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Arabic developers self-censor to better game success

With the conservative nature of the Middle Eastern society, Middle Eastern developers face a moral issue on what content should be included in their games.

Taboos in the Middle East are numerous, they can be religious, political or sexual. Censorship is practised by governments on almost all products, with a great focus on media output.

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Tankbusta404061d ago

What's with all this news about middle eastern gaming lately?

ironfist924061d ago

Whats with 90% of news about Westen gaming always?

TheColbertinator4061d ago

I don't mind. Its actually gaming news instead of articles with bogus rumors,resolution rambling and flamebait

ZainabSaccal4061d ago

Because the industry in the Middle East is still in its infancy stages, and it has lots of potential whether we are talking about hard core games or casual games. With its of money that publishers need. You can read more about these topics on our site ArabicGamers.com and you can read this article too http://goo.gl/d1aubV

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sho0ok4061d ago

It's a Good thing that Arab countries ban these games. Its enough that these games influence our children in a negative way, and actually most of these scenes are unnecessary and not really needed.

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Guild Wars Publisher CEO Warns AI Can't Replace What Makes Games 'Instinctively Fun'

TNS - NCSoft CEO admitted that AI is rapidly becoming a core part of game development, but he added that it cannot replace what makes games fun.

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Lionsguard3d ago

To be fair, there are also human made games that release and lack any fun at all either.

jznrpg3d ago

But all of the great games have been made by humans

jwillj2k43d ago

One is by choice, the other is a feature.

PRIMORDUS3d ago

Guild Wars 2 been playing for 14yrs, 1st beta. This is just one company I support, Arenanet and NCSoft, even though I torrent, there are a few PC companies I will buy from. "PlayStation’s Horizon MMO spin-off, Horizon Steel Frontiers." I feel this will be good, NCSoft is a good developer/publisher.

CrimsonWing692d ago

It’s a tool. Use it elevate things and get it done faster. I’m sorry but not every game made by humans is good. If this can help things, then I fully embrace it.

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The grim dark pixel RPG, ‘DROVA’, is out now for iOS and Android devices

"Deck13 Spotlight and Just2D are proud and excited to announce that DROVA – Forsaken Kin, the acclaimed grim and dank pixel RPG, set in a mystic Celtic world and celebrated by fans all over the world, is out now on iOS and Android!" - Deck13 Spotlight and Just2D.

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Albion Online: The Long-Running MMORPG Comes to Xbox Series X|S

Renowned sandbox MMORPG, Albion Online is available today on Xbox Series X|S as a free-to-play title.

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