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August 23rd 2011
Posted By: Phil Larsen

Fans around the world will definitely know of the game we have been working on for several months now -- Machine Gun Jetpack! It has received amazing coverage and lots of great buzz, but over time the game evolved so much that it became even bigger! Announcing Jetpack Joyride, the game formerly known as Machine Gun Jetpack, releasing September 1st and absolutely packed with content!

I got together with Luke Muscat, creator of Fruit Ninja and lead designer of Jetpack Joyride to chat about what you can expect with our biggest mobile release of the year. Don’t worry -- you will still be able to fly in the Machine Gun Jetpack in all its glory, but we’ve also added the Bubble, Steam, Laser and even Shark Head Jetpack to take for a ride! There’s no limit to the creativity we can bring to Jetpack Joyride and look forward to hearing just what the community is looking for in our future updates.

You’ll be riding in jetpacks, collecting coins, going for a spin in a huge variety of vehicles and even levelling up by completing in-game missions. On top of that, you can view your progress in The Stash, purchase new upgrades and items and compare scores online with your friends.

Jetpack Joyride is a huge package and one we’re incredibly excited to be releasing. It will be available for 99 cents worldwide as a universal app for both iPhone and iPad. Stay tuned for more information as we lead up to September 1st!


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August 10th 2011
Posted By: Phil Larsen

YOU are the ninja! The worldwide gaming phenomenon Fruit Ninja has now arrived for Kinect and Halfbrick could not be prouder to bring you the first ever Xbox Live Arcade Kinect title! Your arms are now blades, and the epic battle against the world’s most delicious produce is just beginning. Fruit Ninja Kinect is our evolution of the slice-em-up genre, where we worked tirelessly to utilise next-gen power for the juiciest combat ever!

With Classic, Zen and the frenetic Arcade Mode, Fruit Ninja Kinect includes all the action you know and love with precision control -- along with special features exclusive to Kinect. With Party Mode, four players can turn a normal night into a fierce tournament -- and the new Challenge system will reveal the true masters among your friends.

The whole team at Halfbrick is incredibly excited to bring you this next step in the Fruit Ninja franchise, and it is available for download on Xbox Live Arcade right now for 800 Microsoft Points as part of the offical Summer of Arcade promotion!

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July 8th 2011
Posted By: Phil Larsen

Age of Zombies is now available for the Amazon Appstore, and to celebrate it will be free to download for launch day -- July 8th! We’ve created a sweet global trailer to showcase everything AOZ up until now, and we hope you can get involved with the ongoing Barry Steakfries saga!

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June 14th 2011
Posted By: Phil Larsen


Get ready to strap on your ninja gear because Fruit Ninja Kinect is on the way to Xbox Live Arcade! With an announcement and hands-on demonstrations with media last week at E3, Fruit Ninja Kinect is already one of the most anticipated downloadable games of 2011.

FNK brings all of the action that millions of fans worldwide have been playing for over a year and takes it to the next generation using full Kinect support for slicing the world’s most perfectly delicious produce! Classic, Zen and Arcade modes are all available with online leaderboards and challenges, along with two brand new multiplayer modes exclusive to FNK.

Battle Mode pits two players head to head in a juicy melee where they must slice fruit of their own color -- but the white fruit are up for grabs and can be sliced by any player! Team Arcade is cooperative madness, featuring more fruit on-screen than any other Fruit Ninja game before.

FNK is officially part of Xbox Live’s Summer of Arcade promotion, so you can expect to see more news and announcements over the coming weeks leading up to release. Head over to the official page at Xbox.com to see all the media and marketplace content, and check out what some players had to say about their experience with the game at E3:]

NEW YORK TIMES
“I ran into this game by accident, and it provided the most fun I had in three minutes all week.”

DESTRUCTOID
“Fruit Ninja Kinect is surprisingly precise. In fact, it may be the most responsive Kinect game I’ve played to date, mirroring my actions one-to-one at a shocking smooth clip.”

CNN
“Conquering the Apple Store apparently wasn’t enough for these ninjas.”

GamePro
“I haven’t played many Kinect games that I really liked, but Fruit Ninja’s formula works incredibly will when paired up with the device, and plays like a natural party game.”

May 20th 2011
Posted By: Phil Larsen

That’s pretty much all there is to it! We’ve just released a new update to Fruit Ninja HD for iPad (1.2.2) which resolves an annoying crash bug some of our fans were experiencing. However, that issue is no more thanks to the update, and to celebrate we’re putting the game on sale for the weekend! Over 60% off worldwide, you can now pick up FNHD for just US $0.99!

Simple as that guys -- get amongst it, and we promise to have more awesome content updates coming in the very near future!

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April 14th 2011
Posted By: Phil Larsen

It’s round two for Raskulls Reinforcements, with four new characters stepping up to race against the best and four new tracks including the awesome Tempest Tunnels level! This is the final Raskulls DLC and available for download right now on Xbox Live for 160 Microsoft Points. The new additions to the team are:

General Battlebones, proving that seniority means superiority
Robot, who is some twisted scientist’s bizarre creation
Witchdoctor, with more curses that you can shake a voodoo doll at
Scurv, the final and dumbest of all the evil henchmen

Collect the final four characters to complete your full roster and hit the new levels with some serious power! We’re rounding off the huge range of content we’ve been creating for our dedicated fans, and want to thank the communtiy for their awesome support and spreading the word of Raskulls! Keep on racing and BONE ON!

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