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Unity acquires Weta Digital, its tools and 275 staff for $1.6 billion News Nov 9th, 2021

Unity acquires Weta Digital, its tools and 275 staff for $1.6 billion

A cash plus stock deal

Niantic restores 80m interaction radius in Pokémon Go News Aug 26th, 2021

Niantic restores 80m interaction radius in Pokémon Go

The increase was initially implemented to encourage social distancing

Roblox community is recreating mass shootings News Aug 19th, 2021

Roblox community is recreating mass shootings

"We do not tolerate racism, discriminatory speech, or content related to tragic events"

Update: Halfbrick Studios soft-launches Jetpack Joyride 2: Bullet Rush News May 26th, 2021

Update: Halfbrick Studios soft-launches Jetpack Joyride 2: Bullet Rush

Available in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Spain

Why Ninja Kiwi co-founders Chris and Stephen Harris felt now was the right time to sell Interview May 6th, 2021

Why Ninja Kiwi co-founders Chris and Stephen Harris felt now was the right time to sell

"They understood our vision for the company"

Indie Mavens: Is there an overall benefit to going completely remote work or does a company still need an office? Mobile Mavens Oct 28th, 2020

Indie Mavens: Is there an overall benefit to going completely remote work or does a company still need an office?

"Life is short, and the distractions are piling up. At what point do you need to majorly change your lifestyle to fit with an internet-enabled world?"

CD Projekt-owned studio Spokko soft-launches The Witcher: Monster Slayer News Sep 2nd, 2020

CD Projekt-owned studio Spokko soft-launches The Witcher: Monster Slayer

Available on the App Store in New Zealand

Indie Spotlight: Flightless' John O'Reilly and Greg Harding on building Doomsday Vault from the "ground up" for Apple Arcade Interview Jul 15th, 2020

Indie Spotlight: Flightless' John O'Reilly and Greg Harding on building Doomsday Vault from the "ground up" for Apple Arcade

"Getting to where we are now has been a long path with many ups and downs"

Making Of: Agent Intercept's race to Apple Arcade Interview Jul 9th, 2020

Making Of: Agent Intercept's race to Apple Arcade

"We expect we will always hold a focus on mobile"

Niantic soft launches next AR title Catan: World Explorers News Jul 7th, 2020

Niantic soft launches next AR title Catan: World Explorers

Available to download in New Zealand on Android

The New Zealand Games Festival is postponed till 2021 News Mar 18th, 2020

The New Zealand Games Festival is postponed till 2021

Due to the coronavirus

New Zealand's games industry doubles in revenue over two years News Feb 7th, 2020

New Zealand's games industry doubles in revenue over two years

63 per cent of titles created are mobile apps

Developing an AR game after the success of Pokémon GO: The making of Bird BnB Interview Feb 6th, 2020

Developing an AR game after the success of Pokémon GO: The making of Bird BnB

"The core gameplay is rooted in strong appointment and collection mechanics"

Indie Spotlight: How Apple Arcade kept Dinosaur Polo Club from switching to console Interview Feb 5th, 2020

Indie Spotlight: How Apple Arcade kept Dinosaur Polo Club from switching to console

Co-founder Robert Curry talks Mini Motorways

New Zealand game industry gets $6m cash injection from government News Oct 31st, 2019

New Zealand game industry gets $6m cash injection from government

Dunedin is the country's new Centre for Digital Excellence

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