How AR Headsets are Enhancing Nigerian Gaming
Augmented reality headsets overlay digital elements onto real‑world environments, enabling gamers to interact with virtual characters and objects in their physical surroundings. Globally, the AR and VR headset market is set to surge from USD 10.24 billion in 2023 to USD 34.72 billion by 2032 at a CAGR of 14.9 percent, with gaming representing over 40 percent of headset applications. In Nigeria, emerging but […]
How to Start a Gaming Business in Nigeria
Gaming is the favoured pastime for many young Nigerians. The segment of the country’s population they represent—principally the urban youth –comprises millions of individuals. So it’s no surprise that businesses built around providing gaming as a service to these people are thriving. Entrepreneurs who run these centres report that they make tens of thousands […]
First Nollywood Themed Game App, Aki and Pawpaw Epic Run, Launches
Nigerian gamers—and people who consider gaming a pastime –have something new to try their hands at. Read more about Tech Play Network Africa, an entertainment and lifestyle hub, has rolled out the Aki and Pawpaw Epic Run, a mobile game app. Its creators say that it is the first Nollywood-themed game ever made—a fact that’s […]
Apply For The GameUpAfrica Bootcamp
Gaming has evolved from a simple way to pass the time to one of the most profitable industries. Usage data has shown that 59.9% of games were played on mobile compared to 28.70% and 16.11% played on PC and console, respectively in 2020. Read more about Tech Africa’s gaming industry has been experiencing unprecedented growth for […]
Lucrative Areas In The Entertainment Industry You Should Consider
Entertainment refers to activities that serve as a leisure or form of relaxation for people to stimulate them into laughter, joy and fulfilment. It encompasses everything that is represented in cinema, television, radio, theatre, and music. Read more about Entertainment The commercially centred aspect of entertainment that revolves around performing arts, especially musical theatre, […]
Opportunities In Video Gaming
We talked about video games before and I feel like while it may not have taken off, exploring topics in the field would be timely now. Things change very quickly and if the craze for crypto is anything to go buy, gaming may creep up on us all faster than we can say COD […]
Gaming: E-Sports Teams In Nigeria
For something that has a huge chunk of the world’s attention especially in the era of a pandemic, the gaming scene is at best, pretty muted in Nigeria. The reasons for this are not far-fetched to be fair. Many people still think gaming is something children do and expect that as adults, we should […]
Did You Know? Nigeria’s Video Gaming Industry Generates Almost $200 Million Annually
Until about a decade ago, there was hardly a Nigerian video gaming industry to speak of. The country’s gaming public united around Grand Theft, Call of Duty, and PlayStation Soccer, and rejoiced at the thought of being part of a global community of fun-lovers. Today, the actual objects of attention have changed (it’s more ‘The […]
Awesome New Features on FIFA 18
Aside from the love for football, one other thing that men love all over the world is gaming. In Nigeria where the dominant sport is football, everyone has got to be excited for the new FIFA 18 which drops fully on September 29th, 2017. It’s an exciting season in prospect and FIFA has added some […]
iDroid: The First Bluetooth Controllers!
Smartphones have succeeded in making life easier and more entertaining. With your Smartphone, you can easily access your email, keep in touch with friends via social media, share photos, videos and music, and play games. We love Smartphones because of convenience, speed and comfort. For some people, not everything about a Smartphone is comfortable. Gaming […]