Turkey Gaming
The National, Turkey’s gaming start-ups raise more than $1bn over five years to outpace Mena region, 16 Sep 2023 “The $1.2 billion attracted by these companies during the five-year...
KSA Gamers
Arab News, Smartphones used to play video games by over 70 percent of weekly gamers in Saudi Arabia, study shows, 18 Aug 2023 “The study [based on a YouGov...
‘Revenge’: Video Game
Rich Stanton, PC Gamer, ‘Iran’s Call of Duty’ is all about destroying the US and NATO, and ‘with God’s permission will make a lot of money’ “Iranian animation outfit...
KSA Gaming
Arab News, Report: 81% of gamers and developers in Saudi highly optimistic about industry growth, 15 June 2023 “Fostering the growth of gaming in the Kingdom through upskilling presents...
Religious Conversion Online
Business Today, Religious conversion via online games: Prime accused arrested in Thane; MoS reacts, 12 June 2023 “UP Police recently busted a religion conversion racket in Ghaziabad where the...
KSA Gen Z Gaming Skills
Zaira Lakhpatwala, Arab News, Gaming helps Saudi youths find first job, says YouTube report, 15 May 2023 “Problem-solving, communication and strategic thinking are among the skills that the Kingdom’s...
Pakistan Digital Economy ‘Scammed’
Zuha Siddiqui, Wired, Scams Are Ruining Pakistan’s Digital Economy, 14 Mar 2023 “Ecommerce is booming, but as one gaming group found out, there are few protections for buyers.”
Radicalisation via Gaming
Kimberly Lim, SCMP/MSN, Singapore warns of radicalisation via gaming as 2 teens issued orders under ISA law, 21 Feb 2023 “In two separate cases, a 15-year-old boy considered beheading...
Gaming Fatwas
Arab News, Egypt turns to religious edicts to protect children from harmful video games . “A recent report by the Global Fatwa Index showed that 33 percent of the...
Super Mario iconography
Super Mario iconography, represented in this intriguing post on Twitter. ISIS supporters still using Super Mario Bros 1 iconography — a game fronted by an Italian plumber, presumably radicalized...