min read – November 8, 2023

There is a new program aimed at creatives of various disciplines. So whilst aimed squarely at game developers, this should appeal to people making music, art and more elements of a game. The program Afrique Créative financed by Agence Française de Développement, aims to support African cultural and creative businesses in their development, in order to […]

Announcing the 2023 Games Industry Africa Awards (GIAA) nominations

by vbassey

6 min read – November 6, 2023

Games Industry Africa Awards (GIAA) is an initiative to recognise, celebrate as well as promote the diverse portfolio of video games from the continent annually. The industry in Africa is largely, but still relatively nascent compared to its geographical contemporaries. An acknowledgement of the pool of talent is a way to aid continuous growth as […]

Code Coven Sparks For Studios: Game Engine Sampler

by vbassey

1 min read – November 3, 2023

In a post Unity engine malaise, which has seen arguments touting the merits of differing engines such as Godot, new initiatives designed to educate developers on the best option have sprung up. One such initiative has been launched by Code Coven targeting among others – developers in Africa. Code Coven provides marginalised developers with the […]

Martha’s Dolls is the next project from AJB Games Studio

by vbassey

2 min read – November 1, 2023

Moroccan outfit – AJB Games Studio has revealed its latest project which is a continuation of its foray into the horror genre called Martha’s Dolls. AJB Games Studios, which is the brainchild of 23 year old developer – Ayman Jbari has slowly been carving a niche in the realm of dark amd melancholy gaming experiences. […]

Top Selling Mobile Games of 2023 in Nigeria

by vbassey

2 min read – October 30, 2023

As part of a collaboration with AppMagic as well as to better understand the size and revenue generating potential across the African continent within the mobile gaming space, GIA has once again put the data being generated by Appmagic under a microscope to see what games topped the charts in the first half of 2023 as well […]

Do African gamers buy video games?

by Guest contributor

8 min read – October 27, 2023

The following guest column was submitted by Gara Store founder – Teddy Kossoko and was originally posted on the company’s Medium page earlier in 2023. Gara Store is an initiative to address the monetization challenges faced by creators in the digital entertainment space. We have often been asked this question. The lack of knowledge of […]

Wandering Wizard to publish next NewGen title

by vbassey

1 min read – October 25, 2023

Tunisian, NewGen Studios have once again joined forces with Wandering Wizard to follow up their successful West Hunt with another foray into the social deduction genre with Zombie Within. West Hunt has garnered a passionate following among online content creators since its release in 2022 culminating in the game shifting over 110K units. In a social […]

Outliver: Tribulation: A Postmortem

by Guest contributor

8 min read – October 23, 2023

The postmortem below is a guest contribution from Nigerian independent studio, GBROSSOFT – a three person outfit based in Lagos. What could be more fun than playing video games? Making one, for sure. Being self-taught developers from Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, video games had always been an integral part of our lives starting from the […]

Carry1st seals Partnership Agreement with Supercell

by vbassey

2 min read – October 20, 2023

Carry1st have partnered with mobile giant, Supercell to bring in-game purchases such as currency, battle-passes and more to Carry1st’s storefront. With mobile spending on the rise in Africa, the partnership will see Supercell get a march on their mobile contemporaries by tapping into Carry1st propreitary payment solution that helps unravel the complexity surrounding the continent’s […]

Sony Launches Sony Innovation Fund: Africa

by GIA

3 min read – October 18, 2023

Sony Group Corporation (“Sony”) have announced that it has established “Sony Innovation Fund: Africa” as an initiative to support the growth of the entertainment businesses in Africa. Since 2016, Sony has been participating in the ecosystem of new business creation around the world and has contributed to supporting the business growth of start-up companies through […]

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Afrique Creative in Open Call to Creatives

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Top Selling Mobile Games of 2023 in Nigeria

Do African gamers buy video games?

Wandering Wizard to publish next NewGen title

Outliver: Tribulation: A Postmortem

Carry1st seals Partnership Agreement with Supercell

Sony Launches Sony Innovation Fund: Africa

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