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Sterling Bank Releases Covid Attack

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Yesterday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control released an update to all Nigerians about the pandemic as the number of confirmed cases with the Corona virus increased to 12. One key point from the publication is how to protect oneself from the virus. #COVID19 Social Distancing 101 (i) Avoid handshakes, replace them with a thumbs up or a wave. (ii) Avoid touching door handles and knobs with your hands, use your elbows instead. (iii) Avoid receiving cash with your bare hands, use an envelope. #CoronaVirusUpdate #SterlingCares pic.twitter.com/76H5IwRcey — Sterling Bank Plc (@Sterling_Bankng) March 19, 2020 Gladly, Sterling Bank Nigeria has decided to take the bold step of using an interactive approach to compliment the information being passed and help spread the word with the release of Cov19.   Gameplay Footage Cov19 is a web game designed to enlighten the general public about the ways to stay safe and combat the virus. It shows you the
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3 Political Games To Play For Coming 2019 Elections

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The Nigerian 2019 Elections is scheduled for the coming weeks, and the entertainment industry is partaking in it the best way they know how. In music, Falz the Bahd guy released his Moral Instruction album while 2Baba along with other prominent Nigerian artists released a Not For Sale conscious message in collaboration with INEC and ECES (European Center for Electoral Support). Gaming is not left out as three political games have emerged these past few months. The three political games don’t require a lot of brain power and are quite fun to play, with the best part being… they are all for free. If there is one particular presidential candidate that you like, you can now play as him/her. Or if you’re an avid card-carrying member of a political party, you now have the chance to crush other opposition parties you don’t like. Here are the 3 political games for the 2019 elections on Android APC vs PDP APC vs PDP is a fast-paced arcade game where you play as a corps me
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2018 Year In Review

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To start 2019, we've decided to  summarise all notable headlines and game releases that occurred last year in gaming. This year would see us return to a monthly summary eventful stories that happen throughout 2018. Also if you're interested in previous versions then you can rea d 2017 here and 2016 here .  January ChopUp and Gamsole were chosen to be amongst the 20 startups being featured in Mobile Africa's documentary about African innovation, entrepreneurship and the rise of mobile technology . February Deluxe Creations Studios' Edu Shola spoke on his life as a game developer and how he intends to solve an environmental problem using a game . March Financial Times writes a piece on how Nigerian Game Developers fight for their piece of the global mobile gaming market . ChopUp secured a worldwide distribution deal with GameMine . April Bestman Games launched their first video game . The tabletop gaming company decided to release a digit
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3 years and 1 Million Downloads Later…

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Tonielrosoft  is now celebrating one million downloads of its free classic card game called Naija Whot.  Naija Whot  is a digitised version of the widely popular card game in Nigeria known as Whot!  The game also includes modes like  quick-play with a single robot, tournament match with 3 robots, one vs one multiplayer against a human  opponent as well as action card configurations, avatar customisations  and French  localisation  features. Naija Whot has now become  the first Nigerian game to hit this landmark based on downloads solely from the Play Store.  The game was released on December 09 2014 on the Google Play Store, which means that it reached one million in 3 years 10 months and 22 days (1422 days). The game has also been on the Google Play’s top 100 app and game charts in Nigeria for over the past 2 years now. Another game from Tonielrosoft,  Naija Ludo  is also close to the one million download landmark.
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Long Hiatus and Comback

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Hello again, it's been a while since we posted anything here on the website, we say apologies for that. We somehow got caught up in a myriad of things but were are back, better and open for business. Meanwhile, if you have been following us on social media, you might have noticed we were a little bit active on that end. So we say, if you haven't followed us on social media, then please do. Our handle is @gamedevng on both  Facebook and  Twitter . So let's get right on to it. Here are the new releases you missed in the Nigerian gaming scene while we were away. New Releases ChopUp released Tear Rubber Racing on the Google Play store. Tear Rubber Racing follows an undercover cop who has been sent on a mission to reveal the true identity of an underground criminal. FYI, you might hit a snag in trying to download the game as it only works on some specific Android devices that have the gyroscope enabled. Bestman Games, the tabletop game company released a digitis
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Enter Africa - Gamify Your City

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Gamify the future of your city by participating in Geothe Institut's Enter Africa (past, present, future) project. In several Game Labs, interdisciplinary teams in 15 African countries will use a gaming app to create future scenarios for their cities. Young teams of architects, urban planners, engineers, IT experts and cultural professionals are needed to develop ideas for their city in 15 big African cities. The various ideas will eventually lead to a transnational digital game about future scenarios that may occur in big African cities. The future of our world is already being decided today in big cities with an example being Sub-Saharan Africa. Approximately 18 new megacities are expected to be developed in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2025. But how can access to medical care, water, electricity and education be achieved over a wide area? How do we regulate traffic and housing? Also, how do we manage the fair distribution of clean air and green spaces? With the Enter Africa p
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2017 Review of the Nigerian Gaming Industry

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This post is long overdue, but it's better late than never, right? Anyways, writing this was supposed to be like the 2016 year in review post but honestly nothing much happened last year that I really took cognisance of, and I also wanted to try another style for this write-up. For 2017, I'd be focusing on major events, indies and the remaining pioneer gaming studios still in business. So then, let's get right to it. First up is... Maliyo 2017 Review Maliyo had a solid year in 2017 with the launch of MonaPay and the Maliyo Marketplace . After their comeback in 2016 and my numerous chats with Hugo Obi (Manager/CEO), they seem to look like they've shifted from their previous endeavours; making locally relatable mobile games. Hugo has always talked about two major challenges facing the local industry; Discoverability and Monetization, and last year looked like the right time for Maliyo to solve those problems. With the Maliyo Marketplace, Nigerians can n
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