Manga Productions, a subsidiary of the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation (Misk), launched the game “Asateer – Future’s Folktales’ in collaboration with STC Play, the gaming and Esports division of STC Group, to release the game in the Middle East and North Africa, while Manga Productions will release the game worldwide. The game will also be available to players on the App Store, Google Play Store, and App Gallery.
Talented Saudis contributed to the game’s development, inspired by the Saudi anime series “Future’s Folktales”. The story is based on tales inspired by the Arabian Peninsula and includes many characters and five unique worlds, including “Futuristic Riyadh”.
The game is available on mobile phones and fully supports Arabic, English, and Japanese. It includes daily challenges and exciting conversations with the characters in a fun and easy-to-understand style, which prompted many to download it in the beta launch stage. The number of downloads exceeded 278,000 worldwide.
Dr. Essam Bukhari, CEO of M
anga Productions said: “After the series’ great success, in which views for the first season exceeded the 100 million mark and was shown on more than 40 platforms around the world, special merchandise for the series was launched, with NEOM sponsoring the second season”.
He added: “To complement these successes, we are pleased to launch the game “Asateer – Future’s Folktales” in partnership with STC Play, a leader in the gaming sector, to spread the game inspired by the series in a unique experience for the Saudi and Arab anime industry, and we look forward to more successful partnerships in the future”.
Bader Al-Marshood, Head of the STC Play team explained that the collaboration with Manga Productions would contribute to producing rich video game content that enriches experiences and meets the requirements of those interested.
Source: Saudi Press Agency