In an industry plagued with stories of local development studios closing their doors, it’s a pleasant surprise to get some good news for a change. So it’s with great pleasure that we announce Halfbrick, the studio behind iOS mega-hit Fruit Ninja, is opening a second studio in Sydney.
I loved Machine Gun Jetpack, Halfbrick’s latest iOS game, when I check it out during GDC this year and – to be perfectly honest, I’m surprised they haven’t brough it out yet! But never fear – Halfbrick has just released a new developer diary which discusses the new game and the concept of ‘simple awesomeness’.
6 million people paid just over a dollar for the sublime Fruit Ninja, the kind of success you can’t necessarily predict. Unless you’re Phil Larsen, Marketing Director at Halfbrick. According to him, he knew the second he played, that Fruit Ninja would be one of the defining games on mobile platforms. Apparently he has the precise same feeling about Halfbrick’s latest game, Machinegun Jetpack.
The smartphone revolution is changing the way we consume and play games. In this extensive feature, Kotaku speaks to the major players in the Australian mobile gaming sector to discuss the impact this rapid growth has had on the games industry, and if the pioneering moves made in this area will transfer into the console space in the coming years…
With Fruit Ninja, Australia’s Halfbrick created the best iPhone game trailer you’ve ever seen. Can they do it again with their new game, Monster Dash?
