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as New Zealand games industry revenue surges past $270 million in 2023 News Dec 20th, 2023

New Zealand games industry revenue surges past $270 million in 2023

The NZGDA report finds that PC is the dominant platform for developers followed by mobile, VR, and consoles

Supercell launches new title Flood Rush into beta News May 30th, 2023

Supercell launches new title Flood Rush into beta

The game surprise-launched at the end of May

Grimguard Tactics wins New Zealand Game Award for Excellence in Audio News Jul 18th, 2022

Grimguard Tactics wins New Zealand Game Award for Excellence in Audio

The latest mobile game to be honoured at the ceremony

Niantic acquires New Zealand-based AR studio NZXR News Apr 6th, 2022

Niantic acquires New Zealand-based AR studio NZXR

Will become "integral part" of design and development teams for location-based AR titles

Tencent provides "significant" investment to RiffRaff Games News Mar 17th, 2022

Tencent provides "significant" investment to RiffRaff Games

Joshua Boggs rebrands MayDay, hires Guy 'Yug' Blomberg as studio director

as iCandy acquires Lemon Sky Studios for $32.4 million, raises $29.1 million News Nov 19th, 2021

iCandy acquires Lemon Sky Studios for $32.4 million, raises $29.1 million

Backed by Animoca Brands

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

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

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

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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