Image via Niko Partners Japanese video game franchises that introduced Arabic localization and increased their local market presence saw their share of sales from the GCC rise by an average of 33.2%, according to new research from Niko Partners. The research brief, commissioned by Media City Qatar in collaboration with games market intelligence firm Niko Partners, examines the growing relationship between Japan’s games industry and players across the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Image via NewGen Studio For Seifeddine Ben Hamouda, the question facing NewGen Studio is no longer whether a Tunisian game studio can make games for a global audience. West Hunt has already answered that. The more pressing question is what comes next. Founded in Tunisia in 2016, NewGen Studio has spent the past decade building games from North Africa, learning through failed projects, finding an international audience, and establishing a track record on Steam. Now, the studio