RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MBC GROUP, the leading media and entertainment conglomerate in the Middle East and North Africa (“MENA”), today unveiled ‘1001 Threads of Mizan’, the debut title from MBC Game Studio (“MGS”), at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany.

An Arabian fantasy action-adventure inspired by the rich storytelling traditions of One Thousand and One Nights, ‘1001 Threads of Mizan’ introduces players to a handcrafted world combining exploration, large-scale combat and cooperative gameplay. Built for up to three players with drop-in, drop-out co-op, the game features both ground and aerial traversal, including a signature flying carpet system that allows players to explore its world and take on large-scale mystical creatures together.

MBC Game Studio brings together an international team with experience across acclaimed global game studios, combining expertise in gameplay, world-building and creative development with the strength of MBC GROUP’s entertainment capabilities, regional expertise and global reach. The studio is focused on developing high-production-value original games and intellectual property inspired by compelling stories and cultural narratives for audiences around the world.

MGS forms part of MBC GROUP’s broader expansion into gaming and its strategy to grow its international footprint and broaden its digital entertainment ecosystem.

Waleed Al-Ibrahim, Chairman, MBC GROUP said: “Gaming provides an opportunity to develop original IP, enter new markets, reach global audiences and create new avenues for long-term growth, demonstrating the strength and diversity of our business model.

He added: “By bringing together the talent, capabilities and partnerships needed to deliver world-class gaming experiences, we can bring compelling regional stories to life in new ways and further strengthen our position across the global entertainment industry.”

Mike Sneesby, Chief Executive Officer, MBC GROUP, commented: “This reveal marks an important milestone in the Group’s gaming journey and advances our ambition to build a global entertainment business rooted in the Middle East and celebrated worldwide.”

Daniel Engelhardt, Chief Executive Officer, MBC Game Studio, said: “We are incredibly proud to announce ‘1001 Threads of Mizan’, a true labour of love inspired by rich Arabic folklore from One Thousand and One Nights and beyond. With fast-paced traversal that combines grounded and aerial mastery with colossal combat against large-scale jinn creatures and immersive exploration, this game is designed to capture the beauty and spirit of these timeless stories in a heroic gameplay experience that can be shared with friends.”

Visitors to Gamescom will be able to experience ‘1001 Threads of Mizan’ firsthand, with hands-on demos showcasing the game’s cooperative gameplay, flying carpet traversal and combat.

For more information and future updates on the game, please visit: 
www.1001threadsofmizan.com
Trailer: 1001 Threads of Mizan – Reveal Trailer
www.mbcgamestudio.com

MBC GROUP

Founded over 30 years ago, MBC GROUP is the leading media and entertainment conglomerate in the Middle East and North Africa region. The Group has firmly established itself as a household name, boasting an extensive presence that draws in 150 million viewers every week. With global accessibility spanning from Australia to the United States through platforms like MBC SHAHID, the leading Arabic streaming platform in MENA, MBC offers high-quality content that resonates with audiences worldwide.

In addition to MBC SHAHID, MBC broadcasts 15 free-to-air (FTA) TV channels and 3 radio channels. MBC also continues to grow its presence in the region across multiple entertainment verticals including gaming, events, and music. MBC’s platforms bring families across all generations together with its extensive and engaging content library catering to Arab audiences worldwide.

MBC GAME STUDIO 

MBC Game Studio is a global video game developer and publisher focused on creating high-quality, original games for players worldwide. Representing a global team with roots in Riyadh and London, the studio brings together international talent to craft distinctive games grounded in creativity, care and player-first design. Backed by MBC Group, the largest media company in the Middle East, MBC Game Studio is building a portfolio of original first- and third-party titles to bring distinctive ideas to life through fun gameplay and world building that can be shared with friends. The studio is currently developing its first title, 1001 Threads of Mizan, an action-adventure inspired by the folklore of One Thousand and One Nights. For more information, visit www.mbcgamestudio.com

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Acquisition adds proven agentic AI expertise and strengthens Nooks’ product leadership as the company expands its Revenue Agent Platform across the revenue lifecycle

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Nooks, the Revenue Agent Platform built to power the next generation of revenue teams, today announced it has acquired FullyRamped, an AI-native sales coaching platform known for its realistic AI roleplay agents. Aaron Marks, founder and CEO of FullyRamped, joins Nooks’ Product team.

The acquisition comes as Nooks expands beyond its roots in outbound sales to build a broader platform for AI agents that work alongside sellers across the entire revenue lifecycle. Nooks is building the shared context, intelligence, and execution infrastructure that enables specialized agents to understand a company’s business, coordinate with humans and other agents, and take action across all revenue workflows.

FullyRamped, founded in 2024, was an early example of what’s now possible with AI agents. Its AI roleplay and coaching voice agents simulate hyper-realistic prospects, empowering sales and enablement leaders to scale coaching across large revenue teams.

That technical approach aligns closely with Nooks’ broader vision for Revenue Agents: AI that can understand context, make decisions, interact naturally with people, and execute work as opposed to simply telling humans what to do next.

“Aaron has been building toward that future from a different angle, with agents sophisticated enough to understand context, interact dynamically with humans, and operate inside real revenue workflows,” said Dan Lee, Co-Founder and CEO of Nooks. “Bringing that expertise to Nooks strengthens the team building our Revenue Agent Platform and accelerates our ambition to put agents to work across the entire revenue lifecycle.”

Marks joins Nooks as the company continues to invest in the technical foundation and product leadership behind its Revenue Agent Platform. He will help shape the next generation of Nooks’ agent capabilities and the platform infrastructure that enables humans and AI agents to work together across revenue organizations.

“I’m extremely impressed by the founders of Nooks, along with their vision and the team they’ve built. AI agents are becoming so powerful across all modalities and I can’t wait to bring some incredible products to market together,” said Aaron Marks, Founder and CEO of FullyRamped.

About Nooks
Nooks is the Revenue Agent Platform built to power the next generation of revenue teams. Unlike point AI tools that automate individual tasks, Nooks gives humans and AI agents a shared platform to execute revenue work together — with the context, intelligence, and infrastructure to take action across the revenue lifecycle. More than 1,800 companies, including Deel, Intercom, HubSpot, Rippling, Miro, and Replit, use Nooks to put AI agents to work across their revenue organizations.

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Apaluma, which transforms fragmented regulatory records into a unified ecosystem, today announced that founder and CEO Alicia J. Keyes will participate Aug. 31 in a panel discussion at The Environmental Council of the States’ (ECOS) 2026 Fall Meeting in Jackson, Wyo.

“With Apaluma, a location’s full regulatory history lives in one connected system,” Apaluma founder and CEO Alicia J. Keyes said. “That’s what moves permitting faster, clears FOIA requests sooner, and gives agencies a record they can act on.”

This year’s ECOS fall meeting focuses on exploring novel approaches to emerging challenges like the rapid expansion of data centers, critical minerals mining, and growing concerns around PFAS and microplastics. Keyes’ panel, Data Insights for Improved Outcomes, will detail techniques for shrinking the oil and gas footprint, from strengthening methane detection and GHG reporting to leveraging open data to expand produced water reuse.

“The challenges on the ECOS agenda all come back to one question: Can regulators find and trust their own data?” Keyes said. “When the answer is yes, outcomes improve — and I look forward to explaining how on the panel.”

About Apaluma

Government agencies hold the data that shapes daily life: Permits, regulations, and environmental records are all public records. Most of it sits in PDFs, scanned ledgers, and incompatible databases. It exists, but no one can use it. Apaluma transforms these fragmented regulatory records into one connected ecosystem. The records become searchable, secure, mapped to real-world locations, and governed by each agency’s own rules. The platform is purpose-built for the full regulatory life cycle and serves analysts, scientists, and regulators who need answers in hours, not weeks.

For more information, visit www.apaluma.com.

FAQ

Where can I hear from Apaluma at the 2026 ECOS Fall Meeting?

Apaluma founder and CEO Alicia J. Keyes will speak on the Data Insights for Improved Outcomes panel Aug. 31 at the 2026 ECOS Fall Meeting, New Vistas in Environmental Protection, held Aug. 30–Sept. 2 at Trailborn Jackson Hole, 400 E. Snow King Ave., Jackson, Wyo.

What environmental data does Apaluma work with?

Government agencies hold the world’s most critical data sets around air, water, energy, and waste — data that shapes daily life via permits, regulations, environmental records, and public filings.

How does Apaluma unify government environmental data?

Apaluma links every facility, permit, violation, and record by meaning through data ontology, not just by keyword, so queries surface the full regulatory picture of a location.

How does Apaluma handle environmental data digitization?

Apaluma ingests decades of scanned PDFs, classifying and normalizing records into structured intelligence. The platform also connects legacy systems without rip-and-replace, so agency data stays where it lives.

Can Apaluma support a public environmental data project?

In New Mexico, the Apaluma platform ingested every public document the New Mexico Environment Department has ever filed, normalized it, and made the entire archive searchable from a single interface, with cited sources on every answer.

Does Apaluma work with air pollution data, pollution data, and air quality data for government agencies?

The platform connects monitoring feeds and sensor data to decades of permitting context on a single dashboard, unifying siloed state, federal, city, and county records into maps, charts, and dashboards in one place.

Does Apaluma offer water-quality data solutions?

Apaluma is used daily by permit reviewers, compliance officers, and water-quality analysts — all without hallucinated facts or untraceable claims.

For more information:
matthewmurray@cozen.com

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