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Dec 8, 20222 min read
CODE ends successful year on a high
The government-backed New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) is ending the year on a high note by funding five new Dunedin game...
Nov 28, 20222 min read
Funding boost to support NZ’s game development industry
New Zealand’s game developers will receive an immediate funding boost to help support the growth of local studios beyond the current...
Nov 3, 20221 min read
CODE Launches Travel Grants for International Engagement
After the success of our campaign for Melbourne International Games Week and PAX Australia, we are capitalising on that success by...
Sep 28, 20222 min read
CODE Takes On Melbourne International Games Week With 40-strong Cohort
Dunedin’s burgeoning game development sector is about to put New Zealand on the map at the biggest games convention in the Southern...
Sep 13, 20224 min read
Studio Profile: Atawhai Interactive
An interview with Mickey Treadwell and Lisa Blakie at Atawhai Interactive.
Sep 2, 20221 min read
CODE NZ goes to Melbourne International Games Week and PAX AUS
After a false start during the pandemic and the borders reopening, we are making our dream come true! Overall, our cohort has around...
Aug 25, 20221 min read
Studio Profile: Hyporeal
An interview with Josiah Hunt, founder and director of Hyporeal. So what was the original inspiration for Blackheart? Blackheart is...
Aug 17, 20221 min read
Studio Profile: Deep Field Games
An interview with Henry Feltham, production director and narrative designer at Deep Field Games. So what was the original inspiration for...
Aug 10, 20222 min read
Studio Profile: Balancing Monkey Games
Before We Leave launched in May 2020. How has life changed for the Balancing Monkey Games (BMG) team? How has life changed since the...
Jul 14, 20222 min read
CODE marks limited company status with grants to Dunedin video game developers
The government-backed New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) today celebrates becoming an incorporated company, CODE Limited....
Mar 21, 20223 min read
CODE funding attracts ‘Mad Carnival Entertainment’ - a new Dunedin satellite studio with big project
CODE funding attracts ‘Mad Carnival Entertainment’ - a new Dunedin satellite studio with big project
Dec 10, 20213 min read
$1.19m boost for the Dunedin game development sector
Nine Dunedin studios receive CODE funding; new courses and partnerships announced by Otago Polytechnic Dunedin’s game development...
Sep 15, 20212 min read
Five new Dunedin game development studios receive CODE funding
The New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) based in Dunedin, today announced five successful grant recipients as part of its...
May 17, 20213 min read
Kiwi Paralympian Holly Robinson to feature in world-first Paralympics game
Major milestone in partnership between NZ’s Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) and JP GAMES Dunedin-based Kiwi Paralympian Holly...
May 12, 20211 min read
Funding Programme Announcement: Service Start
In the organisation’s continued measures to grow and support the video game industry in Ōtepoti Dunedin, CODE is pleased to announce that...
Feb 11, 20213 min read
New players enter the Dunedin game development industry
Dunedin’s game development industry has had a strong start to 2021, with seven new and emerging local studios revealing an exciting mix...
Nov 23, 20202 min read
First CODE grants awarded to burgeoning Dunedin game developers
Nearly $450,000 has been allocated to seven established and start up digital game developers from Dunedin as part of the Centre of...
Sep 17, 20202 min read
CODE partners to bring world-class game development training to Dunedin
The partnership is the latest milestone for CODE, a Dunedin-based national hub that is working towards the development of a $1 billion...
Jul 14, 20202 min read
CODE appoints Establishment Director
The Dunedin-based New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) has appointed locally-based industry leader, Tim Ponting, as its...
Jun 23, 20203 min read
Funding opportunities for local game developers announced
Dunedin’s Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) has announced a new funding programme for Dunedin’s game development community, which is...
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