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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 17, 20221 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...
Aug 10, 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....
Jul 14, 20222 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
Mar 21, 20223 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...
Dec 10, 20213 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...
Sep 15, 20212 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 17, 20213 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...
May 12, 20211 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...
Feb 11, 20213 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...
Nov 23, 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...
Sep 17, 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...
Jul 14, 20202 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...
Jun 23, 20203 min read


Dunedin to once again host global game development experts
The Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) will welcome game development industry experts to Dunedin next week as part of CODE’s drive to...
Jan 24, 20202 min read
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