Riyadh, October 26, 2022, SPA -- The Kingdom is one of the leading nations in the regional electronic games industry, according to Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan, Chairman of the Saudi Esports Federation's Board of Directors. He noted that the industry is seeing an increase in the popularity of video games, cloud games, virtual competitions, and e-sports. Prince Faisal stated during his participation in the Future Investment Initiative (FII) session titled "Gaming Levels up All" today, which was held in Riyadh, that the National Gaming and Esports Strategy, announced by HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, will be a major supporter in developing the games and e-sports industry and making the Kingdom a global leader in both. He emphasized that the Kingdom has promising investment opportunities in the gaming and e-sports sectors, that it has a well-equipped physical infrastructure, and that it is a large local market, particularly with a large number of talents, stressing that the Kingdom will make greater contributions to the sector and consolidate its position within the modern economy. --SPA 20:16 LOCAL TIME 17:16 GMT 0060 www.spa.gov.sa/w1803353