Runway s technical director Beric Holt says the growth experienced is no surprise. We ve been seeing this sort of growth for years now, and we know it s such a big growing market in New Zealand and in the world in general.
One of the country s newest studios launched city-building game Before We Leave in May.
It s already sold more than 50,000 copies and Balancing Monkey Games Managing Director Anna Barham believes the local sector has huge potential. There s so many people out there who ve got amazing talents and skills. And it s just a matter of nurturing those and investing in the industry.
Friday, 11 December 2020, 1:56 pm
New Zealand’s video game developers have proven
themselves resilient through Covid-19. Our interactive media
sector earned $323.9 million in the year to 1 April 2020, an
increase of $121 million in one year alone.
The
industry benefited both from being able to continue
production during lockdowns as well as soaring demand as
people around the world stayed home and played digital and
online games. 96% of local creators’ income came from
overseas audiences.
The figures come from the annual
New Zealand Game Developers Industry Survey of 42
interactive, gaming, virtual reality, augmented reality and
education tech companies.
“Games and interactive
media have given so many people the opportunity to come
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