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Video games in New Zealand

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The New Zealand Game Developers Conference is held annually. The New Zealand Games Festival is held in Wellington around Easter each year and includes several events including the Play By Play conference and The Pavs, the New Zealand Games Awards. There are many regular Meetups in cities nationwide.
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As of 31 March 2020, the New Zealand video game development industry employed 747 full-time game developers and New Zealand studios earned $ 323.9 million in revenue, of which 96% came from international audiences. In addition, New Zealand consumers spent $ 501.4m on video games in 2019. Despite the
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In New Zealand, 67% of the population plays video games, 46% of video game players are female and the average age of a video game player is 34. New Zealanders spend an average of 88 minutes a day playing video games.
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New Zealand was an early adopter of the video game phenomenon, despite its remoteness. Many Atari 2600 titles were assembled under licence by Monaco Distributors in Auckland. New Zealand developed its own
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Acid Software (Founded 1990. Defunct 2001. Dev. Former publisher & distributor. Subsidiary of NZ software firm, Armstrong Communications Limited.)
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Vision Software, Inc. (Founded 1988. Inactive after 1997. Ex-Art Computer Software in 1989-1991. Publisher, dev & former porting.)
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Monaco Corporation (NZ distributor of electronics & video games from big brands. Founded 1978. Ceased games operations in 2011.)
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difference in population size, New Zealand game development is comparable to Australia's, in terms of revenue and employment.
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Although a minor player in the global video gaming industry, New Zealand has had success with homegrown game developers.
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Poseidon Software (Publisher & dev of software & video games. Founded 1984? Inactive after 1988?)
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from 15 December 2012 through to 28 April 2013. The Arcade:Homegrown Video Games exhibition was held at
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The rise of digital platforms has seen independent studios publish video games worldwide, including
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Mad Carnival Games (Founded by co-founder of Method Studios & M-Theory. Family friendly games.)
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The development of games in New Zealand was continued in the 1980s and 90s. Notable games include
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InGame (Interactive training, edutainment, VR sims, film & TV transmedia, gamification)
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RUSH Digital Interactive (Interactive experiences, imagery, AI, UI design, apps. No games.)
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Fiveight Distribution Ltd (NZ distributor for big brands of video games & accessories)
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Many Worlds Limited (AR/VR, MR, app, web & games development. Also co-devs.)
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CerebralFix Limited (Mobile, online & VR/AR games; apps; art co-production)
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and released in 2013, enjoying international success. The video game series
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More than a Craze: Photographs of New Zealand's early digital games scene
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Method Studios (Interactive entertainment, AR/VR, motion control games)
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became the first video game officially banned in New Zealand. In 2004,
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was formed in 2001 to support the development of games in New Zealand.
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and its demo were banned on the basis of gross and abhorrent content.
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Mainframe Games (Not the same as Nordic dev 'Mainframe Industries')
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M-Theory (AR/VR, games, apps. Setup by founders of Method Studios.)
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RageQuit Studios (Not the same as Polish developer Rage Quit Games)
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in 1995 and was developed by Auckland-based company Acid Software.
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and Screenshock Games, each consisting of developers trained at
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Starcolt Studios Ltd (Founded 2018. Probably defunct in 2022.)
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Mighty Eyes (Merger of M-Theory & Oddboy. AR/VR games.)
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from 10 Nov 2012 – 24 Feb 2013 and then toured nationally.
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Industry bodies for video games in New Zealand include the
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RiffRaff Games (Prior name 'Studio Mayday' 2019 till 2022)
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New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) news page
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StaplesVR (AR/VR experiences, training & games; apps)
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Index

New Zealand Game Developers Association
Interactive Games and Entertainment Association

Pong
Laser Hawk
Atari 8-bit computers
Andrew Bradfield
Super Skidmarks
Amiga
Sidhe
sports games
Rugby League
Mini Metro
Path of Exile
Grinding Gear Games
Bloons
Ninja Kiwi
New Zealand Game Developers Association
Game Masters
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Dowse Art Museum
Rainbite
Media Design School
Auckland
Manhunt
Postal 2
Category:Video game companies of New Zealand
Category:Video gaming in New Zealand
New Zealand Game Developers Association
Metia Interactive

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