Video game commerce platform Xsolla has partnered with the Savvy Games Group to create a game development academy in Saudi Arabia to “create economic opportunities” for Middle Eastern developers.
By extension, this deal puts Xsolla in the bed with the country’s state-owned Public Investment Fund, whose crown prince and prime minister Mohammad bin Salman was linked to the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Under the Savvy deal, Xsolla promises…