Edwin Mek Kapesa

Founder & CEO ChromaPixelGames
-Lets optimize for player experience rather than what we think will make more money.
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[Edwin Mek Kapesa @twice_dev]

UPDATE!!!!
Africa's Biggest and Best Cloud based RPG game IMPANGA which is still under development by Chroma Pixel Games as successfully managed to improve and develop new AI behaviors for the animal NPC. We excited to soon share the narrative trailer. #AI #RPG @AfricaGamesWeek

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[PizzaDAO 🍕🏴‍☠️ @Pizza_DAO]

@twice_dev @Basedzambia @ensdomains @WrldPizzaChamps Let's go 🍕🥳

[Edwin Mek Kapesa @twice_dev]

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I'm going to the Global Pizza Party in Lusaka!
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@Pizza_DAO @basedzambia @ensdomains @wrldpizzachamps

[Edwin Mek Kapesa @twice_dev]

I’m heading to the Games for Change Games & SDG Summit in Nairobi 🇰🇪 next week. From BIOFIN conversations to SDGs in games, my focus remains clear, building strong monetization systems for Africa’s gaming ecosystem. Africa has the talent. Now we build the systems. #gaming @G4C

[Edwin Mek Kapesa @twice_dev]

I’m heading to the Games for Change Games & SDG Summit in Nairobi 🇰🇪 next week. From BIOFIN conversations to SDGs in games, my focus remains clear, building strong monetization systems for Africa’s gaming ecosystem. Africa has the talent. Now we build the systems. #gaming @G4C

[peggy anne salz @peggyanne]

One bad ad wiped out 20,000 daily active users in hours. Not because the product failed. Because the ad experience did.

In this episode, I sit down with Ezgi Dogan, a well-known monetization consultant and former engineer who works with gaming and non-gaming publishers. She sees patterns most studios never see — from deceptive-by-design creatives to algorithm changes that quietly double ad duration overnight.

And the reality is uncomfortable: publishers often think they understand their ad quality problem. The data usually says it’s worse.

This conversation is part of PlayerFirst Perspectives, a podcast series on #MobileGroove powered by @appharbr . It’s a series about fixing ad quality and building smarter ad policies so users stay in your app or game — and you can enforce what you believe is right for your players.

🎧 Listen in on

🔵 YouTube: https://t.co/MydxtD10L3

🟢 Spotify: https://t.co/z9ovlWp5Xf

🟡 Apple: https://t.co/my3PJrQU2C

👉 Join the conversation
Be part of the Player First Collective on Slack, where marketers, monetization leads and product teams share real examples, data and solutions around ad quality:

https://t.co/fwfO7WkuEn

[Edwin Mek Kapesa @twice_dev]

@Lukayooma @base @walima_1 @deriq_eth @jessepollak @Lady_Light_Lsk @Basedzambia @gwess @BasedSouthernAF 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🟦

[Sohom Mukherjee @thesohom2]

@twice_dev @carry1st @techtrends_zm @peggyanne loved reading this. great points on building real industry structures in african gaming.

[Edwin Mek Kapesa @twice_dev]

@SamSteffanina @RemixGG_ @SamSteffanina I have consistently requested to find out how Remix and how players or developers benefit I want to see how can grow this together in Africa video game industry hit my dm

[Edwin Mek Kapesa @twice_dev]

Great conversation with Guillaume Noé, VP of Growth at @carry1st one of the sharpest growth minds in African gaming.

We’re aligned on one thing: scaling games & esports in Africa as a real industry with infrastructure, talent pipelines, and measurable outcomes.

Africa was never “left behind.”
The audience has always been here.
What’s changing now is the structure.

Respect to Guillaume for blending creativity + analytics to build high-performing growth teams across gaming & payments.

Big thanks to Sam Pottinger for making this happen.

Momentum is real from AFCON-week esports activations to pan-African tournaments. The market is maturing.

At Chroma Pixel Games, through Esports Africa @EsportsANewsKY , we’re pushing further: helping African players & devs build brands and scalable careers.

Africa isn’t up next.
Africa is building now.

#AfricanGaming #EsportsAfrica #Carry1st #ChromaPixelGames #CapeTown #GamingIndustry #GrowthMindset

[Edwin Mek Kapesa @twice_dev]

@deriq_eth @BasedKago @deriq_eth 🟦⬜️🟦

[Edwin Mek Kapesa @twice_dev]

Great conversation with Guillaume Noé, VP of Growth at @carry1st one of the sharpest growth minds in African gaming.

We’re aligned on one thing: scaling games & esports in Africa as a real industry with infrastructure, talent pipelines, and measurable outcomes.

Africa was never “left behind.”
The audience has always been here.
What’s changing now is the structure.

Respect to Guillaume for blending creativity + analytics to build high-performing growth teams across gaming & payments.

Big thanks to Sam Pottinger for making this happen.

Momentum is real from AFCON-week esports activations to pan-African tournaments. The market is maturing.

At Chroma Pixel Games, through Esports Africa @EsportsANewsKY , we’re pushing further: helping African players & devs build brands and scalable careers.

Africa isn’t up next.
Africa is building now.

#AfricanGaming #EsportsAfrica #Carry1st #ChromaPixelGames #CapeTown #GamingIndustry #GrowthMindset

[Edwin Mek Kapesa @twice_dev]

It's not even enough to start a project, even if you've got the best partner in the world.
You'll still have to learn constantly.
Experiment, fail, iterate, improve.
Many inexperienced studios think landing the right deal is all it takes for their game to catch fire. But real partnerships require 50/50 commitment. No matter how strong your partner is, if you don't bring equal energy to the table, it won't work.
Now is the time to invest in partnerships that will make you unbeatable in the long run.
Don't chase "the best" partner in general, chase the best partner for you.
@techtrends_zm
@africacomicade
@Xsolla
@IGDA #base #gaming #crypto #games #gaming #videogames

[peggy anne salz @peggyanne]

💰 If you are still treating your paywall like a static screen, you are leaving serious money on the table.

That was one of the clearest takeaways from my conversation with Lanre Akinyemi, VP Growth at @Superwall . He does not talk about monetization as a moment. He talks about monetization as a system you actively design, test and refine.

This interview makes three things unmistakably clear:

◉ You need to treat your paywall like a landing page, not a one-off screen

◉ You drive conversion through timing, context and personalization, not clever pricing alone

◉ You win by compounding small changes, not waiting for one big breakthrough

There is a short moment in the clip that hints at just how much leverage sits inside the paywall once you stop treating it as an afterthought.

If you own monetization, subscriptions or revenue growth, this conversation is not optional.

🎧The full interview is live on @apppromotion of Apps https://t.co/2PZh6d5Fch

[Edwin Mek Kapesa @twice_dev]

@RemixGG_ @RemixGG_ got a quick question can developers now upload there games on your platform or it’s just your own games on the platform? If dev can upload games let’s create a program so I can help on board developers

[Edwin Mek Kapesa @twice_dev]

@MawanoKambeu 👏🏾👏🏾

[Edwin Mek Kapesa @twice_dev]

@ishowspeedsiu0 @ishowspeedsui Can’t wait to see what will explore together right here in Zambia 🇿🇲

[Edwin Mek Kapesa @twice_dev]

It's not even enough to start a project, even if you've got the best partner in the world.
You'll still have to learn constantly.
Experiment, fail, iterate, improve.
Many inexperienced studios think landing the right deal is all it takes for their game to catch fire. But real partnerships require 50/50 commitment. No matter how strong your partner is, if you don't bring equal energy to the table, it won't work.
Now is the time to invest in partnerships that will make you unbeatable in the long run.
Don't chase "the best" partner in general, chase the best partner for you.
@techtrends_zm
@africacomicade
@Xsolla
@IGDA #base #gaming #crypto #games #gaming #videogames

[Edwin Mek Kapesa @twice_dev]

Honored to be a Year One founding member of Base Southern Africa. We showed up before the proof now we build.
2026 goal: I want every game developer on the continent earning big and shipping global hits.

What I’m building toward (@base x Xsolla):

frictionless payments + better conversion

digital assets that players truly own (passes, skins, collectibles)

creator-led monetization + sustainable economies (marketplaces, drops)

working alongside @Xsolla Web Shop (@XsollaMall ). to help studios own their sals channel and grow revenue

real support for African studios (distribution, tooling, community)
@BasedSouthernAF @techtrends_zm @forbesafrica @peggyanne @buildbox
#base #GamingCommunity @ton_blockchain @IGDA #CoDmobile履歴書

[Mulenga Kapwepwe @Mulengakapwepwe]

In his 20s, Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe worked as a truck driver during the construction of the Isoka-Chinali Road. In a kind of full-circle of events, the toll gate on the Isoka-Chinsali Road has been named after him.