Metia Interactive

Metia Interactive

Type	Privately Owned
Industry	Computer and video game industry Entertainment industry
Founded	2003[1]
Headquarters	Auckland, New Zealand
Key people	Maru Nihoniho
Website	www.metia.co.nz

Metia Interactive is a game development studio based in Auckland, New Zealand. They are a member of the NZGDA. Metia Interactive specialises in designing and creating game art assets, including modelling and texturing, as well as pre-rendered and realtime animations.

Metia is a licensed developer for the Sony PlayStation Portable. Their PlayStation Portable title, Cube, was awarded Runner Up for Best Unsigned Game (Professional) at the Australian Game Developers Conference, 2005^[2]. Cube is being published by D3 Publisher^[3]. The game features sound and music by New Zealand electronica band, Pitch Black^[4].

Metia also had other titles in development, the mobile phone game Takaro, which was a futuristic action game. As well as The Guardian, a sci-fi adventure game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox360, which has the possibility to be the first Maori themed game for the video game console market, featuring a female Maori lead^[5].

Metia also has a joint venture with Film Factory New Zealand to work on The Guardian, which additional to the game, has a feature film in development^[6].

Games Developed by Metia Interactive

• Cube: 3D Puzzle Mayhem PSP http://www.thecubegame.com/
• The Guardian PS2

References

1. ^ Obscure.co.nz | The New Cool Exhibition
2. ^ The Australian Game Developers Conference
3. ^ IGN: Cube Preview
4. ^ Pitch Black Turn 10. Free MP3 Download | Amplifier NZ Music
5. ^ Sidhe on form with Melbourne Cup game
6. ^ Lord of the Rings, New Zealand Film Incentives, New Zealand Film Grants