Carry1st is a South Africa-based publisher of social games and interactive content across Africa. They bring awesome mobile experiences to the African continent, delivering interactive apps to millions of people. Their diverse team works with a shared purpose to bring joy and improve the lives of their users.

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Carry1st is Africa’s leading publisher of mobile games and digital content. Operating at the intersection of games, fintech, and web3, we scale awesome content in frontier markets by solving hard problems.  We develop, license, and publish games and monetize them effectively with our proprietary platform. We are backed by blue-chip investors like: Andreessen Horowitz, Google, Riot Games, Bitkraft, and Nas.

It's been 3-weeks since Activision Blizzard launched its local servers for Call of Duty®: Mobile in Nigeria, with ultra-fast ping speeds.  And we're excited to share that Carry1st will lead the game's West African expansion 🎮 

West African players can look forward to official online and in-person Call of Duty: Mobile events in the New Year - and more! 

“Having successfully amplified awareness for the game in South Africa last year, we are ready to partner with players in West Africa for the ultimate Call of Duty: Mobile experience and welcome new recruits across the continent!,” said Carry1st CEO Cordel Robbin-Coker.

With Head of Call of Duty: Mobile, Jeff Gullet, also saying: "Players in West Africa have showcased their immense passion for Call of Duty: Mobile and enhancing the overall gameplay experience for these dedicated players remains a priority for us. We aspire for Nigerian players to enjoy a significantly improved gaming experience and to continue connecting and having fun with other players across the region.”

Watch this space and while you wait, check out last year's South African campaign below! 💥 

#callofdutymobile #carry1st #mobilegaming

We've teamed up with Activision Blizzard to better serve its Call of Duty: Mobile players across Africa. Players can now purchase Call of Duty Points (COD Points) and Battle Passes on the Carry1st Shop in local currencies! 🚀 

#callofdutymobile #carry1st #carry1stshop #pay1st #localpayments

Supercell's players across Africa can now seamlessly purchase content for Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Hay Day, and Brawl Stars on the Carry1st Shop -- in local currencies and using any number of local payment options  🚀 

This partnership reflects a huge opportunity for Supercell to reach a growing audience of gamers in the fastest growing mobile gaming market globally 🌍 

#supercell #carry1stshop #pay1st

We've surpassed the 100 mark! 🚀

It's been a busy few months bringing on board awesome talent from across the globe. We're now a team of 104 teammates in +28 countries 🗺 

Welcome aboard to our newest #Team1st members 🎉 
Adekunle Kunle-Hassan, Alexander Obi, Anastasia Makarova, Aysegul Tufekci Isil, BASIL OGOLLA, Blessing Adedigba, Claire Rozain, Fiona Maingi, Gjorgji Mavrodiev, Gorata Makepe, Guillaume Noé, Imane El Friakh, Lela Cvetkovska, Maggie Zaki, Mahmoud El-Azzeh, Marilyne Chasseur, Ngozi Augustina Nwachukwu, Oghenetega Ochukome, Olga P., Reda Rami, Sara Chelhaoui, Shiraaz Moollatjie, Vanja Babic, Vivek Goyal

During the East meets West track at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2023, VP of product at Carry1st, Mahmoud El-Azzeh gave a talk named “Africa: The next frontier in mobile gaming.”

Read what he had to say on the potential and challenges of the African mobile games market - and its place in the next decade 🚀 

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Our gaming community, Tribe, will be at Nerdwork Comic Con this weekend! 🎮 

What to expect:
🎙 Panel Spotlight: Community Manager Oluwasaanufunmi Ajayi, will speak on "Solving Hard Problems for African Gamers" 🌍 
🎮 Tribe's Gaming Booth: Players can join our gaming booth for a gaming experience like no other! 
🕹 Tribe Campus Members: Members from the University of Port Harcourt and Rivers State University will be in attendance 🚀 

#NedworkComicon #TribeGaming #Carry1st

Meet Ahmed Halou - Senior Animation Manager at Carry1st 🚀 

Get to know our team with our new Spotlight series, stay tuned for more⚡ 

#animation #employeespotlight

Video game developer and publisher Riot Games will be launching local VALORANT servers in South Africa on 31 August ⚡ 

After a record-breaking closed beta debut and successful global launch in 2020, VALORANT quickly established itself as a global fan-favorite, emerging as one of the most prominent FPS games available on PC. 

Carry1st will provide interactive experiences for fans of VALORANT. With significantly improved latency, South African players can look forward to a seamless experience of the 5v5 tactical shooter game. Stay tuned!

More below from MyBroadband 🚀 

#VALZA

Calling all Designers and Artists! 📣

Join us in building the next board game App that millions of people will play 👾. Don't miss the opportunity to work on 2 games with massive cultural history and context on the Continent - Mancala and Ludo 🎲 🌍

Want in on the action? Apply here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_qyDra

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