Comments on: Online Gaming in The Arab World and Middle East http://arabcrunch.com/2010/06/online-gaming-in-the-arab-world-and-middle-east.html ArabCrunch is one of the first Arabian originated Blogs, that is dedicated to profiling and reviewing Arab originated startups and existing Internet and Mobile companies and their products and services. Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:56:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sohaib Thiab http://arabcrunch.com/2010/06/online-gaming-in-the-arab-world-and-middle-east.html/comment-page-1#comment-72180 Sohaib Thiab Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:34:40 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=3421#comment-72180 Hey Karim, your absolutely right, I will get the right stat and try and update the article ASAP. @Sebastien, if your talking about 3D MMO's you have a point but i still argue that 3D MMO's are on the rise in the region, I personally know that the 3rd biggest clan in Fiesta is a Kuwaiti clan, but browser based MMORPG's are extremely popular in the region. Hey Karim, your absolutely right, I will get the right stat and try and update the article ASAP.

@Sebastien, if your talking about 3D MMO’s you have a point but i still argue that 3D MMO’s are on the rise in the region, I personally know that the 3rd biggest clan in Fiesta is a Kuwaiti clan, but browser based MMORPG’s are extremely popular in the region.

]]> By: Sebastien http://arabcrunch.com/2010/06/online-gaming-in-the-arab-world-and-middle-east.html/comment-page-1#comment-72157 Sebastien Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:36:55 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=3421#comment-72157 Well I've read similar things for at least the past 2 years. On paper, there's a potential, but in reality... slow and darn expensive internet connections, payment systems which are either not in place or really not consumer friendly, local regulations, you name it... For an MMORPG to be profitable, it must be "massive" as its name indicates. We're not there yet, I think. But I also have hopes Well I’ve read similar things for at least the past 2 years. On paper, there’s a potential, but in reality… slow and darn expensive internet connections, payment systems which are either not in place or really not consumer friendly, local regulations, you name it… For an MMORPG to be profitable, it must be “massive” as its name indicates. We’re not there yet, I think. But I also have hopes

]]> By: Karim http://arabcrunch.com/2010/06/online-gaming-in-the-arab-world-and-middle-east.html/comment-page-1#comment-72137 Karim Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:20:54 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=3421#comment-72137 many thanks for the article but there is a major error: you wrote: "It is estimated that there are 1.6 billion internet users world wide that play games, 38% of which are from the Arab world." correct: "38% out of the 1.6 billion internet users are playing games online" This number has nothing to do with the Arab world as there are just 400.000 people living there including babies ;) many thanks for the article but there is a major error:

you wrote: “It is estimated that there are 1.6 billion internet users world wide that play games, 38% of which are from the Arab world.”

correct: “38% out of the 1.6 billion internet users are playing games online”

This number has nothing to do with the Arab world as there are just 400.000 people living there including babies ;)

]]> By: Samer http://arabcrunch.com/2010/06/online-gaming-in-the-arab-world-and-middle-east.html/comment-page-1#comment-72122 Samer Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:54:18 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=3421#comment-72122 Very cool info and great to read someone else is interested in this neglected market for the Arab World! Very cool info and great to read someone else is interested in this neglected market for the Arab World!

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