Games Industry Africa

IESA releases Serious Games report

by vbassey

1 min read – September 10, 2019

The Serious About Games initiative – launched in 2016 by the Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi), supported by Interactive Entertainment South Africa (IESA), Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI) has produced its first report on the state of the industry. As an introduction to the initiative, the report provides a definition of the concept […]

ADMI AppFactory opens up about Microsoft4Afrika partnership

by vbassey

1 min read – September 8, 2019

The ADMI team explains the exciting things that the AppFactory has to offer, the opportunities available in the market and tips on what will set them apart in the industry. In March 2019, ADMI announced a partnership with Microsoft designed to provide a gateway into the job market for a lot of aspiring game developers. […]

Johana Riquier talks MTN Gaming Conference

by vbassey

2 min read – September 5, 2019

African gaming advocate and games business development manager at Unity was one of the key speakers at the recent MTN Gaming Conference in Accra. In a panel with other luminaries from the blossoming industry, explored ways to create and market engaging and revolutionary games that would put Ghana on the games industry map. GIA pulled […]

AGDA event to address future of game development

by vbassey

1 min read – September 2, 2019

In 2018, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced the launch of a government initiative to train 10,000 young Egyptians to become gaming and app developers within the next three years as well as support the establishment of 100 companies specialised in these sectors across Egypt and Africa. AGDA aims to tackle the goal head on […]

Cali4ways unveils new Boet Fighter trailer

by vbassey

1 min read – August 31, 2019

Johannesburg based outfit, Cali4ways have released a new trailer for their upcoming action title – Boet Fighter. According to an update to the games Steam page, which reads: It’s a side-scrolling 2D ,platform, beat ém up in the style of Double Dragon and Golden Axe, and with a smidgen of Street Fighter and a sprinkle or two of creatine, and some grey-legal-area performance enhancing chemicals imported from […]

Profile – Dawit Abraham

by vbassey

4 min read – August 28, 2019

Dawit Abraham is an award-winning Game Developer and Android Application Engineer with a sound background in the fields of Native Android Application Development. He is also the CEO of Ethiopias sole game development studio, Qene Technologies – makers of Kukulu mobile game. In a brief profile, he highlights some of the challenges faced by local […]

Enter Africa project launches 15 location based games.

by vbassey

1 min read – August 26, 2019

Since late 2017, interdisciplinary teams from 15 African countries conceived ideas and visions for their cities and turned them into game experiences. Playable on mobile phones, 15 location-based games have been created under the moniker – Enter Africa. They are made for everybody keen to actively anticipate and engage with their cities’ transformation and to […]

KaiOS powered TECNO device sets sights on Africa

by vbassey

2 min read – August 22, 2019

TECNO, the leading mobile phone brand in Africa, today announced the launch of the latest 3G smart feature phone T901, the first TECNO device running on KaiOS, the leading mobile operating system for smart feature phones. This is a significant step for both companies in closing the digital divide by bringing users–previously inhibited by device […]

Accra to host MTN Gaming Conference

by vbassey

2 min read – August 20, 2019

MTN is calling on Ghana based developers to up their game and sign up the countries first games industry centric conference in Accra.

Kenyan app developers to face added tax demands

by vbassey

1 min read – August 19, 2019

The Kenyan Revenue Authority is set to target developers of income generating applications as it drafts plans to incorporate online businesses into its revenue generating eco-system. According to reports from Business Daily, KRA plans to do this by working with the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to obtain transactions data by resident and foreign-based app […]

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IESA releases Serious Games report

ADMI AppFactory opens up about Microsoft4Afrika partnership

Johana Riquier talks MTN Gaming Conference

AGDA event to address future of game development

Cali4ways unveils new Boet Fighter trailer

Profile – Dawit Abraham

Enter Africa project launches 15 location based games.

KaiOS powered TECNO device sets sights on Africa

Accra to host MTN Gaming Conference

Kenyan app developers to face added tax demands

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African Game Developer Resource Kit – Publishing and Distribution Support

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2021 African Games Industry Trends

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2020 African Games Industry Trends

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