International technology media would have the world believe that Africa is a continent that
struggles to hold its own in terms of innovation development and production let alone in the
development of video game titles however that is further than the truth welcome to tunaceki
and in today's video we will look at the top 10 best games developers in Africa before we
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miss out on any of our videos number 10 Ace Pro gaming Inc Kenya Kenya's Ace Pro gaming works
on the demand side of gaming by organizing and sponsoring electronic Sports Esports tournaments
across East Africa Esports tournaments are held as multiplayer competitions between professional and
amateur teams across the world and if you win they pay Esports players can have sponsorships and team
deals and animus prizes for winning competitions the fortnite World Cup for example had a total
prize pool of over 30 million US Dollars split between single player and team winners
number nine Ubisoft Casablanca Morocco currently employing more than 8 350 in 28 countries the
studio has a production arm in Casablanca Morocco along with a versatile and pioneering mobile team
the Casablanca Studio has worked across a range of platforms on some of ubisoft's biggest titles
the Moroccan office has been responsible for titles such as the mobile Raymond Fiesta run
the WiiU version on Raymond Legends and in 2011 Watson Raymond 3D for Nintendo's 3DS
handheld gaming system number eight I imagine interactive South Africa with titles such as
Chase Hollywood Stunt Driver and celebrity genius the Johannesburg Bay's independent
video game development company is currently the only developer in South Africa licensed
to develop for all major console platforms PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Wii and Nintendo's DS
the company was founded in 1999 through Venture Capital funding and subsequently
became the first licensed independent game developer on the African continent I imagine
also develops gaming titles for iOS Android and j2me platforms number 7 gamesole Nigeria
founded by abiola Elijah olaniran the Nigeria developer has one simple goal in mind to make
mobile games that are as much fun as possible each game offers a widely imaginative and irresistible
fun gameplay experience that appeals to Gamers of all age groups he has been named by Microsoft
Nigeria as a highest paid app developer in the country with five mobile games available
number six color Studios Uganda the only Ugandan video games developer on the list caller Studios
develop mobile games for the Android and iOS operating systems that started developing games
for smartphones in 2011. the studio currently has five games available and believe that they
have a secret formula for making Successful video games which is talented people freedom
to think and a passion for their products number five Letty games Kenya and Ghana
co-founded by Aram tawiya and Wesley kirinha the ghana-based studio functions as a double-pronged
machine producing video games as well as comic books based on African characters their latest
title is called the chu and Nancy and revolves around the legend of the West African trickster
which the company reimagined as a comic and mobile game fast game was a 700 MB Tomb Raider
clone with an African theme but since then the pair has worked together on several games
number four malio games Nigeria based in Lagos Nigeria the studio aims to develop online titles
with an African theme co-founder Hugo Obi said the studio was born out of a passion for creating
web and mobile content and after scrutinizing the Zynga title he saw an opportunity in the
African Market the studio develops online titles similar to zynga's Farmville and
with 10 games already completed Melia games has been featured on CNN and in the Forbes Magazine
number three thorpade South Africa hailing from Cape Town in the Western Cape the mobile gaming
development Studio was formed by Avid Gamers with award-winning experience in design development
digital marketing and emerging media the studio is known for the extensive work on their snail
boy title which has been gunnering praise in the local gaming scene snail boy is a physics-based
puzzle game with Rich Graphics killer sounds and over 40 levels of intoxicating gameplay the
studio States the title is currently available on Apple's App Store number two kuluya Nigeria
proclaiming to change the gaming landscape in Africa is a tall order but that is exactly
what kaluya has set their sight on with over a hundred titles under their belt the lagos-based
development Studio comprises a team with experience in advertising video animation software
development and marketing the online Studio was recently awarded another small seed stage
investment increasing the company's valuation to over 2 million US dollars the company says their
goal is to become one of the most successful media companies in Africa and the number one
gaming company in Africa goes to Celestial games South Africa based in Johannesburg Celestial gains
is mostly known for their toxic bunny title the company was started in 1994 and soon Rose to
fame with their coffee guzzling gunslinging rabbit while also working on Annie the mental armadillo
as a second release title after the completion of toxic bunny the game went on to sell 150 copies
internationally and over 7 000 locally no mean feat for a South African developer at the time
but due to financial issues the founders opted to close the doors on Celestial game in 2001.
while the title lay dormant for almost six years Founders Travis bullford and Nick McKenzie decided
to release a high definition version of toxic Bunny and employed a new team of developers
the studio eventually released the HD version in 2012. thanks for watching please subscribe
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