Jordanian company takes bite out of Arabic mobile games market - in pictures

  • Developers at the office of Tamatem, a Jordanian mobile game developer and publisher. All photos: AFP
    Developers at the office of Tamatem, a Jordanian mobile game developer and publisher. All photos: AFP
  • Its logo is a tomato, not an apple, but in just eight years the company has already bitten a chunk out of the lucrative market for Arabic mobile games.
    Its logo is a tomato, not an apple, but in just eight years the company has already bitten a chunk out of the lucrative market for Arabic mobile games.
  • With offices in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, Tamatem has published more than 50 mobile games. They have been downloaded more than 100 million times on the Apple and Google Play stores.
    With offices in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, Tamatem has published more than 50 mobile games. They have been downloaded more than 100 million times on the Apple and Google Play stores.
  • Tamatem, which has partnerships with companies in the US, China, France, South Korea, Bulgaria and Croatia, converts games by replacing characters' voices and names, adapting music and clothing, adding Muslim holidays such as Ramadan and even changing car licence plates.
    Tamatem, which has partnerships with companies in the US, China, France, South Korea, Bulgaria and Croatia, converts games by replacing characters' voices and names, adapting music and clothing, adding Muslim holidays such as Ramadan and even changing car licence plates.
  • Developers at the office of Tamatem in the capital Amman.
    Developers at the office of Tamatem in the capital Amman.
  • "There is a very big gap in this market that we are trying to fill," says founder and chief executive Hussam Hammo. The company's name means tomato.
    "There is a very big gap in this market that we are trying to fill," says founder and chief executive Hussam Hammo. The company's name means tomato.
  • The global gaming market was valued at $174 billion last year, and is expected to reach $314 billion in 2026.
    The global gaming market was valued at $174 billion last year, and is expected to reach $314 billion in 2026.