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THE INDEPENDENT MEDIA GATEWAY FOR MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA GAMING TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2026 · MORNING EDITION
EDITORIAL · EXCLUSIVE ★ EDITOR'S PICK

The world's fastest-growing games market still can't read the menu

MENA players will spend a record $7.1bn on games this year. We audited 312 major releases and found barely a third ship working Arabic. Inside the localization gap publishers would rather not talk about.

BY LAYLA HADDAD · CAIRO · 14 MIN READ اقرأ بالعربية · READ IN ARABIC
Localization QA in progress at a Riyadh studio. Photograph: MENA Gamer

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