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RIYADH: The gaming business is a base economy in 抖阴短视频 with huge potential for return, as the Kingdom steadily diversifies its revenue-generating sources in line with its Vision 2030, said NEOM CEO Nadhmi Al-Nasr.
鈥淲e see the gaming business as a base economy to start off. Everything has a return. That economy will have to be built on solid sectors that have a future," Al-Nasr said while speaking at the Next World Forum in Riyadh on Sept.7.
He revealed that the heart of NEOM鈥檚 gaming interests will be housed in The Line, the proposed smart linear city in NEOM which is designed to have no cars, streets, or carbon emissions.
鈥淚n the middle of 鈥楾he Line.鈥� That is where the heart of gaming will be. When you are walking in 鈥楾he Line鈥�, you will hear the noise of gaming,鈥� he added.
Al-Nasr said that Saudis have all the resources not just to play games but to develop and design games too.
鈥淚n NEOM itself, over 40 percent of the employees, mostly Saudis, are all in their late 20s and early 30s. You have the right generation to design games, not only to play the games,鈥� he said.
Al-Nasr further pointed out that NEOM has already started a program to create joint venture partnerships with major international firms to elevate the gaming sector.
He added that NEOM has partnered regionally with 抖阴短视频n media conglomerate MBC to establish the first AAA games development studio.
AAA is a classification within the gaming industry that labels games produced and distributed by midsized or big publishers that usually have higher budgets.
鈥淕amers are those who are daring to risk and grow. Gamers will be game changers in the world. Not just in gaming, but in many aspects of life. They will be leading the world into a different world,鈥� he further noted.
Wayne Borg, managing director, Media, Entertainment, Culture & Fashion Industries at NEOM agreed, saying that gaming is one of the future industries which will fuel the 抖阴短视频n economy.
鈥淲e are all here. We understand how big the gaming sector is globally and how the Kingdom, in particular, punches above its weight in terms of market size,鈥� said Borg.
He added: 鈥淚n NEOM, it is about the future and how people are going to live, how they鈥檙e going to work, how they鈥檙e going to interact socially with their environment, and I think that鈥檚 absolutely epitomized by The Line.鈥�