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Saudi Arabia Dominates The Overwatch World Cup 2023

The Overwatch World Cup 2023 showcased an incredibly thrilling final day, as each series extended to five maps. The grand finals were equally intense, featuring a strong performance from Saudi Arabia’s team. The Overwatch World Cup 2023 tournament was the latest one to take place, and concluded with Saudi Arabia’s ambitious team taking home the […]

November 6, 2023

By S. Inas Inayath

Gaming Industry Review

Video Games Launching In October 2023

Video games are one of the most popular topics amidst the youth in Saudi Arabia. Whether it involves sport games like FIFA or mystery games like Hogwarts legacy, or of any other criteria, video games are all the buzz, and nothing is more exciting then anticipating a new lineup of games coming up this month, […]

October 4, 2023

By Destination Team

Gaming Industry Review

Gamers8 Opening Ceremony Will Include First Day of Esports, Fireworks Display, Drone Display… Amr Diab, J Balvin, Sebastian Ingrosso, Salvatore Ganacci, and DJ Elfuego

Egyptian legend, Colombian superstar, Swedish sensation, Bosnian-Swedish dance favorite, and Riyadh-based DJ light up a star-packed bill at Boulevard Riyadh City on Thursday, July 14, as Rocket League kicks off the esports action. Elite esports tournaments, celebrities, festivals, shows, events, and much, much more are also on the eight-week entertainment agenda as Gamers8 begins a […]

June 27, 2022

By Hill Knowlton Strategies

Gaming Industry Review

Best Teams in the World Set for Saudi Arabia & Gamers8

Topsides to fight it out across Rocket League, Dota 2, Fortnite, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, and PUBG MOBILE. Biggest esports and gaming event worldwide to be held at a state-of-the-art, the purpose-built venue at Boulevard Riyadh City $15 million prize pool on offer during six weeks of elite competition Gamers8, the biggest esports, and […]

June 16, 2022

By Saudi Esports

Gaming Industry Review

TEKZONE Jeddah Named as MENA’s Best Family Entertainment Center By MENALAC

TEKZONE Jeddah, Alshaya Group’s futuristic family entertainment destination, has won the prestigious Best Family Entertainment Center award at the 2022 MENALAC Awards ceremony, hosted in Dubai. TEKZONE was developed, and first introduced by Alshaya Group in 2018.  It opened in Jeddah’s Red Sea Mall in 2021. With its stimulating environment and innovative use of technology, […]

April 4, 2022

By Alshaya

Gaming Industry Review

The Online Hub: Saudi Gamer

The evolving gaming sphere in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Gamers began in 2009 as a website created to display a podcast by Mashhour Aldubeyan. With the love, appreciation, and support shown to the podcast, the large platform turned into a media outlet unfolding gaming news and trustworthy reviews using slang Saudi before moving into proper Arabic. […]

March 1, 2022

By Destination KSA

Gaming Industry Review

Game Changers: Essam Alghamdi

The evolving gaming sphere in Saudi Arabia. The Expert Essam Alghamdi Manager of Gaming, NEOM Essam Alghamdi has been a part of the Saudi gaming industry for numerous years. In his current capacity as Manager of Gaming at NEOM, he is witnessing the sector expand and shares with us his insights on its direction. We […]

March 1, 2022

By Destination KSA

Gaming Industry Review

The Virtual Playground: KAFU Games

The biggest online tournament website in Saudi. Dedicated to all E-sports lovers, the locally grown gaming platform is home to esports tournaments with an immersive online gaming experience. The Kafu team is a family of gamers, nerds, techies, and dreamers who bring their expertise to the table by offering its competitive hub for a broad […]

March 1, 2022

By Destination KSA

Gaming Industry Review

Amazon Joins Forces with MTE (MENATECH) to Expand Amazon UNIVERSITY Esports to KSA and UAE

Amazon in Saudi Arabia and the UAE joins forces with MTE (MENATech), a GGTech Entertainment Group company to launch Amazon UNIVERSITY Esports, the UAE and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s first educational esports league.  Amazon’s involvement in the tournament across the UAE and Saudi Arabia will help upscale the competition, increasing visibility and growth opportunities […]

January 20, 2022

By Destination KSA

Gaming Industry Review

Tabletop Games Club Write-up

The Tabletop Games Club (TGC) is a community of card- and boardgame enthusiasts who are getting together to play various tabletop games and who cherish the hobby of collecting and discussing boardgames. It is our aim to help spread the boardgame culture in Saudi Arabia more. We build communities through play, by welcoming players from […]

July 4, 2019

By Tabletop Games Club

Gaming Industry Review

Emergent Boardgaming: Where Stories Come From

You know what I love about boardgaming? The stories that emerge from the gameplay. In this article, I wanted to shine a brief boardgaming-shaped light on a term that’s usually reserved for video games: emergent gameplay. Emergent gameplay is what happens when you have a game with simple mechanics and rules mixed with very light, […]

June 26, 2016

By Ahmad Dialdin

Gaming Industry Review

Gaming: The Most Epic Star Wars – Brought to You With Cardboard and Plastic

Guess what? I promise zero Star Wars puns or references in this entire article. Ahem: The Force of Star Wars love has been re-Awakened! Crap. Hmm. There’s a New Hope in the boardgaming scene… Sigh. (shaking hands) Prepare to boldly go where you’ve never gone before (Yes, loop hole)! Star Wars: Rebellion is a two-player […]

May 13, 2016

By Ahmad Dialdin