01 · The moment
The UAE is already a gaming nation.
AED 0bndigital gaming revenue in the UAE, 2025National Media Authority
0gaming companies in Dubai, 260 of them game developersWAM, June 2025
0new gaming jobs Dubai targets by 2033WAM, Dubai Programme for Gaming 2033
02 · The gap
Festivals for fans. Arenas for players.
No home for the people who build the games.
What the UAE has
- Fan festivalsMiddle East Film & Comic Con, 46,000+ visitors · Dubai Esports & Games Festival, 45,000+
- Esports eventsBLAST Premier finals in Abu Dhabi · the Esports World Cup next door in Riyadh
- Ecosystem programmesAbu Dhabi Gaming, DMCC Gaming Centre, Dubai Programme for Gaming 2033
What is missing
A regular, curated meeting point where studios, publishers, investors, government and talent sit in the same room.
That is Gaming Guild.
Sources: The National (MEFCC) · WAM (DEF) · Arab News (BLAST)
03 · The night
One afternoon. Everyone who matters in UAE gaming.
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DateFriday, 11 December 2026
Time15:00 Dubai
WhereUAE · venue to be announced
Who~200 industry professionals, by registration
- Arrivals & badgesCoffee, demo zone opens
- Opening keynoteWhere UAE gaming goes next
- Main stageBuilding studios in the UAE · Funding & publishing · Gaming × film × AI
- Training rooms & demosHands-on sessions, playable games from local studios
- The Guild mixerCurated networking: studios meet publishers, investors and partners
Draft programme. Speakers and venue are announced in November.
04 · Why you
Pick your seat.
- Show your game in the demo zone, in front of the people who fund and publish games.
- Meet publishers, platforms and investors in one afternoon.
- Hire: the region's developers, artists and designers in one room.
- Reach ~200 decision makers: founders, studio heads, publishers and government.
- Own a stage, a track, the demo zone or the mixer.
- Leave with qualified leads, content and a clear report.
- Put your programmes in front of the studios you want to attract and keep.
- Open the afternoon with a keynote or welcome.
- A neutral, recurring platform for the whole UAE ecosystem.
- Meet the studios that are hiring in the UAE.
- Join hands-on training sessions and portfolio reviews.
- Find your team, your mentor or your first job in games.
05 · Join us
The first Guild is on 11 December.
Be in the room.
Registration opens on Luma in November. Until then, write to hello@gamingguild.tech.
Hosted by
Cenk Gultekin & Lamees Ouzon, Co-Founders, Gaming Guild