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For those wondering when our awesome game Monster Dash (starring Barry Steakfries of course) was coming to the iPad, that time is now! We have just released an update to the App Store which enables Monster Dash as Universal. What this means is that one purchase enables you to play the game on either iPhone or iPad -- and the iPad version has been specially optimised with enhanced graphics and performance!

Monster Dash has been a huge success since its release in August, selling 400,000 copies worldwide and receiving several free updates. The latest addition includes the new Rocket Launcher weapon and Yeti Heights level, complete with abominable snowmen to blast! The game is still 99 cents, so simply dig out your favorite iDevice and get dashing!

The time has come! Barry Steakfries has launched his way to the App Store once again, this time as a time-travelling badass in Age of Zombies!

Upon arriving at the laboratory of the evil Professor Brains, Barry discovers a plot to destroy mankind by sending zombies throughout time to wreak havoc! As a pro-shooting kind of guy, Barry rises to the challenge and steps through the portal, determined to save the world and make it home in time for dinner.

Players will blast their way through five unique worlds featuring zombie cavemen, mummies, ninjas and the legendary Zombie T-Rex.

Age of Zombies includes the full story mode spanning five worlds with multiple levels, as well as Survival mode with global leaderboards for high score junkies. Everything has also been improved from the original Playstation Minis version, with updated graphics, new menus and the intuitive touch-specific controls and tutorials. This is the definitive Age of Zombies experience, dressed to impress as a Universal app for both iPhone and iPad.

PLAY NOW!

The brand new trailer for the upcoming Age of Zombies on iPhone and iPad! The game is set for release this Thursday, October 28th! Watch this space for the official announcement as soon as the game is live on the App Store.

Welcome back, Barry Steakfries.

After over 100 entries and some pretty bloody zombies facts, we’re proud to be announcing the winners of the contest! The Age of Zombies fans who offered up the juiciest fact ideas will be snagging some sweet gear!

To get started, we’ll go ahead and crown our first place prize winner! Scoring a beer stein, t-shirt, coffee mug and download copy of Age of Zombies, congrats go to madconfusion for his awesome zombie fact!

“You actually don’t have to be faster than zombies to get away. Just faster than the guy behind you.”

Second place goes to Carlos Bautista, combining zombie goodness with a classic convention of comedy:

“They don’t go for blondes because they don’t like I.O.U’s.”

And finally, third place is awarded to Cooper:

“Zombies find pirate jokes unamusing.”

Congratulations to all the winners, you will be contacted via email and prizes shall be coming shortly! A huge thanks to everyone who entered, and don’t forget to keep track of the Halfbrick Blog – we’ll have some exciting new announcements very soon, and the final game will be hitting the App Store before the end of October!

Monster Dash fans -- you are in for a treat! In similar style to our work with ongoing Fruit Ninja updates, we are now kicking the Monster Dash action into a higher gear. This is by far our biggest update ever for Barry Steakfries and his ghastly friends!

NEW LEVEL AND MONSTER -- Yeti Heights, featuring massive abominable snowmen to blast! With falling snow and music taking cues from Jingle Bells, this is one cool addition.

NEW WEAPON -- Rocket Launcher! This bad boy will decimate monsters with a special lock-on feature, also dealing collateral damage to any nearby spikes or hazards. At speed you will be a major force to be reckoned with!

GAME CENTER -- Leaderboards and Achievements are good to go, so get online with your Game Center account and show the world your scores! *** Game Center minimum requirements -- iOS4.1 and iPhone 3GS/iTouch 2G ***

All the action is now ready to enjoy in this free update. Halfbrick is proud to support our games with ongoing content, and Monster Dash is no exception. If you haven’t yet checked out Monster Dash, get amongst it on the App Store!

To celebrate the upcoming release of Age of Zombies on iPhone and iPad, we’re giving away some fantastic prizes! To enter, simply submit a comment to this post with your most bizarre, intriguing or funniest zombie fact! Our crack team of elite judges will pick the three best entries, and creativity is key.

This is the sweet swag up for grabs!

FIRST PLACE PRIZE

• Zombie fact added to the database in Age of Zombies game
• Free download code for Age of Zombies (available to US residents only)
• Age of Zombies beer stein – drink in style with Barry Steakfries, just like the lucky guy above! Barry is back on the iPhone after his first outing in Monster Dash, and he is ready to party!
• Age of Zombies t-shirt of your choosing from Halfbrick Store
• Age of Zombies coffee mug – struggle through your beer stein hangover with delicious coffee!

SECOND PLACE PRIZE

• Zombie fact added to database in Age of Zombies
• Age of Zombies beer stein
• Age of Zombies t-shirt of choice

THIRD PLACE PRIZE

• Zombie fact added to database in Age of Zombies
• Age of Zombies t-shirt of choice

ENTRY DETAILS

Submit your name, email and zombie fact to the comments for this post and you are done! Our judges will monitor the progress of the thread, and after the competition closes at 11:59pm PST on Tuesday, October 12th 2010, three of the best zombie facts will be chosen! Winners will be notified by email, and are required to supply name and mailing address in order to redeem prizes.

That’s all there is to it! Knuckle down, come up with your best zombie fact and get ready for the Age of Zombies iPhone/iPad release in late October!