E-sports

For women e-sports players in China, mastering the game is just the first hurdle to carving out a space for themselves in the male-dominated field.

This niche gaming world comes with neon-lit arenas, fervent fans and its own ‘LeBron James’

SOUTH Korean gamer Josh Ahn donned a traditional Saudi thobe as he walked through e-gaming arenas in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday (Jul 2) night. He wanted to be adventurous and feel what it’s like to dress...

SAUDI Arabia is moving aggressively with its investments in more gaming companies, the Canadian industry veteran steering the kingdom’s push to become a global hub for the sector told AFP on Friday (M...

SAUDI Arabia said on Monday (Oct 23) it would organise an eSports World Cup starting next year, the latest boost to a sector Riyadh hopes will create tens of thousands of local jobs.

CHINA scythed nearly US$600 billion off Tencent Holdings’s market value in its crackdown on tech and gaming. Now the country is betting on its biggest company – and professionalised video games – to h...

GROWING up, Ar Muhammad Aleef Mohamed Rafik was a huge fan of Formula One and always wanted to race cars. 

THE Saudi Arabian government is betting US$38 billion on the country’s potential to become the next hub for the video-game industry. 

THE gap between Activision Blizzard’s stock price and Microsoft’s takeover offer is at its narrowest level since the US$69 billion merger was announced in January 2022, as an update from UK regulators...