A group of game industry folks including Reigns studio Nerial, Saturnalia creators Santa Ragione and Streets Of Rage 4 outfit Lizardcube have launched Palestinian Voices in Gaming, an international volunteer network to support current and emerging independent Palestinian developers. First convened in May 2024, the network are currently looking to connect Palestinian game devs with volunteers and funding partners. "This dehumanisation costs lives - as the world remains indifferent to the ongoing genocide in Gaza and to the surge of violent oppression across the West Bank and inside Israel. Being 2 | Image credit: Iasmin Omar Ata / DeltaAmong the Palestinian game developers PVG are working with is Iasmin Omar Ata, whose forthcoming sci-fi adventure novel Being 2 is set in a Palestinian space colony. Nic interviewed Abueideh about the latter game last year - amongst other things, they discussed the absence of support structures for Palestinian game developers in the occupied West Bank.