Dubai

In Real Life

What If A War Game Made You Question The Morality Of Killing?

6:00AM November 23, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Bullets pop out of the sand in front of me. They’re going straight up. For a second I’m confused. I look up, thinking maybe I’m misinterpreting what I’m seeing, that someone is shooting down at me. Then the sand begins to shift and the ground I’m standing on gives way. We fall into a massive buried lobby, the glass from the skylight we were unknowingly standing on falling with us. We land, the three of us, in a firefight. More »


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Namco Tops Competitors In Race For Swankiest Game Junket

4:00AM May 12, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

Back in April, I was standing in a Miami beach-front hotel talking to people from Capcom, the games publisher that invited people like me to check out their new games. (We paid our own way, if you care). I joked that they could up the ante and do their event in Dubai next year. Too expensive, they laughed. More »


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Dubai Seizes Over 48,000 Knock-Off PlayStation Games

9:00PM October 19, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

In Dubai, customs officials have successfully blocked an attempt to smuggle over 48,000 counterfeit PlayStation games in the country. The value of the seized phony goods? Over US$1.3 million. More »


In Real Life

Even Emirati Can’t Resist Kinect And Lady Gaga

12:00PM September 11, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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Kotaku reader Anas, in Dubai, was surprised to find a Kinect display at his local GameStop and even more surprised to see an Emirati getting down and funky to a little Lady Gaga. More »


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The Dubai Police Want You (To Make A Game For Them)

4:00AM August 5, 2010 | Brian Crecente

The Dubai Police Force is looking for a game developer to help them create a virtual training program for their department, according to a Gamasutra job posting. More »


Spec Ops: The Line Screens Don’t Paint A Pretty Picture

8:20AM January 9, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Call me a pessimist, but post-apocalyptic Dubai doesn’t look like the sort of place you’d want to holiday in. And look! They’ve even hung the flag wrong. More »


Darksiders Banned In The United Arab Emirates?

12:30AM January 9, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Darksiders seems to be the flavour of the month so far, its rugged charms leading to good review scores and media opportunities. Just don’t tell that to the United Arab Emirates, who have reportedly banned the game. More »


In Real Life

Inside Dubai’s Sega Fun Park

9:30PM August 26, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Sega’s massive new Middle Eastern fun park opened its doors earlier this month, and already, die-hard Sega fans have popped in, cameras in hand, to see what it’s like. More »


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Sega Park Opens In Dubai

2:30PM August 22, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

The SEGA Republic—a nine-ride, 150-game amusement park—has officially opened in Dubai Mall, roughly 18 months after it was first announced. More »


In Real Life

Dubai Airport Getting Microsoft E-Zone

2:00PM March 6, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

The Dubai bubble might have burst, but don’t tell Microsoft. The company is rolling out an Xbox 360 corner of Dubai International Airport’s Terminal 3 Emirates Business Lounge.

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