Moody Gamer

Yep, unless you have been living under a rock (Couldn’t resist writing that!), Geekay is one of the leading (not sure if it is the only one) UAE game stores. They have opened up a tiny branch in the new tiny City Center in Al Qurum. You will find them on the second floor (or first for those who consider ground floor not as first floor) opposite the ice cream store (Can’t recall the name, but it definitely isn’t Baskin and Robbins).

Since they are fairly new, don’t expect a lot but you can be sure to find the latest games at prices that are far cheaper than the rip-off prices of Al-Emad (25 RO for Wrath of the Lich King anyone!) and I hope they don’t get Omanized when it comes to prices and stick closer to the UAE prices which are still expensive but nowhere near as Al-Emad outrageous prices.

The store still lacks a lot of hardware and currently have a few shelves with new games. Hopefully that will improve and will get better. They are already beating Al-Emad when it comes to pricing (18 RO for Wotlk!) and maybe that will pressure Al-Emad to use proper pricing this time since this will create competition.

You can call Oman Geekay at +968 24470498 and +0968 24470499. Their email is gkoman@geekaygames.ae.

Probably the only one too that focuses on PC Games here in Oman. It is Al-Emad Computer Shop. These guys were in Oman since the days of pirated software was rampant in the area. Even now that PC software piracy has been almost squished in Oman, this shop has been doing well with their original PC Games sales. Considering that the demography of PC Gamers is low here in the country compared to the console gamers. Of course, nowadays you got other places to get PC Games such as Emax and Carrefour. But they are always extremely late in getting new titles and their prices are questionable.

Unlike Al-Emad who, as of writing this article, already have a copy of Devil May Cry 4 for the PC which was only released a few days ago. That is considered an achievement within Oman. I still remember the day they had Warcraft 3 on the same world wide release day. Their prices are also very quite reasonable too that makes you think how the hell do they do it.

If you are new in Oman or never thought of such a place existed, then you can check it out by going to Jawharat Al-Shati in Shatti Al Qurum (Next to DQ restaurant). This is in Muscat the capital of Oman. You can even call them on +968 24695964.

I will keep you updated of any new stores that retail PC Games in a serious manner (No thanks to Carrefour or Emax). As for the question of why I am not covering consoles and handheld stores is simple, they are everywhere thanks to piracy, partially. Though everyday that is becoming less and less due to the ministry trying to fight it in addition to the counter measures that developers use to stop it. Maybe that will increase the sales of PC games in the country and eventually someone will think of opening another PC Games Store.