Nick Hall is a seasoned veteran of the South African games industry. He has been a legal counsel for the majority of game development companies in South Africa as well as the founder of Playtopia/Make Games Africa. Here is an extended interview offering his insights on The Great Divide.
Sithe Ncube is a community organizer, developer as well as an active member of the African game development scene. She is also the founder of Prosearium (an initiative that aims to shine the spotlight and female developed games). Here is an extended interview offering her insights on The Great Divide.
The following entry is a guest post from Ahmed Mohamed Maawy, one half of the driving force behind the ‘Koozooker Labs’ initiative, a platform designed to inspire collaborative game development across the continent. Read his thoughts on the joys of HTML5.
The north, south and sub-saharan regions might be part of the continent, but they face a plethora of economic and financial challenges. I explore the historical and cultural markers and delve into a collective desire to nurture a shared eco-system.
Calling all developers and game jam enthusiasts with ties to South Africa. Protoshi game jam is here.
Kenyan developers, Craftscore have released their second title – Terrestrial Rush. Inspired by the fast-paced nature of aircraft combat, Terrestrial Rush is a mobile action game about exploration of alien planets and survival against adversaries in aerial, rocket powered dog fights.
South Sudanese game developer, Lual Mayen has been doing the press rounds to talk about his journey from a refugee to the head of his own game studio ahead of the launch of his first game – Salaam.
Nigerian developers Gbrossoft have announced a decision to postpone their upcoming third person action shooter – Outliver: Tribulation citing a desire to improve the technical performance and polish of the game.
NewGen is one of the first studios in Tunisia to have worked on big productions (not just mobile, advergames and VR games. The studio was founded by SeifEddine Ben Hamouda whilst still a student. Along with his cohort of side kicks they participated in national and international challenges with mobile games on Google Play before transitioning to PC. This is their profile.
A new open source platform called African Gaming Network designed to chart the who, what, where of the world of gaming in Africa is now live.
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