Metia Interactive

Metia Interactive is a game development studio based in Auckland, New Zealand. The studio is associated with the New Zealand Game Developers Association and has worked across game development, game art production, and interactive media. Its documented production capabilities include the design and creation of three-dimensional game assets, particularly modelling and texturing, together with pre-rendered and real-time animation. The studio has also developed games for multiple platforms. It was a licensed developer for Sony's PlayStation Portable, and its PSP project Cube: 3D Puzzle Mayhem received the runner-up award for Best Unsigned Game (Professional) at the 2005 Australian Game Developers Conference. Cube was associated with publisher D3 Publisher and featured sound and music by New Zealand electronica group Pitch Black. Metia's listed portfolio also includes SPARX for PC and the mobile titles Count My Cube, Takaro, and Waehere for iOS and Android. These projects indicate a business scope extending beyond conventional console development into PC, mobile, educational, and culturally oriented interactive experiences, although the available reference material does not provide detailed information about their commercial performance, release dates, or continuing availability. The studio also entered a joint venture with Film Factory New Zealand to work on Guardian Maia. The project was described as encompassing both a game and a feature film in development, placing Metia's work within a broader cross-media production model. Publicly available reference material does not establish the venture's later outcome, the company's current ownership, or whether Metia remains active. Its documented identity is therefore best characterized as a New Zealand game-development and digital-content studio with expertise in art production, animation, platform development, and multimedia collaboration.

Metia Interactive is documented as an Auckland-based game development studio operating in New Zealand's interactive-media sector. Public reference material does not identify its founding year, founder, ownership structure, or corporate history. The studio is associated with the New Zealand Game Developers Association, indicating participation in the country's professional game-development community. Its capabilities have included the creation of game art assets, with particular emphasis on modelling and texturing. Metia has also worked on both pre-rendered and real-time animation, suggesting a production role that could support complete game projects as well as specialist art and technical-content assignments. The available description does not specify the size of its team or the extent to which these services were offered to external clients. A notable platform milestone was Metia's status as a licensed developer for Sony's PlayStation Portable. Its PSP project, Cube: 3D Puzzle Mayhem, received runner-up recognition in the Best Unsigned Game (Professional) category at the 2005 Australian Game Developers Conference. The game was associated with D3 Publisher and included sound and music from New Zealand electronica band Pitch Black. This recognition provides the clearest dated public milestone in the studio's documented history. Metia's recorded game portfolio also covers PC and mobile development. SPARX was developed for PC, while Count My Cube, Takaro, and Waehere were listed for iOS and Android. The source material gives no release years, sales information, distribution details, or current availability for these titles, so their commercial and operational significance cannot be assessed reliably. The studio further pursued a cross-media project through a joint venture with Film Factory New Zealand. Known as Guardian Maia, the project was intended to include a game as well as a feature film in development. This collaboration suggests an interest in extending interactive properties into film, although available information does not record the project's completion, release, financing, or subsequent corporate status. No reliable reference information supplied for this dossier establishes Metia Interactive's present operating status, current leadership, headquarters beyond Auckland, website, parent company, or ownership. Accordingly, the studio's documented history remains centered on its New Zealand base, specialist game-art and animation work, platform development, the award-recognized Cube project, its PC and mobile titles, and the Guardian Maia cross-media venture.

• 2005

  Cube receives Australian Game Developers Conference recognition

  [1]Metia Interactiveen.wikipedia.org

  Metia Interactive's PlayStation Portable game Cube: 3D Puzzle Mayhem was awarded runner-up for Best Unsigned Game (Professional) at the Australian Game Developers Conference.

A New Zealand game-development studio combining game art production and animation capabilities with development for console, PC, and mobile platforms.

• PlayStation Portable game

  Cube: 3D Puzzle Mayhem

  A three-dimensional puzzle game developed for Sony's PlayStation Portable. The title was associated with D3 Publisher and received runner-up recognition in the Best Unsigned Game (Professional) category at the 2005 Australian Game Developers Conference. Its sound and music were created by New Zealand electronica band Pitch Black.

• PC game

  SPARX

  A PC game listed among Metia Interactive's developed titles. The available reference material does not provide a detailed synopsis, release date, publisher, or current availability.

• Mobile game

  Count My Cube

  A mobile title listed for iOS and Android. Public reference material supplied for this dossier does not describe its gameplay, release timing, publisher, or continuing availability.

• Mobile game

  Takaro

  A mobile game developed for iOS and Android. The available source does not provide further information about its design, distribution, release date, or current status.

• Mobile game

  Waehere

  A mobile title listed for iOS and Android in Metia Interactive's development portfolio. No additional product or commercial details are established by the supplied reference material.

• Cross-media game and film project

  Guardian Maia

  A cross-media project developed through a joint venture between Metia Interactive and Film Factory New Zealand. The concept was described as including a game and a feature film in development; the available material does not confirm completion or release.

• Joint venture for Guardian MaiaOther

  Background

  Metia Interactive pursued a cross-media property intended to span interactive entertainment and film.

  Action taken

  The studio entered a joint venture with Film Factory New Zealand to work on Guardian Maia, comprising a game and a feature film in development.

  Aftermath

  The supplied reference material does not establish whether either project was completed, released, or continued.

  Source

1. 1Metia Interactiveen.wikipedia.org