21 studios from across Aotearoa New Zealand received prototype and production funding in the 2026 NZ CODE national funding round. The Florist by Unclear Games (Wellington) A total of $885,654 was awarded to 15 studios within the KickStart grant funding category for the creation of innovative, commercially viable game prototypes. A further $1.5 million was allocated to six studios in the StartUp funding category to support production work for titles already in development. CO

In collaboration with our partners at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) and Representing Games, CODE assisted fifteen teams in attending Gamescom, the largest event in the gaming industry in the world.

NZ CODE has brought together 10 of Aotearoa New Zealand's latest indie games to showcase at 2026 BitSummit PUNCH!, Japan's industry leading indie game development festival in Kyoto from 22 - 24 May 2026.

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).

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

Dunedin-based Mune Studio, announces they will be shipping with support from Microsoft, launching on ID@Xbox this year.

Eight CODE Travel Grant recipients head to GDC in San Francisco, USA, to present at Representing Games 2025.

Chromacon, in partnership with CODE, PikPok and Dinosaur Polo Club, showcased eight NZ games at WePlay Expo 2024 in Shanghai, China.

CODE's booth at PAX AUS 2024 will support 18 studios to exhibit their games, from all corners of the country.

CODE sponsored nine studios to attend Gamescom in August 2024, the biggest gaming conference globally.

NZ CODE supported studios - Astronaut Diaries, Metia Interactive, and Mune Studio - secure pods on Ukiyo Studios’ booth at BitSummit 2024

Despite difficult times in the video game development industry internationally, Ōtepoti Dunedin and Aotearoa New Zealand continue to...

New Zealand’s Dunedin-headquartered Centre of Digital Excellence supports 14 studios with prototype and production funding. The New...

Seven CODE Travel Grant recipients are travelling to Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, USA to pitch at Representing...

With the support of our partners at NZTE (New Zealand Trade & Enterprise) and NZFC (New Zealand Film Commission), NZ CODE headed up a...

CODE has brought together 20 of Aotearoa New Zealand's latest and greatest indie games, many being unveiled publicly for the first time...

The New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence (NZ CODE) announced two successful grant recipients as part of its sixth round of funding in...

Late last month, CODE Travel Grant recipients made the journey to Game Developers Conference, the event that really coined that term, in...

An interview with Mickey Treadwell and Lisa Blakie at Atawhai Interactive.

An interview with Josiah Hunt, founder and director of Hyporeal. So what was the original inspiration for Blackheart? Blackheart is...