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undercut their retail customers or reserve stock for themselves. The retail gaming sector in South Africa has declined in recent years, driven by the improvement of internet services and the growing popularity of digital downloads of games, as a result, many former retailers, like BT Games, have reduced their number of physical stores, while others, such as Musica, have gone out of business entirely.
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have been discussing which department will take the authority of handling the rights of game developers thereby creating uncertainty within the industry of whom to talk to in government. Due to the difficulties of doing business as a game developer in the country over 80% of game development studios
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In South Africa, most video game retailers purchase their stock directly from publisher-authorized distributors within the country. Some distributors supply licensed products to retailers and also sell directly to consumers, potentially creating power imbalances in the market. These distributors can
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market in movies and music in market value and is still rapidly increasing. In 2016 the South
African games industry advocacy group, Interactive Entertainment South Africa, stated that the video game market in the country was worth R2.2 billion (US$ 139 million) whilst the domestic games industry
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GAME 4U is the largest physical and online retailer of video games and gaming-related items in South Africa. With a total of 16 stores located in major malls across the country, it holds the distinction of having the most physical stores in its category, offering a wide range of gaming consoles,
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A lack of local investment and government support in addition to a shortage of game development skills have been identified as key challenges for the industry. Other important challenges include inflexible currency exchange regulations and onerous registration requirements imposed by the
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has admitted that the gaming scene in the country needs to mature. Further proof that South Africa is highly respected is that Thomas Brown was selected to referee at the 2016 World Cyber Arena (WCA) in
Beijing, and that on 31 July 2016, Jason Batzofin was elected into the
583:"Video gaming tops R1.7 billion and according to a report by Serious About Games (SAG)‚ South Africa's game development industry increased its revenue from R29.7–million in 2014 to R100–million in 2016‚ on the back of 103 commercial releases that year"
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Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda are the other top game developers in Africa. The video game industry is bringing millions of dollars in for their countries per year. This is in all categories of video games: mobile, PC, Xbox, Nintendo, and PlayStation.
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host local server game servers which exponentially helps improve gaming in South Africa. This assists the improvement of local competitive gaming and brings the local gaming community together easier.
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reports that there are now over 30 schools that participate in the official league, with school teams competing on an equal footing with many of the best private clubs in the country.
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accessories, PC gaming equipment and merchandise. This strategic placement of outlets across the country provides easy accessibility of the latest gaming products to South
Africans.
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is the Cape Town based NAG LAN. Plans are being laid out by
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video game playing population were located in South Africa.
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scenes in Africa. The video games sector has overtaken the
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tend to relocate overseas once they become established.
767:"For The Win: South Africa Video Game Research 2021/22"
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Notable video games developed in South Africa include:
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3069:New Zealand
3033:Switzerland
3003:Netherlands
2927:Philippines
2917:South Korea
2661:Hypercasual
2582:Multiplayer
2498:Educational
2448:Programming
2443:Photography
2416:Incremental
2212:Kart racing
2156:Virtual pet
1987:Walking sim
1962:Escape room
1861:Beat 'em up
1800:Bullet hell
1609:Console war
1570:By platform
1521:Near future
414:(TBA, 2026)
412:WarpedSpace
408:(TBA, 2025)
402:(TBA, 2025)
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231:Toxic Bunny
168:Luma Arcade
105:Pwned Games
3395:Categories
3198:Bangladesh
2887:Bangladesh
2702:Open world
2613:Production
2534:Nonviolent
2217:Sim racing
2184:Government
2119:Simulation
1810:Twin-stick
1744:Platformer
1587:Golden age
1087:2017-03-30
1062:2016-09-26
1057:Htxt.co.za
1037:2017-03-30
1013:2016-09-26
992:2016-09-26
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951:2016-09-26
930:2022-06-06
910:2022-06-06
886:2023-04-12
854:2023-04-12
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795:2022-06-09
742:2022-06-09
737:Africanews
717:2017-03-30
688:2012-01-21
664:2012-01-21
640:2012-01-21
616:2012-01-21
592:2012-01-21
569:References
475:SuperSport
396:(2023, EA)
364:(Dec 2022)
160:Free Lives
131:Gamefinity
3375:Australia
3309:Lithuania
3213:Indonesia
3064:Australia
2998:Lithuania
2902:Indonesia
2488:Christian
2476:Advergame
2364:Artillery
2097:Roguelike
2075:Soulslike
1954:Adventure
1790:Light gun
1158:1947–1972
947:. Nag Lan
945:"Nag Lan"
880:TechRadar
790:The Verge
491:Cape Town
471:LAN event
445:Streaming
375:Terra Nil
325:Semblance
225:Elon Musk
172:Cape Town
102:(Defunct)
3248:Thailand
3233:Malaysia
3170:Colombia
3153:Americas
2937:Thailand
2922:Malaysia
2859:Colombia
2842:Americas
2740:Minigame
2692:Masocore
2638:Fan game
2508:Licensed
2433:Non-game
2304:Strategy
2174:Business
1873:Fighting
1832:Survival
1817:Tactical
1592:Timeline
905:Red Bull
848:PC Gamer
495:Pretoria
271:Broforce
152:Broforce
112:Takealot
80:BT Games
3368:Oceania
3354:Ukraine
3299:Ireland
3289:Germany
3279:Finland
3269:Belgium
3139:Nigeria
3057:Oceania
3043:Ukraine
2988:Ireland
2978:Germany
2968:Finland
2958:Belgium
2828:Nigeria
2707:Sandbox
2549:Serious
2482:BishĹŤjo
2399:Fitness
2371:Wargame
2229:Vehicle
2202:Fishing
2141:Farming
2041:Sokoban
1905:Stealth
1891:Pac-Man
1767:Shooter
1028:"LAN X"
1009:. Orena
1007:"Orena"
507:eSports
459:YouTube
221:Blastar
84:GAME 4U
40:Esports
3349:Turkey
3339:Sweden
3329:Russia
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3262:Europe
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3243:Russia
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2866:Canada
2854:Brazil
2811:Africa
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2649:Design
2631:Doujin
2544:Sci-fi
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2493:Comedy
2469:Themes
2453:Typing
2426:Rhythm
2404:Horror
2242:Combat
2207:Racing
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2136:Dating
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455:Twitch
438:Telkom
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370:(2022)
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290:(2015)
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266:(2013)
258:(2011)
250:(2009)
242:(2002)
234:(1996)
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3134:Kenya
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2993:Italy
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2897:India
2892:China
2823:Kenya
2818:Ghana
2733:Other
2686:Kaizo
2679:Gacha
2625:Indie
2587:Co-op
2526:Eroge
2514:Otome
2503:Girls
2438:Party
2421:Music
2278:Other
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1900:Snake
1893:clone
1854:Other
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1483:2020s
1420:2010s
1357:2000s
1294:1990s
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1168:1970s
712:Fin24
183:Unity
3218:Iran
3191:Asia
2907:Iran
2880:Asia
2633:soft
2564:News
2394:Cozy
2322:MOBA
2128:Life
1885:Maze
1805:Rail
1785:Hero
1516:2025
1511:2024
1506:2023
1501:2022
1496:2021
1491:2020
1473:2019
1468:2018
1463:2017
1458:2016
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1221:1979
1216:1978
1211:1977
1206:1976
1201:1975
1196:1974
1191:1973
1186:1972
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1176:1970
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501:and
457:and
436:and
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339:Gorn
202:and
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