[embed]https://techcabal.com/2023/04/27/african-gamers-are-leveling-up-with-the-adoption-of-live-streaming/[/embed] More recently, many game studios are embracing the idea of ownership, enabling players to possess and trade in-game characters and creating games that reflect African cultural heritage. One such example is Qene Games, a pioneering game studio that aims to transform Africa’s gaming landscape with award-winning titles such as Kukulu and Gebeta. Kukulu won [...]

[embed]https://techcabal.com/2023/02/03/carry1st-acquires-gebeta-from-qene-games/[/embed] Driving African culture to the peak of global recognition and accurate representation through gaming, Gebeta, a product of Qene Games, has been acquired by Carry1st, Africa’s leading mobile games and interactive content publisher. Gebeta is a mobile board game built on the mancala games principles, but more engaging. Released in 2019, the game quickly [...]

A 2021 GSMA mobile economy report indicates that 303 million people, almost 28% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa have a mobile internet connection and by 2025, there will be nearly 100 million additional mobile subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa, where Nigeria and Ethiopia will account for almost a third of these. The report also reveals [...]

In a LinkedIn post, CEO of Qene Games Dawit Abraham expressed his confidence that Ethiopia (Africa) can soon become a leading game and digital entertainment producer in the world. “However,” he told Yahoo Finance, “The first step we need to take to make this a reality is to give African creators easy access to sell [...]

Ethiopian video game publisher Qene Games, on Monday (April 11), signed a partnership agreement with Ethio Telecom to facilitate access to its games for local users.  Thanks to the agreement, Qene Games will leverage the telecom operator’s fintech solutions to ease users’ subscriptions and in-app purchases. For Dawit Abraham, Qene Games CEO, " Africa has [...]

Qene Games, in partnership with Ethio telecom, will make high-quality mobile games available to the Ethiopian market. Qene Games is the first game development studio in Ethiopia. The creator of Kukulu, Gebeta, and Feta mobile games, Qene won the best entertainment app and best app of the year at the Apps Africa Awards for its [...]