Mobile gaming ‘to drive esports in Saudi Arabia,’ says Senior VP of Global Marketing at ESL FACEIT

Mobile gaming ‘to drive esports in Saudi Arabia,’ says Senior VP of Global Marketing at ESL FACEIT

DUBAI: With its recently announced Qiddiya City, a sprawling gaming and esports district, as well as the Esports World Cup set to take place in Riyadh this summer, Saudi Arabia has further solidified the Kingdom’s intention to become a global gaming destination.

Fabio Tambosi is the senior VP of global marketing at ESL FACEIT, a gaming and esports company acquired by Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games Group — which is 100 percent owned by the country’s Public Investment Fund — for $1.5 billion in January 2022. He spoke to Arab News about the rapidly growing industry. Mobile gaming ‘to drive esports in Saudi Arabia,’ says Senior VP of Global Marketing at ESL FACEIT