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  • January 20, 2021
  • NZ Games Festival

january update

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  • November 3, 2020
  • NZ Games Festival

Latin American Game Developers Connection opening pathways to collaborate for NZ indies and studios

Courtenay Creative, a partner of NZ Games Festival, are working with the Latin American Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence to encourage creative business connections between New Zealand and Latin America. Like...
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  • October 24, 2020
  • NZ Games Festival

kia ora from the nz games festival 2021 committee

NZGF is proud to announce our new board of directors for 2020, as well as our select committee. Join us as we say goodbye to old friends and hello to fresh faces.
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  • September 3, 2020
  • NZ Games Festival

nz games festival 2021 committee applications open

Kia ora koutou! It’s that time of year again and the team behind NZ Games Festival is ready to grow! NZ Games Festival is a rapidly growing event that’s speedrunning...
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  • November 22, 2019
  • NZ Games Festival

nzgf 2020: farewells and wassups

NZGF is proud to announce our new board of directors for 2020, as well as our select committee. Join us as we say goodbye to old friends and hello to fresh faces.
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  • May 6, 2019
  • NZ Games Festival

thanks for joining us for nz games festival 2019

What a year! 2019 has been a year of huge change for NZ Games Festival, as well as being a testament to the amazing things our community can achieve with...
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  • April 6, 2019
  • NZ Games Festival

learn how to make games these school holidays

Learn to make your very own games these school holidays! Level Up and Capital E are hosting a huge range of game development workshops for anyone aged 10-12+.
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  • March 4, 2019
  • NZ Games Festival

introducing: level up!

nz games festival is proud to announce the launch of our exp-boost brand: level up! 2019 is a pivotal year for NZ Games Festival! On top of our rebrand from...
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  • January 24, 2019
  • NZ Games Festival

submissions from trans and non-binary artists wanted!

Kia ora! Every year at NZ Games Festival, we try our best to ensure our festival events are as diverse as possible. Part of this means providing a platform to...
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  • January 13, 2019
  • NZ Games Festival

volunteer at nz games festival 2019!

Update 10/02/2019: Thank you so much to everyone who applied to volunteer at NZGF 2019! Applications are now closed. We’ll be in touch with our chosen volunteers soon. Kia ora! NZ...
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nzgf events

  • level up exhibition 2021

    Apr 19 - 25, 2021
  • play by play conference

    Apr 23 - 24, 2021
  • joypad: rainbow gamers social

    Apr 19 @ 06:00 PM - 09:30 PM
  • roll initiative

    Apr 20 @ 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • super quiz world

    Apr 22 @ 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM
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