Image Via Zoud The UAE’s National Financial Wellbeing and Sustainability Initiative, Zoud, has partnered with Global Game Jam to launch Zoud GameLab, a new international game jam focused on using games to promote financial literacy. The fully virtual competition will take place from October 15 to November 15, 2026, inviting game developers, designers, artists, writers, teams and studios from around the world to create games that explore financial concepts and everyday money d

Image via 3D Game Jam / AssetHub Saudi Arabia is hosting a three-day game jam bringing more than 200 developers, artists and designers together with veteran Japanese game creators to build playable prototypes using AI and 3D technology. The 3D Game Jam kicked off on August 27 at Code Lab, King Saud University in Riyadh and runs until August 30, with participants able to take part both in person and online. Powered by AI 3D platform AssetHub, the event challenges teams to move

Image via Gamescom Morocco has made its official Gamescom debut with 11 homegrown game studios, as the North African country looks to increase the international reach of its emerging gaming industry. The country is exhibiting at Gamescom 2026 in Cologne, Germany, through its national pavilion, bringing Moroccan developers face-to-face with international publishers, investors and potential partners. It marks Morocco's first official participation in Gamescom and comes as the c