Games Industry Africa

Carry1st receives local accolade

by vbassey

2 min read – December 10, 2020

It’s been a year for South African outfit Carry1st. From securing a couple of multi-million dollar investments rounds to cementing their place as the premier publishing partner for mobile developers across the continent, they been able to maintain an upward trajectory across the board. That success has been recognized locally with the company proclaimed as […]

Joinplay Games gets prototype funding

by vbassey

2 min read – December 8, 2020

Cameroonian developer Joinplay Games is a recipient of Humble Bundle’s Black Game Developer Fund. The studio which is founded by Michel Nkuinja joins four other developers to share more than $200,000 in startup funds to create playable builds of their games, which will then be evaluated for larger investment or publishing.

The Endless Wyrd wins Nordic Game Discovery Contest at AGW

by vbassey

1 min read – December 7, 2020

South African Design Imps have won the African leg of Nordic Game Discovery Contest with their game The Endless Wyrd, a dice-deck building, roguelite adventure on PC.

NewGen Studios marks milestones

by vbassey

1 min read – December 4, 2020

NewGen Studios have been a fixture of the Tunisian games industry for four years and celebrating their latest milestone with a video marking the occasion.

Africa Games Week and FEJA 4 in joint discussion stream

by vbassey

0 min read – December 3, 2020

Africa Games week and FEJA are arguably two of the biggest industry events on the continent.With both events currently overlapping, a joint stream to explore Inter-African game development synergies is planned to take place later today. Check out the stream due to begin at 17.30 CET.

The Brotherhood announces new game

by vbassey

1 min read – December 2, 2020

Cape Town based brothers, Christopher and Nicolas Bischoff have announced their latest project – STASIS: BONE TOTEM.

Warshmallows wins big at Nordic Games Discovery Contest

by vbassey

3 min read – November 30, 2020

Tunisian game developer Walid Sultan Midani under the moniker of his Maltan based studio, Yourun Ltd is celebrating winning the Audience Choice Award at Nordic Games Discovery Contest.

MTN Nigeria and Gameloft team up to launch Gameworld

by vbassey

1 min read – November 27, 2020

The dual entities of MTN and Gameloft continue their attempts to bring gaming to the masses across the continent by penning an agreement to launch MTN Gameworld – a new gaming platform for its subscribers.

Plug in Digital to publish Senegalese game

by vbassey

1 min read – November 25, 2020

Kayfo Games have had their first mobile title – Afro Juggle snapped up by French publisher and digital distributor, Plug in Digital.

Unsigned Double Collective into Nordic Game Discovery Contest Final

by vbassey

1 min read – November 23, 2020

South African outfit, Unsigned Double Collective are finally set to square up against a bunch of other indie developers to win the grand prize at the Nordic Game Discovery Contest in Malmö for “Freja and the False Prophecy”.

More about Games Industry Africa →

Carry1st receives local accolade

Joinplay Games gets prototype funding

The Endless Wyrd wins Nordic Game Discovery Contest at AGW

NewGen Studios marks milestones

Africa Games Week and FEJA 4 in joint discussion stream

The Brotherhood announces new game

Warshmallows wins big at Nordic Games Discovery Contest

MTN Nigeria and Gameloft team up to launch Gameworld

Plug in Digital to publish Senegalese game

Unsigned Double Collective into Nordic Game Discovery Contest Final

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