saudi arabia
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Apex Legends Tournament Sparks Backlash From Queer Fans And Allies
Apex Legends’ legion of queer fans are not happy about the game’s appearance at a sanctioned tournament in famously anti-LGBTQI Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Arabia Acquires $4 Billion Stake In EA, Take-Two, Activision Blizzard
Saudi Arabia has utilised its Public Investment Fund to invest over $US3.3 ($4) billion in Electronic Arts, Take-Two Interactive, and Activision Blizzard, Al Jazeera reported (h/t Eurogamer).
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Esports Community Pissed Over Saudi Partnership Deal
Yesterday two major European esports brands — the Counter-Strike Global Offensive tournament organiser BLAST Premier and Riot’s League of Legends European Championship division — announced a sponsorship deal with NEOM, a 500 billion dollar techno-city funded by Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The announcement is drawing waves of criticism from esports personalities and fans.
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Saudi Arabia’s First Gaming Expo Is Also A Giant Sausage Party
When Saudi Arabia gets into games news here, it’s usually for banning a game (which its citizens can readily obtain by other means), although it does have developers, who recently published an Uncharted clone. This weekend saw the nation’s first gaming exposition, too, although a visit to its main page advises “Attendance for males only.”