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Kenya</a>)</span></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p> The <a href="/wiki/Video_game_industry" title="Video game industry">video game industry</a> is a young industry in <b><a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a></b>. Though various start-up companies have appeared in the country since 2007, the existing businesses are dealing with funding issues and few successes have been made. However, shared spaces, support programs and government grants introduced over the past few years have allowed the industry to grow large in a short period of time. The introduction of <a href="/wiki/Broadband_internet" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadband internet">broadband internet</a> in 2009 spawned a generation of young <a href="/wiki/Information_and_communications_technology" title="Information and communications technology">ICT</a> savvy people in the country and the Kenyan game industry is as of 2015 among the largest in Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-Polygon_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BizAble_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BizAble-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Video_games_in_Kenya&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The earliest known game development in Kenya was around <a href="/wiki/2007_in_gaming" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 in gaming">2007</a>, when independent game designer Wesley Kirinya worked alone on <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adventures_of_Nyangi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Adventures of Nyangi (page does not exist)">Adventures of Nyangi</a></i>, a "crude" action-adventure video game inspired by <i><a href="/wiki/Tomb_Raider" title="Tomb Raider">Tomb Raider</a></i>. Despite the game's low quality, it gained a large amount of press coverage for being among the first video games created on the African continent. Kirinya later joined with <a href="/wiki/Ghanaian" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghanaian">Ghanaian</a> game developer Eyram Tawia to form the company Leti Games, which was rebranded as <a href="/wiki/Leti_Arts" title="Leti Arts">Leti Arts</a> in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-Polygon_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2007, NexGen was formed, a company by video game enthusiasts Nathan Masyuko and Ayub Makimei. Inspired in the mid-'90s by the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">Nintendo Entertainment System</a> and works of <a href="/wiki/Hideo_Kojima" title="Hideo Kojima">Hideo Kojima</a>, Masyuko built a gaming center in 2009 from where the company hosts gaming tournaments. NexGen has been taking efforts to get <a href="/wiki/Esports" title="Esports">esports</a> off the ground in Kenya, with limited success.<sup id="cite_ref-How_we_made_it_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-How_we_made_it-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2010, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Planet_Rackus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Planet Rackus (page does not exist)">Planet Rackus</a> formed. The company released <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ma3Racer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ma3Racer (page does not exist)">Ma3Racer</a></i> on the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nokia_Ovi_Store&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nokia Ovi Store (page does not exist)">Nokia Ovi Store</a>, expecting around 10,000 downloads over a year, but the game became popular with its primarily African audience was downloaded over 900,000 times within that time span.<sup id="cite_ref-Polygon_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Meeting_at_iHub.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Meeting_at_iHub.JPG/250px-Meeting_at_iHub.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Meeting_at_iHub.JPG/375px-Meeting_at_iHub.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Meeting_at_iHub.JPG/500px-Meeting_at_iHub.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>A meet-up at a Kenyan iHub.</figcaption></figure> <p>Masyuko met <a href="/wiki/Anne_Shongwe" title="Anne Shongwe">Anne Shongwe</a>, who had created Afroes, a business which had developed award-winning games for mobile telephones in Kenya and South Africa. They were joined by Kirinya and Chief Nyamweya in developing <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Haki:_Shield_%26_Defend&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Haki: Shield & Defend (page does not exist)">Haki: Shield & Defend</a></i>, an <a href="/wiki/Android_(OS)" class="mw-redirect" title="Android (OS)">Android</a> game reaching 250,000 downloads and winning a <a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Youth_Summit_Award&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="World Youth Summit Award (page does not exist)">World Youth Summit Award</a>, which Masyuko collected in <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a> in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-Polygon_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pamoja_Mtaani_(video_game)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pamoja Mtaani (video game) (page does not exist)">Pamoji Mtaani</a></i>, developed by <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros." title="Warner Bros.">Warner Bros.</a>, won the Global Business Coalition’s Business Excellence Award in 2011 and globally recorded over a million sales after big names in the Kenyan music industry, such as <a href="/wiki/Jua_Cali" title="Jua Cali">Jua Cali</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Wyre" class="mw-redirect" title="Kevin Wyre">Kevin Wyre</a>, were involved in its production.<sup id="cite_ref-BizAble_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BizAble-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Though in 2007, there existed only a handful of retail stores predominantly selling video games, this number has gone up in recent years. In 2009, Kenya laid the first of its underseas <a href="/wiki/Fiber_optic" class="mw-redirect" title="Fiber optic">fiber optic</a> internet cables, bringing <a href="/wiki/Broadband_internet" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadband internet">broadband internet</a> within reach for the population. The government has since invested more money in the development of digital infrastructure, making online gaming viable. In 2010, <a href="/wiki/IHub" title="IHub">iHub</a> was created, a physical area for Kenyan ICT entrepreneurs to come together. Various other businesses followed suit, supporting start-up companies "through a mix of entrepreneurship training, research, funding, working spaces and mentoring." According to Masyuko, these developments are "shifting Kenya at a very unprecedented pace."<sup id="cite_ref-Polygon_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2015, Kenyan company <a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Division_Games&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Black Division Games (page does not exist)">Black Division Games</a> released <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nairobi_X&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nairobi X (page does not exist)">Nairobi X</a></i>, the first <a href="/wiki/3D_graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="3D graphics">3D video game</a> developed in Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game, a <a href="/wiki/First-person_shooter" title="First-person shooter">first-person shooter</a>, achieved a large amount of international coverage due to its high graphical quality, and was released for PC and Android devices.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In events, a young video game entertainment company called <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gaming_For_Kenya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gaming For Kenya (page does not exist)">Gaming For Kenya</a> otherwise known as G4k handled several major gaming events in the country as well as promoting the video game culture. Their well known <a href="/wiki/LAN_parties" class="mw-redirect" title="LAN parties">LAN parties</a>, known as the "1UP Elite" LAN party, have gained momentum and amplified the social gaming culture in Kenya uniting gamers together to play with each other and have fun.<sup id="cite_ref-CIO_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIO-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_situation">Current situation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Video_games_in_Kenya&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Current situation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Kenyan government plans to harness the technological progress of the country as part of its <a href="/wiki/Kenya_Vision_2030" title="Kenya Vision 2030">Vision 2030</a> plan, transforming the country into a "globally competitive and prosperous nation." This plan also involves the construction of a "<a href="/wiki/Silicon_Savannah" title="Silicon Savannah">Silicon Savannah</a>," which is described as "Africa's answer to <a href="/wiki/Silicon_Valley" title="Silicon Valley">Silicon Valley</a>." Despite these plans, <a href="/wiki/Unemployment" title="Unemployment">unemployment</a> is common in Kenya, and a failed ICT project could leave a young person without a job to fall back on.<sup id="cite_ref-Polygon_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rise of game development is creating jobs in the region.<sup id="cite_ref-How_we_made_it_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-How_we_made_it-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017 an Indie game studio (VEGA GAMING INC by developer <i>M.E. Marvega)</i>was set up in the nation's capital, and went on to release 3 games by the end of 2020. One of which was exclusive for Android users. </p><p>Their main focus now lies in creating AAA games for the larger African market with open world games like GUERILLA_MAFIA and YASHI CULT (a horror game). Such developers plan on pushing the limits of Kenyan game development and possibly the scope of African games. </p><p>Foreign <a href="/wiki/AAA_video_game" class="mw-redirect" title="AAA video game">AAA video games</a> sell for around US$100 in Kenya, making it impossible for the general public to purchase more than a handful of video games, though a rise in spending power has been noticed, with some young people buying high-end PCs valued US$17,000 and upward. An issue faced by ICT entrepreneurs is that gaming is not taken seriously by the general public, making it difficult to find financial support.<sup id="cite_ref-How_we_made_it_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-How_we_made_it-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to Masyuko, African game development is mainly focused on <a href="/wiki/Mobile_gaming" class="mw-redirect" title="Mobile gaming">mobile gaming</a>, as this medium has the deepest penetration and the widest market. It is also considered an easier entry point as far as financing is concerned. However, Masyuko explains, "[w]e don't have proper retail stores like the <a href="/wiki/IOS_App_Store" class="mw-redirect" title="IOS App Store">App Store</a> ... if you want something you just go to this one-stop shop."<sup id="cite_ref-Polygon_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Developers at University of Games state that console gaming is picking up in the country, though it is not as prevalent as the mobile market.<sup id="cite_ref-Eurogamer_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many <a href="/wiki/Internet_caf%C3%A9" title="Internet café">cybercafes</a> in <a href="/wiki/Nairobi" title="Nairobi">Nairobi</a> have a specific zone for people to play video games. These zones have proven to be more lucrative than charging for <a href="/wiki/Web_browsing" class="mw-redirect" title="Web browsing">web browsing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BizAble_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BizAble-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kenya's video game industry was estimated to be worth US$44 million at the end of 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-Atlanta_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Atlanta-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/ESports" class="mw-redirect" title="ESports">eSports</a>, there are roughly established bodies governing eSports events with the likes of the high-quality event Pro Series Gaming(P.S.G)",<sup id="cite_ref-PSG_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSG-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Tekken 254 Circuit",<sup id="cite_ref-T254_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-T254-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Pan African Gaming Union(P.A.G.U) Championships,<sup id="cite_ref-PAGU_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PAGU-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rise To Greatness - RIIG League"<sup id="cite_ref-RIIG_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIIG-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and other minor tournaments such as the Kenya International Gaming Series dubbed as "K.IN.G.S"<sup id="cite_ref-KINGS_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KINGS-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Vivid Gold ePlay Tournaments,<sup id="cite_ref-VividGold_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VividGold-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> KAGE and many more. So far the Pro Series Gaming has been the most dominant eSports company in Kenya and over East and Central Africa hosting countries such as Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia and Malawi. Tekken 254 usually has a regular league called the Tekken 254 Circuit that runs every month until a full seasonal circuit is over as pro gamers await for the next season. The PAGU Championships, sponsored by Gaming For Kenya and other various entities is held throughout Africa with several countries that have membership to PAGU such as Kenya, Senegal, Ghana, Zambia and other member countries. RIIG League is done occasionally is sponsored by the Holos Gaming Matrix(HGM) on the Xbox franchise. </p><p>A new culture has also been adopted whereby some gamers in Kenya have started their own <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> and <a href="/wiki/Twitch_(service)" title="Twitch (service)">Twitch</a> channels. Regionally, they are the most known gaming <a href="/wiki/YouTubers" class="mw-redirect" title="YouTubers">YouTubers</a>, using this platform to connect with their audience and build a following.<sup id="cite_ref-YouTubeGamers_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-YouTubeGamers-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gaming in Kenya keeps growing as the years go by. Rental video games <sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> companies and business are seen emerging and opportunity like these encourage gamers to keep on playing. Companies such as Happy Wishy, Jumia and Pick and drop occasionally hold short PlayStation and Xbox tournaments in Kenya. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Local_philosophies">Local philosophies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Video_games_in_Kenya&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Local philosophies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Schild_TMnr_2416-238.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Schild_TMnr_2416-238.jpg/220px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Schild_TMnr_2416-238.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Schild_TMnr_2416-238.jpg/330px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Schild_TMnr_2416-238.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Schild_TMnr_2416-238.jpg/440px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Schild_TMnr_2416-238.jpg 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="700" /></a><figcaption>An East-African shield.</figcaption></figure> <p>According to Brian Kinyua from four-man team <a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_Games&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="University of Games (page does not exist)">University of Games</a>, games offer an environment in which players can tackle social problem by themselves, without a "mob to back you up [or] peers to cheer you on." Kinyua beliefs that the idea of solving societal issues with gaming should be taken more serious. University of Games released <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Election_Thief&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Election Thief (page does not exist)">Election Thief</a></i> in 2013 which promotes peace through a fictional story of attempted electoral fraud, inspired by the <a href="/wiki/Kenyan_general_election,_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenyan general election, 2007">2007 Kenyan election</a>. <i>Haki: Shield and Defend</i> as well as its sequel <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Haki:_Chaguo_Ni_Lako&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Haki: Chaguo Ni Lako (page does not exist)">Haki: Chaguo Ni Lako</a></i>, similarly attempt to promote social messages such as saving trees from <a href="/wiki/Illegal_logging" title="Illegal logging">illegal logging</a> and practicing peace and tolerance during Kenyan elections.<sup id="cite_ref-Polygon_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Eurogamer_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Leti Arts commonly does contract development for <a href="/wiki/Serious_games" class="mw-redirect" title="Serious games">serious games</a>, usually for companies that are interested in educating their employees or creating learning tools.<sup id="cite_ref-Polygon_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nairobi" title="Nairobi">Nairobi</a>-based studio <a href="/w/index.php?title=Momentum_Core&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Momentum Core (page does not exist)">Momentum Core</a> has specialized in developing games for educational purposes, such as games raising awareness for <a href="/wiki/HIV" title="HIV">HIV</a> and education games for children.<sup id="cite_ref-Atlanta_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Atlanta-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kenyan developers are mostly interested in making what they call "African games." According to Kirinya, what is important is that Kenyan games should tap into African cultural heritage, such as using traditional <a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Africa" title="Military history of Africa">African weaponry</a> rather than <a href="/wiki/Guns" class="mw-redirect" title="Guns">guns</a> or medieval armor. There are also various thematic styles associated with Africa. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The colors, the ambiance, a lot of what people call earth colors — yellows, browns ... And then there's the sound part of it. There's a lot of percussion; the beat is a bit different. There's all these African sort of instruments. ... If it's an Age of Empires of Africa, you would not see an army with a full suit of armor — a full-cast armor.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Wesley Kirinya<sup id="cite_ref-Polygon_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Video_games_in_Kenya&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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