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Saudi PIF-led consortium buys EA for $55 billion

Landmark gaming deal marks PIF’s biggest global tech play amid GCC digital ambitions

Roblox temporarily disables chat features in UAE

Platform to introduce enhanced Arabic-language content and communication moderation tools

Parents and guardians are encouraged to actively monitor their children’s activity on Roblox.

Sahara, Byju’s, Dream11: Why Team India sponsors fail

Jersey sponsorship faces shake-up as Dream11 exit adds to long list of casualties

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Omani designer goes viral with 1900s Gulf video game

His game celebrates Oman's rugged landscapes to characters dressed in traditional thobes

Omani designer Almohannad Alwhaibi has gone viral after he uploaded a sneak peak to his new video game

Kuwait bans Roblox over child safety, content concerns

Move follows complaints that game exposes children to violence, inappropriate behaviour

Game has faced scrutiny in several countries over violent and inappropriate material on the platform.

Fortnite maker wins battle over Android app store

Unsuccessful appeal represents a major victory for video game maker Epic Games

Epic Games Inc. Fortnite App As Gamers Flock

GTA 6 is costing more to create than the Burj Khalifa

Dubai's landmark is said to have cost $1.5bn but the game is thought to have a $2bn budget

GTA 6 is expected to cost more to make than it cost to build the Burj Khalifa in Dubai

Gamers get hold of Nintendo's hotly awaited Switch 2

The console costs $449.99 in the US, more than the original's launch price of $299.99

Darrell Zimmer purchases a Nintendo's Switch 2 console at a midnight opening of a Best Buy store on June 05, 2025 in Pembroke Pines, Florida.

Can Nintendo's Switch 2 repeat its blockbuster success?

The Switch 2 is priced relatively high compared to the original device

Most original Switch games can be played on the Switch 2.

Epic win? Fortnite returns to Apple's US App Store

'Fortnite' is a heavyweight of the gaming world with around 500 million users in 2023

Epic Games says Fortnite back on Apple's US App Store

Microsoft raises Xbox prices globally, following Sony

Sony announced price increases for several PlayStation 5 models in select markets

The premium Series X Galaxy Black model will now retail for $729.99, up from $599.99 previously -- a 22 percent hike.

Review: 'A Minecraft Movie' kicks up blocky adventure

Game turns into a full-blown flick with a surprising mix of humour, heart, adventure

US actor Jack Black poses on the red carpet upon arrival for the World Premiere of "The Minecraft Movie" at Cineworld Leicester square, central London.

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