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Game Power 7 Bringing MMOs To The Middle East
12:20AM Mike Fahey | Perhaps some of the strife in the Middle East can be attributed to the fact that they don’t have any massively-multiplayer online role-playing games localised in Arabic and Farsi. New publisher Game Power 7 is looking to rectify that unfortunate oversight. They’ve just launched themselves as the first online game publisher in the Middle East and North Africa, established to help game developers publish localised versions of their online games in the region. Think of them as the Arabic version of China’s The9. Game Power 7 plans on revealing the first Arabic MMO title in the fourth quarter of this year. Game Power 7 [Official Website] More »
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WALL-E Gets Arabic Localisation, A Middle East First [Updated]
11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | If Arab gamers want to play Western games, they’d have to play them in something other than their native Arabic. That’s unfortunate! Well, that’s going to change — THQ is localizing multiplatform based-on-the-movie WALL-E game for the Middle East. This is a first! According to THQ export sales manager Luke Keighran: We are delighted to be part of this, launching an Arabic game is every Arab gamers’ wish. This is a great opportunity for us to grow further in promising territories like Saudi Arabia and Egypt, and a solid demonstration of our commitment to the Middle East market…we hope it will be the first of a long line up for Arabic titles in the future… There are only few games that would suit the Middle East’s morals more than WALL.E. The game depicts family virtues in a fun adventurous story line immersing the players in a world of passionate pursuit for adventure. More »
