{"id":37786,"date":"2026-07-03T19:43:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T19:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/?p=37786"},"modified":"2026-07-03T19:43:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T19:43:25","slug":"scopely-which-is-owned-by-saudi-arabia-invests-in-the-new-studio-auknow-established-by-the-director-of-pretty-derby-umamusame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/?p=37786","title":{"rendered":"Scopely, which is owned by Saudi Arabia, invests in the new studio AuKnow established by the director of Pretty Derby, Umamusame."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The mobile gaming powerhouse Scopely has strategically placed its investments in Studio AuKnow, a nascent enterprise led by the previous director of the hit mobile game, Umamusame: Pretty Derby. This announcement was made public via a press release from Scopely, highlighting the firm’s continuous dedication to investing in the Japanese market. This action follows Scopely’s significant acquisition of Niantic for $3.5 billion in 2025.<\/p>\n

Studio AuKnow features a group of experienced mobile game developers. Under the leadership of founder Takuma Akitsu, who served as the director of the celebrated Umamusame: Pretty Derby until 2024, Studio AuKnow has recruited former developers from illustrious titles such as Pok\u00e9mon Pocket, Onmyoji, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and Sonic World Adventure. The company is in the process of creating a new mobile IP and is actively seeking candidates for various roles.<\/p>\n

Scopely is part of Savvy Games Group, a state-owned investment firm from Saudi Arabia that has persistently invested in the gaming sector. This strategic investment corresponds with Saudi Arabia’s wider initiative to leverage the rapidly growing mobile gaming industry, particularly in the MENA region. Nevertheless, Saudi Arabia’s investment pursuits, including in gaming, have faced scrutiny from humanitarian organizations due to the nation\u2019s controversial human rights record. Detractors contend that such financial endeavors are efforts to enhance its global standing in tourism and investment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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The mobile gaming powerhouse Scopely has strategically placed its investments in Studio AuKnow, a nascent enterprise led by the previous director of the hit mobile game, Umamusame: Pretty Derby. This announcement was made public via a press release from Scopely, highlighting the firm’s continuous dedication to investing in the Japanese market. This action follows Scopely’s significant acquisition of Niantic for $3.5 billion in 2025.<\/p>\n

Studio AuKnow features a group of experienced mobile game developers. Under the leadership of founder Takuma Akitsu, who served as the director of the celebrated Umamusame: Pretty Derby until 2024, Studio AuKnow has recruited former developers from illustrious titles such as Pok\u00e9mon Pocket, Onmyoji, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and Sonic World Adventure. The company is in the process of creating a new mobile IP and is actively seeking candidates for various roles.<\/p>\n

Scopely is part of Savvy Games Group, a state-owned investment firm from Saudi Arabia that has persistently invested in the gaming sector. This strategic investment corresponds with Saudi Arabia’s wider initiative to leverage the rapidly growing mobile gaming industry, particularly in the MENA region. Nevertheless, Saudi Arabia’s investment pursuits, including in gaming, have faced scrutiny from humanitarian organizations due to the nation\u2019s controversial human rights record. Detractors contend that such financial endeavors are efforts to enhance its global standing in tourism and investment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37787,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/37787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}