Dubai World Games Expo
| Dubai World Game Expo | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Multi-genre |
| Venue | Hall 8 of the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre |
| Location(s) | Dubai |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Inaugurated | 2007 |
| Organized by | Index Conferences and Exhibitions |
| Website | |
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The Dubai World Game Expo (also known as the DWGE) is a multigenre convention held annually in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in the month of November. The DWGE showcases game and app developers, game publishers, game distributors, retailers, and other businesses related to interactive entertainment. The DWGE is the largest event for video games and digital entertainment industry in the Middle East & North African region. The Expo predates the more well-known "Comic Con" event which had its first Middle East Film and Comic Con in 2012[1] The DWGE is held in order to introduce a wide variety of video games, online games, mobile games, edutainment & infotainment software, game related hardware, and next-generation platforms to the public and potential investors. Special events, game competition, presentation, and workshops will also be held during the show.
2015 Participants
The 2015 Dubai World Game Expo will feature 130 different companies from 58 countries. Most notably, technological powerhouses like Japan, Korea, Malaysia, and Morocco will have their own "pavilions" at the event. Some of the more well-known participants include Al-Futtaim Electronics, Apple Inc., Dubai Police, Equinix MENA, Facebook, Falafel Games Co Ltd., Game Cooks, GameCloud Studios, Gameforce, Gameloft, Gate2Play, Geekay Distribution General Trading LLC, HUAWEI Tech., IBM Middle East FZ LLC, Microsoft, Mobily, Mobogenie, Paybyme, paysafecard.com, Playzone, Semanoor International, Tahadi Games, TIMWE, TRA – Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, and Ubisoft Abu Dhabi.[2]
References
- ↑ "Events: MEFCC update: An interview with Arafaat Ali Khan". me.ign.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ↑ http://www.gameexpo.ae/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/DWGE-2015-eBrochure-v6.pdf