Cameroon's Kiro'o Games is taking the gaming industry by storm

Many Cameroonians (especially boys) who grew up in the early 90s, spent obscene amounts of time and money in arcades playing video games. Many would use their food and taxi money to get a chance at beating the high score in such titles as Final Fight, Street Fighter, the King Of Fighters series, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and other memorable titles. 

We have come a long way from those days when we used to hit buttons and push joysticks to a very wide-ranged and sophisticated, billion dollar gaming industry. 
Most Africans and Cameroonians in particular have always taken it for granted that video games are something foreign which come mainly from the U.S and Japan but the tables have turned much in the last couple of years.
Kiro'o Games,  is a Cameroonian video game, animation, development and publishing company founded in 2003 by Madiba Olivier, and headquartered inYaoundé. Based in the green hills of Yaoundé, Cameroon’s capital, Kiro’o Games is not only breaking ground for software developers in its home country—it’s also among the first companies in the world to create an African-themed role-playing game.Their debut title is Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan.

 According to The Wall Street Journal's website,"The player controls Enzo Kori-Odan, an African prince, and his fiancée, Erine. They are victims of a coup by Kori-Odan’s brother-in-law, who exiles them on their wedding and coronation day. The royal couple then travels through a fantasy world, recruiting allies and fighting to regain their rightful command. Players battle amid thatched roofs, lush green settings, percussive music and colorfully robed tribal characters —far from the usual Game of Thrones fare."
This completely changes the paradigm in video game development and proves that Africans are capable of the most extraordinary feats, given the right environment and resources. The game is available on Steam and needs to be downloaded and installed. So check it out and let's know what you think. Meanwhile you can enjoy some screenshots from the game: