Eight recipients of the CODE Travel Grant are heading to the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, USA, to present at Representing Games 2025, a premier MeetToMatch event.
Pictured: Shelflife: Art School Detective - Fnife Games
Representing Games event actively links game companies with influential industry figures, enhancing the creative potential of developers in the video games sector by closing the gaps between them and buyers.
"Pitching at an event like GDC in San Francisco differs greatly due to the sheer number of potential publishing partners or investors available to approach," says Vee Pendergrast, CODE's Industry Development Manager.
"We have a number of NZ developers currently on a launch path with their games, so securing publishers, platform deals, and industry partners is exactly what they seek."
Pictured: How Was Your Day - Mad Carnival
CODE has selected eight New Zealand-made games that have the potential for market fit and are ready to pitch. Each team will have ten minutes to present a pitch deck and a playable build featuring early gameplay footage.
The pitching session has already attracted more than 50 unique companies and over 70 attendees.
Pictured L-R: KUU - Interactive Tragedy Ltd; Tryhard - Grapefruit Games Ltd.; Apothecurse - Lesser Key Studios.
Here's what we're bringing to GDC Representing Games 2025:
Apothecurse - Lesser Key Studios
How Was Your Day? - Mad Carnival
KUU - Interactive Tragedy, Limited
Match & Mastery - FourFox Interactive
Shape Sender Deluxe - Dead Teapot
Shelflife: Art School Detective - Fnife Games
Teeto - Eat Pant Games
Tryhard - Grapefruit Games Ltd.
There are a further two teams - Epic Gold Partner, Prismatic Studios and prestigious game audio producer, Soundcreature Interactive (Dread Hunger) - also attending GDC 2025 that have been assisted by CODE's fifth national Travel Grant round awarded in late 2024. Both teams seek to connect with clients to provide creative, technical and audio content for game developers worldwide.
Pictured L-R: Teeto - Eat Pant Games; Shape Sender Deluxe - Dead Teapot; Match & Mastery - FourFox Interactive.
GDC, held at San Francisco’s Moscone Convention Center from March 17-21, brings together thousands of professionals from the gaming world. For more information about GDC, visit: https://gdconf.com
CODE's campaign to GDC, San Francisco is further supported by our colleagues at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) | Te Taurapa Tūhono North American team.
Expressions of Interest for Round 6 Travel Grant funding will be re-opened in April 2025 for Gamescom-focused travel grants. Check our Funding page for more information.
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