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Platform iOS, Android, Win, PSN Publisher Halfbrick Studios Developer Halfbrick Studios Release Date 09/01/2011

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Jetpack Joyride creators have eight new titles in the works for 2013

By Michael McWhertor on Mar 12, 2013 03.12.13

After a relatively quiet year at Halfbrick Studios, developer of wildly popular games Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride, the Brisbane-based game maker says it plans to release as many as eight new titles in 2013. Halfbrick spent last year developing ports of its hit games, bringing Jetpack Joyride to PlayStation Network and Fruit Ninja to Windows 8, and releasing a series of DLC packs. It's also been developing its internal technology to adapt to the ever-changing free-to-play market, says Phil Larsen, the studio's chief marketing officer. The studio has also been developing all-new games, Larsen says. Halfbrick plans to reveal some of those soon, perhaps at this month's Game Developers Conference. "We are in a fortunate position," Larsen said in an interview with Polygon, explaining...

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Fruit Ninja idea came from knife commercial, says Halfbrick CEO

By Samit Sarkar on Feb 13, 2013 02.13.13

The idea for Fruit Ninja, one of Halfbrick Studios' most successful games, came from a commercial about knives, said CEO Shainiel Deo in an interview with the State Library of Queensland. "The sources of inspiration for our games can literally come from anywhere," said Deo, before explaining that in a TV ad for knives, a Halfbrick developer saw someone throw up some fruit and slice it. Deo also discussed the state of the modern gaming industry from the perspective of an independent studio making small games. "The most exciting thing in the games space now is how easy it is for people to get access to really good technology to create the games that they want," he said. "And ... once they've created something, they can distribute it to a huge audience so easily." The CEO of the...

Jetpack Joyride Releases
North America
  • iOS
    • Released 09/01/2011
    • Publisher Halfbrick Studios
    • Developer Halfbrick Studios
  • Android
    • Released 08/19/2012
    • Publisher Halfbrick Studios
    • Developer Halfbrick Studios
  • Windows
    • Released 10/23/2012
    • Publisher Halfbrick Studios
    • Developer Halfbrick Studios
  • PlayStation Network
    • Released 11/20/2012
    • Publisher Big Ant Studios
    • Developer Halfbrick Studios
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