79% of MEA business professionals are Metaverse ready

A new study commissioned by Ciena found that 79% of Middle East business professionals surveyed are ready to use virtual reality-based platforms, such as the metaverse, for work, to replace current video conferencing options. Additionally, a staggering 94% of respondents in the Middle East said they would feel at ease holding official business meetings in a virtual reality setting

Gaming on the rise!

The CEO of Power League Gaming, Matthew Pickering, shares with Rabab Zehra, Executive Editor of TECHx, his insights into the gaming scene in the Arab region, and how his company engages gamers and promotes esports there.

Meta and Qualcomm get into deal for VR devices chipsets

In the announcement, it said that both companies will have their engineering and product teams working on producing the chips which will be powered by QUALCOMM’s Snapdragon platforms.

Immersive entertainment destination Pixoul Gaming to open in Abu Dhabi

Pixoul Gaming, the cutting-edge virtual reality (VR) and Esports hub, will open later this year at Al Qana, Abu Dhabi’s most exciting waterfront destination, putting the city on the international Esports map. Pixoul Gaming, with its elaborate Virtual Reality Gaming Zone, is an integrated, immersive entertainment destination that appeals to both professional and amateur gamers.

GEM Digital Limited commits US$10 million to Everdome

Everdome, the most hyper-realistic metaverse, has announced that GEM Digital Limited (GEM), a Bahamian-based digital asset investment firm that sources, structures, and invests in utility tokens listed on over 30 CEXs and DEXs around the world.