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| NEOM and MBC start producing video games |
MBC Group and NEOM announce the signing of a joint venture agreement to open the region's first premium AAA video game production studio.
The studio will open in 2023 in the NEOM Media Center, and will produce high-quality, high-quality video games. A group of developers from all over the world are overseeing the project.
This partnership is part of NEOM's efforts to create a regional hub for media production and creative content. The center attempts to integrate the physical and technological elements. He also focuses on visual production, game development, and digital publishing.
The studio is expected to be an integral part of the NEOM Media Centre, supporting the growth of the industry in the region and transforming it into a major hub for the production of unique and high-quality content.
MBC is ushering in a new era in developing innovative media industries that will help diversify the Saudi economy and create progressive and attractive jobs for future generations.
By attracting global talent from Saudi Arabia through the studio, it provides a suitable environment for gamers and developers from Saudi Arabia and the region that will help them support their professionalism and advance their careers, in addition to direct employment opportunities it provides, whether in game design, programming or production technology and sound.
The project also facilitates operations across a wide range of related sectors, including sales, marketing, publishing and support services. The studio also aspires to be a regional hub for producers to share their work with the world.
NEOM cooperates with MBC Group
Although the gaming market in the MENA region is set to reach $6 billion in 2021, the region's contribution to global game development is limited. The studio can contribute to the development of the industry in Saudi Arabia and embark on an advanced path.
It should be noted that NEOM's partnership with MBC to create the first video game production studio in the region is a continuation and endorsement of their media cooperation system, with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia committed to supporting various industries and media production.
A group of businessmen collaborating in the production of world-famous films and TV shows. It will be announced in the future.
This comes after the fruitful cooperation and joint efforts of both parties in 2021. The two parties have produced a huge artwork titled Desert Warrior, an epic Hollywood movie.