The three-day Game Jam in Riyadh kicks off the program this October. The top five teams win a fully funded trip to the Tokyo Game Show. Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Communication and Information Technology has launched the second edition of the Saudi Game Champions Program. New opportunitiesApplications for Saudi Game Champions 2 are open until October 21st, 2025, with acceptance notifications due by November 2nd, 2025. The launch of Saudi Game Champions 2 follows closely on the heels of the first cohort graduation from Exel by Merak, where 17 MENA studios received $300,000 in funding.