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Fruit Ninja has now been updated on both iPhone and iPad with some amazing new content! You asked for new Dojo items and we deliver these five new sensational blades to warm Sensei’s heart!

SHADOW BLADE – This super sweet blade was forged in darkness, void of all good.
PIXEL BLADE – Show how cool you really are with a blade that harks back to the days of 8-bit gaming.
BAMBOO SHOOT BLADE – Made in the forest that Sensei himself grew up in, this is one awesome blade that is bound to impress!
PARTY TIME BLADE – Every swipe will feel like you’re partying like it’s 1999.
PIANO BLADE – Make some sweet, sweet music as you destroy fruit with this groovy slicer.

In addition to the blades, we’ve also thrown in some awesome, much-requested features.

New Weekly Leaderboards – Based on the success of the Arcade Mode Weekly Leaderboards and our number one requested feature, Classic and Zen Modes now both include Weekly Leaderboards! At the end of every game, you will be able to view the Weekly high scores of your online friends! Show them who the real Fruit Ninja master is across all three modes!

Fast App Switching – Got interrupted by a phone call or text in your last Fruit Ninja gaming session? With the implementation of Fast App Switching you will be back in the action in no time at all!

All of these additions are now available as a free download for both Fruit Ninja and Fruit Ninja HD! Please enjoy, and feel free to let us know your favorite new blade in the comments!

On April 21st, 2010, Fruit Ninja was released for the iPhone App Store. Fast forward 10 months later, and that first little release has turned into over 6 million paid downloads for the iPhone version alone, and an astonishing 150 billion fruit sliced.! After being held responsible for killing so much sweet, delicious and nutritious fruit all over the world, what were we going to do to remedy this situation?

To celebrate the sales and make amends for fruit death worldwide, we are partnering with the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation to help give something back to juice lovers. Yep, there is a charity specifically dedicated to growing fruit! The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation plants orchards around the world to benefit communities and the environment. Halfbrick has committed to sponsoring a fully functioning orchard in a low-income Native American community as part of FTPF’s Reservation Preservation program. The harvests will not only provide fresh, healthy sustenance but also income for the long-term benefit of the tribe.

The FTPF will take charge in planting and maintaining Halfbrick’s fruit orchard, and as the months continue and the fruit grows you can check out the progress and updates via both the Halfbrick blog and the FTPF website!

A huge thanks to all who have helped make Fruit Ninja such an amazing success all around the world! We will be updating with new content very shortly, so keep slicing and enjoy the juice!

www.ftpf.org

Epic news today, ladies and gentlemen! With the holidays upon us and everyone enjoying the latest and greatest additions to the App Store, we’ve gotten into the spirit of giving. Here is a full list of all the awesome announcements for today!

Fruit Ninja Lite – The worldwide hit game that started the App Store craze can now be tried at no charge! Fruit Ninja Lite is now available worldwide to download for free, and features a sample of Classic – the very first bombastic gameplay mode! There are also a small sample of Achievements to unlock, with three exclusive to Fruit Ninja Lite! You can also post your results on Twitter and Facebook, showing off your ninja skills to the world!

Fruit Ninja HD Lite – The awesome iPad action of Fruit Ninja HD is ready for free in Fruit Ninja HD Lite, which features a sample of Classic Mode, as well as a taste of the local multiplayer mode – Zen Duel! Achievements and social functionality is also available! In both Lite versions of Fruit Ninja and Fruit Ninja HD, players can even access the Dojo and unlock a selection of new blades and backgrounds!

Fruit Ninja HD SALE – To celebrate the holidays and the release of our awesome Lite versions, Fruit Ninja HD is now on sale for just 99 CENTS! Get every piece of Fruit Ninja content on your iPad for 80% off – Arcade Mode, Dojo, online Game Center multiplayer and more!

Age of Zombies UPDATE – Barry Steakfries is getting in the giving spirit with a new free update! Age of Zombies 1.1 features THREE new maps for Survivial mode, Elf Zombies to blast in the face, new Leaderboard functionality showing your friend’s scores to beat, and a Story Mode level select system. Now you can replay your favorite chapters of the AoZ adventure!

A massive thanks go out to all the fans who supported Halfbrick and our games throughout 2010, and we can’t wait to continue bringing new and exciting content to the world in 2011. Happy holidays!

Age of Zombies has been satisfying Steakfries fans since its release, and now even more players can get their hands on the action. Announcing Age of Zombies Lite -- the free version now available for download in the App Store!

Age of Zombies Lite features the full first chapter of the game in Prehistoric times, where you can even meet the legendary Zombie T-Rex! Best of all, you can even unlock the first map for Survival mode, upload scores to online leaderboards and even earn Achievements! AOZ Lite also features a wide arsenal of weapons including the new Buzz Saw and Sentry Gun!

Finally, if you download Age of Zombies Lite, you will receive a bonus unlock code which can be redeemed in the full version of Age of Zombies for an awesome new gameplay item – the Hoverboard! A throwback to our favorite time-travelling trilogy, the Hoverboard is an exclusive item for those who purchase Age of Zombies, only available via the redeem code in Age of Zombies Lite!

Age of Zombies is the definitive action-comedy experience for the iPhone and iPad, so there’s no better time get your Steakfries on with Age of Zombies Lite!

We are celebrating two things -- Thanksgiving AND recently achieving over three million Fruit Ninja players worldwide! As thanks to our fans from all over the world, we are putting Fruit Ninja HD on sale for 40% off! It is now down to just US$2.99, making it superb value with all the current and upcoming content!

Chosen as a featured game on the recent iPad TV commercial, Fruit Ninja HD currently includes all the modes found since the original release, along with the brand new Arcade Mode which offers powerups, combo blitzes and multipliers to achieve epic high scores! Exclusively found in Fruit Ninja HD for iPad is the split-screen local multiplayer mode with both Zen Duel and Classic Attack.

Now is the best time to buy Fruit Ninja HD at a reduced price, with new Game Center content including online multiplayer coming in a free update very soon. For US$2.99, new players will receive all of the goodies released so far, along with all of the future free updates to be released – in glorious HD!

There’s no better time to get a slice of the action on iPad – and we’re not waiting around! Fruit Ninja HD is on sale right now, and will be available at 40% off for the entire Thanksgiving weekend.

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!