With Global Game Jam continuing to grow from strength to strength the annual industry event has revealed the identity of two new regional organisers in Africa. Sidick Bakayoko will oversee West and Central Africa, whilst Thierry Brochart is tasked with South East Islands.
Morrocan games studio – Altplay have released a screenshot of their latest project currently in development.
A software developer lead is highly sought after by ADMI’s App Factory which is a partnership with Microsoft Skills 4 Afrika. Their App Factory will be focused on mentoring apprentices to build gaming solutions.
President of Esports Ghana, Kwesi Hayword shares his thoughts and lessons from the Business of Gaming Forum at the recently concluded Comic Con Africa.
Young Guinean startup entrepreneur of the year – Serge Abraham Thadée, has had a pretty impressive year so far, but with as the senior game designer for his first mobile game – “African Heroes” in the works, things are about to get even better. According to a series of posts on social media touting the […]
Some of the biggest names in the video games industry, including Kenyan ‘Internet of Elephants’ have formally committed to harness the power of their platforms to take action in response to the climate crisis. Combined, the commitments from 21 companies will result in a 30 million tonne reduction of CO2 emissions by 2030, will see […]
Ugandan studio – Klan of the Kings have lifted the lid on their upcoming project, Sunjata: Trumpet of Last Day. Studio head, Ronald Kayima proudly revealed the new trailer on social media with Sunjata the studios first large scale project. A new trailer showcasing game play features the titles principal character – Kaar Menelik and […]
Kiro’o Games is the first video game creation studio in Cameroon. The company continues to go from strength to strength as they seek to realize the ” Wallbreakers ” vision to break the walls of generations and create the Africa of their dreams. They are recruiting to fill the following 4 positions: 1 Sales Assistant 1 Administrative Assistant 2 web […]
Kenyan mobile game outfit – Mesmerize Studio have released their first full game – Explosive Math. Helmed by Moses Mbugua, the title is the studios first proper attempt at making a free to play casual game and had been in development for 5 months. Commenting on the project which was built using Unity, Moses said; […]
CEO of Kiro’o Games, Olivier Madiba is the very definition of a pioneer. Renowned for starting one of the first game studios in West Africa, the first African RPG (Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan) and most recently a crowdfunded investment call that has garnered huge support and general acclaim, you could say taking the lead […]
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