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It’s been an amazing year for Jetpack Joyride and the lovable Barry Steakfries has now entered the hearts of millions of people around the world! Thankfully, Barry’s heroics haven’t gone unnoticed and Jetpack Joyride has received remarkable coverage and stacks of great praise to close out the year.

The game was a staple on ‘Best Of’ lists the world over and we couldn’t be happier with the awesome response! This has further fuelled the fire at Halfbrick and we’re super excited to bring you even more awesomeness and game changing updates in 2012.

We’re also totally stoked to offer Jetpack Joyride FREE for a limited time as a special thank you to our brilliant fans who made the year so incredible.

Here’s a quick wrap-up of what the media had to say about one of Halfbrick’s biggest releases to date.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

Gamasutra – Best of 2011: Top Mobile Game
“The game is a masterful rendition of the one-button platformer, offering tight arcade mechanics, constant gameplay variation, and loads of bonus content to unlock.”

TUAW – Best iPhone Game App of 2011
“Barry Steakfries has to be one happy camper today. The hero of Jetpack Joyride from Halfbrick Studios was the runaway (or shall we say fly-away?) winner of the voting for the best iPhone game app of 2011.”

UGO – iOS Game Of The Year
“We poured more time into Jetpack Joyride than just about anything else and its use of missions and achievements kept us going back again and again and that’s why it’s the iOS Game of the Year.”

GameRevolution – Best Mobile Game 2011
“We don’t review too many mobile games at GameRevolution, but Jetpack Joyride deserves special attention.”

App Store – Rewind 2011 iPhone Game of the Year, Runner-Up
“We love assuming the identity of Barry Steakfries in this fun, high-flying adventure game.”

TouchGen – Best Arcade, Editors’ Choice Awards
“The best of its genre, highly addictive, and kept fresh with frequent updates.”

MORE LINKS

New York Daily News – Best Tablet Game
TechCrunch – The Top 20 iPhone and iPad Games Of 2011
Entertainment Weekly – 10 Best Game Apps of 2011
Joystiq – Best of the Rest
TechnoBuffalo – Favourite iOS Games From 2011
Digital Spy – Top Handheld Games of 2011
USA Today – Game Hunters’ Top 10 Video Games of 2011
TouchArcade – 2011 TouchArcade Staff Favourites
VideoGamer.com – iOS Games of the Year 2011
Wired – The 20 Best Videogames of 2011
The New Yorker – Year In Apps

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!

Touch Arcade news

PocketGamer news

Destructoid news

Today is an awesome new step for Barry Steakfries, hero of time and slayer of zombies! We have now released our awesome Age of Zombies, voted Best Playstation Mini of 2010, to the new Sony Ericsson Xperia Play!

This release includes all of the zombie-blasting action found in the current smartphone versions, but is an absolute dream to control with the Playstation Certified controls, including the two touch-sensitive thumbpads. As a dual-stick shooter, AOZ fits the Xperia controls perfecly and is a prime example on how to use the new hardware to its best abilities. We’ve put together a handy preview video above to show you a little bit about the Xperia Play and how AOZ works in action.

AOZ is currently available on the Android Market as an exclusive to Xperia Play, which means at this time it won’t function with other Android smartphones. However, in just a few short weeks we will have the full game up and running on the market on as many devices as possible, so stay tuned for all the latest AOZ news!

It’s true! We heard your pleas and went for the big one -- the long-awaited Arcade Mode is now available on the Android version of Fruit Ninja!

In Arcade Mode, you have 60 second to reach the highest score possible. However, we’ve added a few secrets to help you along the way! Look out for the special bananas, which have amazing effects such as Double Points, Frenzy and even Freeze! Combine the banana powers for some truly devastating fruit carnage, and don’t forget to rack up those combos for even higher scores!

At the end of every Arcade Mode game, you will also receive bonus points for your slicing prowess. Take every opportunity to hit some truly astronomical scores and astonish your friends!

WEEKLY LEADERBOARDS -- Best of all, you now have the chance to see how you stack up against your friends! At the end of Arcade Mode games, you will be able to view the Weekly high scores of your online friends!

NEW ICE BLADE -- The Dojo receives another addition in the form of the Ice Blade! You’ll be one cool customer while using this bad boy to slice!

After so many overwheming requests for Arcade Mode, we are proud to finally bring it to our Android players. Enjoy, and stay juicy!

To purchase the game, simply go to the Android Market on your device and search for Fruit Ninja. Alternatively, you can use this online barcode with a scanning application:

Today Halfbrick can officially announce the full worldwide release of Raskulls on Xbox Live Arcade for 800 Microsoft Points! Announced in 2009, Raskulls has been in the works receiving extra doses of polish, humor and fun – and today everyone can get in on the action!

Raskulls combines platforming, action and racing all wrapped up in a fantastic art style featuring the Raskulls themselves – adorable yet very cheeky little guys! With the epic single player Mega Quest, unlockable characters for Grand Prix and both local and online multiplayer, Raskulls is a massive package full of awesome content.

Mega Quest stars King, Dragon and Ninja as they travel across the world to thwart the evil Pirats in their attempts to steal the legendary Shiny Stone. Including racing, puzzle, action and even boss levels, players can unlock Medallions and new playable characters, along with official Xbox Live Achievements!

Multiplayer features 16 levels in which players race their way to the finish line in both online and split-screen games. Use items like Flame Charge, Thunder Staff and even the awesome Mega Zap to decimate your fellow Raskulls and take the crown.

As part of the Game for the Holidays promotion on Xbox Live, Raskulls can be used to get access to ilomilo before release next week, and players can also unlock awesome new playable characters by downloading and unlocking an Achievement in World of Keflings and ilomilo.

It has been a long time coming, but everyone at Halfbrick couldn’t be more proud to finally release our very first XBLA and major console game!

Official Media Pack

Xbox.com Raskulls Page

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.