Saudi media conglomerate MBC expands into video game industry with new studio
Middle Eastern entertainment company MBC Group has launched MBC Game Studio, a new subsidiary focused on video game development. The studio's first project is "1001 Threads of Mizan," an action-adventure game set in the world of One Thousand and One Nights. MBC Game Studio aims to build a successful game franchise and elevate the local industry, while also confirming a policy against using generative AI technology.
- Entities
- Company: MBC
- Company: Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund
- Game: 1001: Threads of Mizan
- Company: BioWare
- Company: Bungie
- Person: Daniel Engelhardt
- Company: Ubisoft Montreal
- Topic: Game Development
- Topic: Action-Adventure
- Company: MBC Game Studio
- Person: Trevor Williams
- Topic: Generative AI
- Company: Hi-Rez Studios
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