Esports and gaming – Gulf Business https://gulfbusiness.com Sun, 09 Jul 2023 07:44:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.5 https://gulfbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-gb-new-fevicon-2020-1-32x32.png Esports and gaming – Gulf Business https://gulfbusiness.com 32 32 Beyond games: How GCC’s esports, gaming sector is on target for growth https://gulfbusiness.com/beyond-games-how-gccs-esports-is-on-target/ https://gulfbusiness.com/beyond-games-how-gccs-esports-is-on-target/#respond Mon, 10 Jul 2023 05:00:17 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=260595 We explore how the region is embracing esports and gaming as a significant cultural and economic force

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/beyond-games-how-gccs-esports-is-on-target/feed/ 0 Sony, Fnatic partner to develop next-gen gaming gear https://gulfbusiness.com/sony-fnatic-partner-to-develop-gaming-gear/ https://gulfbusiness.com/sony-fnatic-partner-to-develop-gaming-gear/#respond Thu, 06 Jul 2023 08:40:39 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=260332 As part of the collaboration, Sony's gaming gear brand, Inzone, will engage in co-creation activities with Fnatic

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/sony-fnatic-partner-to-develop-gaming-gear/feed/ 0 Microsoft executive vows to keep ‘Call of Duty’ on Sony PlayStations https://gulfbusiness.com/microsoft-executive-vows-to-keep-call-of-duty-on-sony-consoles/ https://gulfbusiness.com/microsoft-executive-vows-to-keep-call-of-duty-on-sony-consoles/#respond Sat, 01 Jul 2023 05:00:31 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=259930 Microsoft claims its incentive in buying Activision is to gain a foothold in the lucrative mobile gaming market

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/microsoft-executive-vows-to-keep-call-of-duty-on-sony-consoles/feed/ 0 Dubai esports and games festival 2023 to start on June 21 https://gulfbusiness.com/dubai-esports-and-games-festival-2023-june21-22/ https://gulfbusiness.com/dubai-esports-and-games-festival-2023-june21-22/#respond Sun, 18 Jun 2023 05:56:23 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=258528 The second edition of the festival will feature five days of action-packed events and activities

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/dubai-esports-and-games-festival-2023-june21-22/feed/ 0 Saudi Arabia partners with South Korea’s Wemade to enhance gaming and blockchain sector https://gulfbusiness.com/wemade-and-misa-join-forces/ https://gulfbusiness.com/wemade-and-misa-join-forces/#respond Tue, 25 Apr 2023 07:04:18 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=251972 The partnership will focus on various initiatives such as training programmes, educational content, game localisation and sponsorship of regional events

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/wemade-and-misa-join-forces/feed/ 0 A look at how Sandsoft explores novel technology to engage consumers https://gulfbusiness.com/sandsoft-explores-novel-technology/ https://gulfbusiness.com/sandsoft-explores-novel-technology/#respond Sun, 23 Apr 2023 06:00:16 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=251625 Video games is a unique industry which blends art and science, humanities and technology, intuition and data

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/sandsoft-explores-novel-technology/feed/ 0 The future of NFT-based games https://gulfbusiness.com/the-future-of-nft-based-games/ https://gulfbusiness.com/the-future-of-nft-based-games/#respond Sat, 22 Apr 2023 05:00:25 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=251616 These games have the potential to boost the economy and affect the gaming industry in significant ways

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/the-future-of-nft-based-games/feed/ 0 VADR Media acquires Szuperchess for Checkmate.live platform https://gulfbusiness.com/vadr-media-acquires-szuperchess/ https://gulfbusiness.com/vadr-media-acquires-szuperchess/#respond Thu, 20 Apr 2023 06:30:05 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=251724 The acquisition comes in tandem with Checkmate.live's recent partnership with Tencent Cloud, paving the way for a new era of fair play in the online gaming world

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/vadr-media-acquires-szuperchess/feed/ 0 Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games acquires Scopely for $4.9bn https://gulfbusiness.com/saudi-arabias-savvy-invests-4-9bn-in-scopely/ https://gulfbusiness.com/saudi-arabias-savvy-invests-4-9bn-in-scopely/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2023 10:00:27 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=250023 The company will benefit from Savvy’s long-term financial backing to deliver on its strategy to grow and deepen existing franchises

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/saudi-arabias-savvy-invests-4-9bn-in-scopely/feed/ 0 Netflix tests idea of expanding gaming service to televisions https://gulfbusiness.com/netflix-tests-gaming-service-to-tvs/ https://gulfbusiness.com/netflix-tests-gaming-service-to-tvs/#respond Thu, 30 Mar 2023 08:37:57 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=249436 Code hidden within Netflix’s app includes references to games played on TVs, signalling that such a plan is in motion

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