{"id":8521,"date":"2025-09-17T02:11:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T05:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=8521"},"modified":"2026-04-19T13:51:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T16:51:47","slug":"zambia-game-developers-come-together-to-grow-the-local-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/zambia-game-developers-come-together-to-grow-the-local-industry","title":{"rendered":"Zambia game developers come together to grow the local industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chroma Pixel Games and Esports Federation of Zambia bring creators together to boost the country\u2019s gaming future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Zambia.- Zambia is emerging as one of Africa\u2019s fastest-growing gaming hubs<\/strong>, with the recent Game Developers Connect<\/strong> highlighting the country\u2019s rising influence in the industry. The event, supported by the Esports Federation of Zambia<\/strong>, showcased local talent and brought attention to opportunities for developers, designers and artists across the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chroma Pixel Games<\/strong>, a pioneering Zambian game studio<\/strong>, hosted Game Developers Connect – Lusaka Edition on September 13 at its main studio. The gathering drew developers, designers, artists<\/strong> and writers to the city of Lusaka for a full day of workshops, networking and mentorship aimed at fostering collaboration and growth in the local gaming scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organisers of Game Developers Connect said: \u201cThis Saturday at Chroma Pixel Games HQ, our community of developers<\/strong>, artists, designers and writers came together to connect, collaborate and grow. The session was filled with creativity, collaboration, innovation<\/strong> and mentorship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zambia\u2019s brightest game creators unite as developers, artists and designers connect, collaborate and level up the local gaming scene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Organised in partnership with Video Game Industry Zambia (VGI)<\/strong>, the gathering featured workshops, brainstorming sessions and practical guidance for both newcomers and experienced developers. Attendees exchanged ideas, explored opportunities<\/strong> to work together and supported charitable initiatives through an optional K20 entry fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across Africa<\/strong>, countries like Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Benin are experiencing similar momentum as local studios tell authentic African stories<\/strong> through games. Zambia is now firmly part of this movement, proving it has the talent and drive to compete globally<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Events like Game Developers Connect are helping shape a thriving gaming ecosystem in Zambia, nurturing talent, celebrating creativity<\/strong> and positioning the country as a rising force in the global gaming industry.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Zambia proposes 10% excise duty on betting services<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chroma Pixel Games and Esports Federation of Zambia bring creators together to boost the country\u2019s gaming future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":8524,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Zambia is positioning itself as a rapidly growing gaming hub, with events like the Game Developers Connect fostering local talent and collaboration within its general game development ecosystem. This initiative, supported by entities like Chroma Pixel Games and the Esports Federation of Zambia, aims to elevate the country's standing in the global gaming industry. Concurrently, the proposed 10% excise duty on betting services signals evolving fiscal policy impacting the iGaming sector.","focusai_entities":"Chroma Pixel Games, Esports Federation of Zambia, Video Game Industry Zambia (VGI)","focusai_location":"Zambia, Lusaka, Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Benin","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.7), regulator (0.8), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.8), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Excise Duty Impact?","query":"What is the projected impact of the proposed 10% excise duty on betting services on the GGR, NGR, and market attractiveness for licensed iGaming operators in Zambia?"},{"label":"Talent Pipeline for iGaming?","query":"How might Zambia's burgeoning local game development ecosystem contribute to the talent pipeline or content supply for B2B iGaming suppliers operating in or targeting African markets?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60014],"tags":[72],"class_list":["post-8521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-central-africa","tag-gaming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8521"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8768,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8521\/revisions\/8768"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}