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Jordan based leading mobile game development company, Maysalward announced that the company will bring a multitude of local and regional games to BlackBerry smartphone and BlackBerry PlayBook users in the Middle East. Some of the popular games that will be offered include traditional card games such as Balot, Trix, Tarneeb and Hand Rummy, and will be available for BlackBerry smartphones running BlackBerry OS 6 and 7; as well as for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The games available for BlackBerry OS 7 smartphones will also be BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) connected apps, allowing friends to chat directly from within the app, or to launch a game directly from BBM. Read More…

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MSI Notebook sets its sights on the Middle Eastern and African markets this year by launching an integrated advertising campaign to advance its brand name. In addition to starting its annual large-scale international “Beat it” video gaming competition in the second quarter, the company will be further developing distribution channels throughout the region. Focused on developing the high-end gaming notebook computer market, MSI Notebook is rolling out the newest members of its G Series; combat-grade GT780 and GT783 gaming notebooks, the ultimate in gaming NBs that leaves the rest of the industry scrambling to play catch up. Read More…

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Golden Systems Middle East together with Flamingo Billiards hosted the Counter Strike 1.6 Gaming tournament in Dubai. The tournament was supported by Cooler Master which attracted sixty-five gamers spread in thirteen teams competed with each other. Impulse Ezone, which included gamers such as whMsy, havoK, sticker, SMASHER and t0ks won the first place at the Counter Strike 1.6 gaming tournament. “Golden Systems believes in supporting and encouraging local talent from this region to showcase their talents and skills in cyber gaming.Read More…

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eXtra topped the fast-growing market for Sony PlayStation in Saudi Arabia and currently enjoys over 10% of the overall gaming market share in the Kingdom, which is estimated at SAR 750 million, where PlayStation account majority stake in the gaming consoles market. Currently, eXtra provides the over 9 million customers it serves annually with more than 12,000 products across its 24 stores – serving almost 90 percent of the population of Saudi Arabia. In addition, eXtra recently introduced its online shopping portal www.extra.com, a first-of-its-kind fully fledged electronics and home appliance website in the Kingdom.Read More…

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Netgear announced the launch of its two new adapters, Powerline 500 Nano and the N900. Both the new products are designed to give ethernet-enabled gaming and home entertainment devices quick and easy online connectivity to users home network. The Powerline 500 Nano and the N900 Video and Gaming WiFi Adapter offers ultra fast network performance for home theater units and gaming consoles, allowing users a whole new experience in online gaming and entertainmeRead More…

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As the gaming gathers momentum in the region, CashU facilitates a secure and convenient environment for young gamers to acquire online products and services in a manner both responsible and safe. Statistics indicate that the Middle East’s gaming industry generates revenue between $1bn to $2.6bn across software and hardware. The number of gaming consoles in the Middle East is also rising rapidly, with estimates suggesting at least 8.5 million consoles excluding grey market imports. Read More…

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Kingston announced the launch of the fastest USB Flash drive DataTraveler HyperX 3.0, designed for enthusiasts and gamers and it comes with large capacities of 64GB, 128GB and 256GB. Its high-speed eight-channel architecture provides USB 3.0 data transfer rates of up to 225MB/s read and 135MB/s write, thereby saving time while opening, editing and copying large files and applications between devices. The fast write speeds also allow to work directly on large files or applications directly from the USB 3.0 drive without performance lag.
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The Jordan Gaming Development Task Force part of the Information and Communications Technology Association of Jordan – int@j is hosting “Jordan Gaming Summit” on November 26, 2011 at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center – Dead Sea. The Gaming Summit will be attended by IT professionals, Employees of gaming companies, in addition to university and students. It will also bring several of the world renowned speakers to share their iRead More…

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Ubisoft recently acquired the finland based RedLynx, the creators of the renowned digital brand “Trials”. RedLynx was founded in 2000 and since then it has pioneered itself in digital games, developing more than 100 high-quality titles for a wide range of digital distribution channels, including PC, consoles, mobile phones, tablets and interactive TV. After initial success on PC and wide acclaim for its highly realistic, physics-based game mechanics, Trials, RedLynx’s flagship brand, has now become one of the best-selling games ever on Xbox LIVE Arcade, with over two million paid downloads across the main game and both DLCs. Trials Evolution, the next title in the franchise, will be released in the coming months.Read More…

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BenQ announced the appointment of gaming specialist distribution company Geekay Distribution to distribute their latest XL and RL Gaming Monitor series in the Middle East region. Geekay is the exclusive distributors for Steelseries, Gioteck, Licensed Nintendo, Licensed PlayStation, Duracell Gaming and the Ben 10 licensed range in the region.Read More…

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Geekay Distribution recently announced bagging the exclusive rights to distribute one of the Europe’s fastest growing gaming peripheral brand, Gioteck all across the Middle East region region. “When we first saw the Gioteck range we were very impressed! We are delighted to have the opportunity to distribute and replicate the international success of the Gioteck brand in our region too. Our partnership with Gioteck will enhance Geekay Distribution’s portfolio of quality gaming accessories.Read More…

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World’s leading video game publishers Ubisoft, the developers of games like Assassin’s Creed and Prince of Persia, announced that it will establish a new development studio and participate in a new game development academy in Abu Dhabi, making it the first time a major games publisher to enter directly in the region. Ubisoft will establish a games development studio at Twofour54. Read More…