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Gebeta (video game)

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Short description: 2019 puzzle board video game
Gebeta
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Developer(s)Qene Technology
Publisher(s)Carry1st
Platform(s)Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, MacOS
Release
  • Android
    1 November 2019
  • iOS, Windows, MacOS
    15 March 2021
Genre(s)Puzzle, board game
Mode(s)Multi-player

Gebeta is a puzzle board video game developed by Qene Technology for iOS and Android and published by South Africa n video game company Carry1st.[1][2] The game is loosely referenced on African board game Mancala.[3] The game has won Best African App award at AppsAfrica Awards 2020.[4] On 1 November 2019, the game was soft launched to Android device while expecting to release in iOS soon after. On 15 March 2021, the game was widely launched through Play Store and App Store, also for Microsoft Windows and MacOS.[2][5]

Gameplay

The game's quick time event screenshot

Gebeta is a puzzle board video game that provides players with unique experience, with special boosters and power-ups added to the game. It is loosely referenced on the African board game, Mancala, which is called Kalah and Congkak in some parts of the world.[6]

Release

Qene Technology CEO, Dawit Abraham, said the game release would be on 1 November 2019 with soft launch to Android and would release on iOS version soon after. He also added that the game would increment multiplayer mode shortly after launch. In the development, Qene Technology envisaged the game to bring prominence to the African continent and even to the world.[7] In 2021, the game widely launched through Play Store and App Store.[2] On 15 March 2021, the game was released on iOS, Microsoft Windows and MacOS versions.[5]

References

  1. "Qene Technologies releases Gebeta" (in en-US). 2019-11-04. http://gamesindustryafrica.com/2019/11/04/qene-technologies-releases-gebeta/. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Carry1st Signs Global Publishing Deal With Qene Games for Gebeta" (in en). https://www.newswire.com/news/carry1st-signs-global-publishing-deal-with-qene-games-for-gebeta-21254958. 
  3. "Qene Technologies releases Gebeta" (in en-US). 2019-11-04. http://gamesindustryafrica.com/2019/11/04/qene-technologies-releases-gebeta/. 
  4. Media, Addis (2020-12-28). "ገበጣ የአፍሪካ ምርጥ ጨዋታን አሸነፈ | Gebeta Game winner of 2020 African Apps | Qene Games | Gebeta" (in en-US). https://addismedia.net/ገበጣ-የአፍሪካ-ምርጥ-ጨዋታን-አሸነፈ-gebeta-game-winner-of/. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Gebeta for PC / Mac / Windows 7.8.10 - Free Download - Napkforpc.com" (in en). https://napkforpc.com/apk/com.qenetech.gebeta/. 
  6. "Qene Games to Launch Third Mobile Game, Feta, Adding to its Award-Winning Lineup of Mobile Games" (Press release). Qene Games. Accesswire. 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  7. Jordan, Mitchel (2019-10-16). "Qene Technologies To Release New Game, Gebeta, Based On Traditional African Board Game Mancala" (in en-GB). https://www.thetrentonline.com/qene-technologies-releases-new-game-gebeta-based-on-traditional-african-board-game-mancala/. 

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