{
  "id": 4874401,
  "title": "CEO of Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group Brian Ward steps down after overseeing billions in mobile gaming acquisitions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/ceo-of-saudi-arabias-savvy-games-group-brian-ward-steps-down-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T14:04:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Eurogamer",
    "slug": "eurogamer",
    "url": "https://www.eurogamer.net/savvy-games-group-ceo-brian-ward-steps-down"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Brian Ward, the CEO of the Saudi-Arabian-state-owned Savvy Games Group, has left his role. During his tenure, he oversaw $38bn of investment into various gaming companies, including Pokemon Go developer Niantic, and Monopoly Go's Scopely. Read more",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "WWE Crown Jewel to return to Saudi Arabia in November",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/wwe-crown-jewel-to-return-to-saudi-arabia-in-november",
        "published": "2026-09-01T11:32:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}