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Chromacon & CODE to host NZ Games Pavilion at WePlay 2025
For the second year running, Chromacon in partnership with NZ CODE and Disc 2 Games, will host the New Zealand Games pavilion at WePlay expo 2025 in Shanghai, China (Nov 22-23).
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CODE’s Campaign to MIGW: “Incredibly valuable experience”
With the support of our partners at New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE), NZ CODE headed up a large contingent of Kiwis who made it across the Tasman for our fourth Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW) campaign. Pictured: CODE and NZTE cohort take on Melbourne International Games Week 2025. Overall, the combined CODE and NZTE cohort made up around 50 members to MIGW, including marquee events such as Game Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) and PAX Australia, the largest digital
Oct 314 min read


CODE opens Travel Grant Expressions of Interest
Expressions of Interest for CODE Round 7 Travel Grants open on Friday 24 October 2025.
Oct 222 min read


$960,000 boost for game developers in CODE’s third national funding round
$960,000 boost for game developers in CODE’s third national funding round
Oct 64 min read


18 of NZ's Best New Indie Games Coming to PAX AUS
For the fourth year running, CODE brings together some of Aotearoa New Zealand's latest indie games to showcase at PAX Australia 2025....
Oct 32 min read


CODE announces first Service Start Grant supporting service businesses in game development
CODE is pleased to announce Niberspace Ltd. is the first team to be awarded the Service Start Grant, a specialist, on demand grant around supporting service businesses in the game development sector, ideally developing original IP in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Sep 183 min read


14 Teams, 3 Days and the Biggest Games Industry Event on Earth!
With partnership from our friends both at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) and Representing Games, CODE supported fourteen teams to Gamescom, the biggest games industry event... in the world.
Sep 43 min read


Dunedin game developers awarded $380k in CODE funding
The New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence (NZ CODE) announced four successful grant recipients as part of its tenth round of game...
Jun 193 min read


CODE journeys to GDC
Ten NZ studios traveled to GDC in San Francisco, USA in March, supported by CODE's fifth national Travel Grant round.
Apr 173 min read
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