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Sandra Kawar is the first woman in the MENA region to be recognised as an Unreal Authorised Instructor by Epic Games... and she’s joining us at PGC Jordan in a few weeks! Kawar will take to the stage with her talk “AI as a Creative Partner: The Future of Game Art & Cinematics”. In the clip below, she shares what you’ll take away from her session. She’s an award-winning director and Emmy judge, and leads the official Unreal Engine community chapters in Amman, Jordan, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. PGC Jordan tickets are here: https://lnkd.in/dRTqGA_j You can watch the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/gP5pGf_G

OEM Advertising for Every Model: Understanding Mobile Game User Acquisition "Picture this. A UA manager tests a new channel, sees strong numbers on one title, and assumes it only works for that monetisation type. That assumption costs studios reach every year." https://lnkd.in/ebD87-Ha

Halloween is almost here! 🎃 With it comes a wide range of mobile games tapping into the spooky season, be that cosmetics, in-game events or even brand-new modes. This year, highlights include: Epic Games' Fortnitemares event in Fortnite. The invasion of the Jellynauts in King's Candy Crush. The Cosmic Curse in Supercell’s Clash of Clans. Events across 16 games in Zynga's broad portfolio. Campaigns across nine games under OUTFIT7, including My Talking Tom 2 and My Talking Angela 2. Roblox's The Hollow survival event. Scopely's spooky spawns in Pokémon Go and cool crossovers in Monopoly Go. Jump Scares in Magic Potion Games' Imagine Island. playducky.com’s team-up with Poppy Playtime in Melon Sandbox. Special puzzles embracing the spirit of Halloween at The New York Times. And more! Find the full article linked in the comments 👀

Yalla Ludo made Yalla Group Limited (NYSE:YALA) one of MENA's biggest games success stories by being unapologetically local. Now the Dubai-based, NYSE-listed company is testing whether that approach can work far beyond the region. Its first self-developed match-three, the car-themed Turbo Match, was built for global players from day one, with the US and Europe in its sights. We caught up with Yalla Group president Saifi Ismail ahead of his PGC Jordan talk, 'From Local Insight To Lasting Growth: Building Successful Gaming Businesses In MENA', to ask if the MENA playbook works abroad. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eprCQA4u PGC Jordan takes place on November 7th and 8th: https://lnkd.in/eh9gWjQ5

The latest update to October's movers and shakers list is here! Among the hires, promotions and changes, this update includes: Ronen Morecki has joined Appcharge as COO. Stash has hired Women in Games ambassador Katharina Schmidt as associate director of business development. John W. Osvald has joined Roblox as head of creator relations. Skillz has appointed Ankur Dewani as CEO. Julie Kim has been promoted to lead producer at Scopely. Rollic has been on a hiring spree, bringing aboard Ömer Vanlıoğlu, Alp Akkaya, Kübra Erguvan, Batuhan Hamza Çankaya and Pelinsu Arslan. Loom Games has hired Ahmet Nurda O., Gizem Karatas and Dilan Tan. Helen Chiang is leaving Microsoft after 21 years. Side has appointed Andrea Cordella as global head of art and Chengdu studio head. Stillfront has named Marcus Jacobs as CEO. Dan Ayoub has been appointed president of Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro Digital Games. Find the full article here: https://lnkd.in/ei7-wjX5

We've revealed the Top 50 Mobile Game Makers for 2026 - but who made the list? We've already revealed the top 20 - here's who ranked 21 to 30: 21. Garena 22. HYPERGRYPH (Gryphline) 23. Lilith Games 24. NEXON KOREA 25. FunPlus 26. CyberAgent, Inc. (Cygames) 27. Playtika 28. NetEase Games 29. Infold Games 30. Habby Congrats to all the companies that made it in the Top 50! You can check out the full list right here: https://lnkd.in/g8gvRxrY

Unity has partnered with user acquisition financing platform PvX Partners to help eligible game studios and consumer app developers fund marketing campaigns without giving up equity. The partnership will combine PvX's financing with Unity Vector's targeting tools to help growth-stage businesses expand their reach. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/ghuqkc67

Aream & Co. founding partner Kartik Prabhakara will be a keynote speaker at Ukie’s upcoming conference The Funding Formula on Tuesday, November 10th. Taking place at the Glaziers Hall in London, the event aims to bring together studios, publishers, investors and industry experts to discuss funding, publishing partnerships and commercial opportunities for games businesses. Prabhakara’s talk will delve into where the money is going in the industry, what investors and publishers are looking for, and what the biggest opportunities are for developers right now. The session will also cover the overall investment landscape, the rise of independent publishers backed by global indie studios and project financing. https://lnkd.in/gTiUaPAw

We've revealed the Top 50 Mobile Game Makers for 2026! But who made the list? We've already unveiled the Top 10 - so here's who ranked 11 to 20: 11. Roblox 12. Moon Active 13. Playrix 14. Microsoft (Starring King, Mojang Studios, Activision and Blizzard Entertainment) 15. First Fun 16. HoYoverse 17. Perfect World Co., Ltd. 18. Tripledot Studios 19. Miniclip 20. Konami Digital Entertainment Congrats to all the companies that made it in the Top 50! You can check out the full list right here: https://lnkd.in/g8gvRxrY