Company:Halfbrick Studios
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Short description: Video games developer
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2001 In Toowong, Australia |
| Headquarters | Brisbane , Australia |
Number of locations | 3 (2019) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Shainiel Deo (CEO) |
| Products | Video games |
Number of employees | 30 (2019) |
| Website | halfbrick |
Halfbrick Studios Pty Ltd is an Australian video game developer based in Brisbane.[1] The company primarily worked on licensed games until 2008. The company is best known for Fruit Ninja (2010), Jetpack Joyride (2011), and Dan the Man (2015).[2][3][1] They create games for Windows, Xbox, PlayStation, Windows Phone, Android and iOS.[2]
Outside of their Brisbane headquarters, Halfbrick also has offices in Sydney, Adelaide, Spain , Bulgaria, and Los Angeles .[4] In March 2012, Halfbrick Studios acquired Onan Games for an undisclosed price to make use of their software Mandreel, which allows games to support iOS, Android, Adobe Flash and HTML5 development.[5]
In 2017, Halfbrick Studios was inducted into the QBLHOF.[6] Halfbrick is one of Australia's fastest growing companies, and is among Australia's most notable cultural exports.[7]
Fruit Ninja
By 2012, Fruit Ninja was on one third of all iPhones in the United States.[8] By 2015, the game had been downloaded over 1 billion times.[9] In 2020, the company announced a "complete rebuild" of the game with a new engine and new graphics.[8]
Games
| Year | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Rocket Power[10] | GameCube, PlayStation 2 |
| 2003 | Fuzz & Rocket (cancelled) | Game Boy Advance |
| 2004 | Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2 | |
| 2005 | Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan | |
| 2006 | Barnyard | |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | ||
| Nicktoons | ||
| 2007 | Heatseeker | PlayStation Portable |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth | Game Boy Advance | |
| The Legend of Spyro | PlayStation 2, Wii | |
| 2008 | Hellboy | PlayStation Portable |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno | Nintendo DS | |
| 2009 | Marvel Super Hero Squad | |
| Halfbrick Blast Off | Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3 | |
| Halfbrick Echoes | Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Zune HD | |
| Halfbrick Rocket Racing / Aero Racing | Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3 | |
| 2010 | Age of Zombies | iOS, Android, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Ouya |
| Fruit Ninja | iOS, Android, Bada, Windows Phone, Symbian | |
| Sunset Studio: Behind the Scenes! | Microsoft Windows | |
| The Last Airbender | Nintendo DS | |
| Monster Dash | iOS, Android | |
| Raskulls | Xbox 360 | |
| 2011 | de Blob 2 | Nintendo DS |
| Fruit Ninja HD | Microsoft Windows | |
| Fruit Ninja FX | Arcade | |
| Fruit Ninja Kinect | Xbox 360 | |
| Fruit Ninja Frenzy | ||
| Age of Zombies | iOS, Android | |
| Monster Dash | Google Chrome | |
| Jetpack Joyride | Android, iOS | |
| Fruit Ninja: Puss In Boots | ||
| Steambirds: Survival | ||
| Age of Zombies Anniversary | iOS | |
| 2012 | Jetpack Joyride | Android, BlackBerry OS, Facebook, PlayStation Vita, Windows Runtime |
| Fruit Ninja (Microsoft Store) | Windows Runtime | |
| 2013 | Fish out of Water | Android, iOS |
| Fruit Ninja (Leap Motion) | Microsoft Windows | |
| Fruit Ninja Skittles | Android, iOS | |
| Band Stars | ||
| Colossatron: Massive World Threat | ||
| 2014 | Bears vs. Art | |
| Birzzle Fever | ||
| Yes Chef | ||
| Radical Rappelling | ||
| Top Farm | ||
| 2015 | Fruit Ninja Kinect 2 | Xbox One |
| Fruit Ninja Academy: Math Master | Android, iOS | |
| 2016 | Fruit Ninja VR | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation VR |
| Star Skater | Android, iOS | |
| Dan The Man | ||
| 2019 | Magic Brick Wars | |
| 2020 | Battle Racing Stars | |
| Wobble Drop | ||
| Fruit Ninja 2 | ||
| 2022 | Jetpack Joyride 2 | iOS |
| 2023 | Fruit Ninja VR 2 | Microsoft Windows |
| TBA | Dan the Man 2 | iOS, Android |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tiara, Annisa (2023-01-10). "How Halfbrick increased user acquisition by 98% midst competitive gaming industry". https://www.thedrum.com/industryinsights/2023/01/10/how-halfbrick-increased-user-acquisition-98-midst-competitive-gaming.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lardinois, Frederic (2013-03-03). "How Halfbrick Studios Develops Games Like Fruit Ninja, Age Of Zombies, Dan da man And Jetpack Joyride" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/03/how-halfbrick-studios-develops-games-like-fruit-ninja-age-of-zombies-and-jetpack-joyride/.
- ↑ "Halfbrick’s Platformer ‘Dan the Man’ Launching October 6th" (in en-US). https://toucharcade.com/2016/09/08/dan-the-man-release-date/.
- ↑ Snowdon, Tom (28 March 2014). "Step inside the Brisbane lab of Fruit Ninja app creators Halfbrick Studios, with Queensland Business Monthly". News Corp. http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/step-inside-the-brisbane-lab-of-fruit-ninja-app-creators-halfbrick-studios-with-queensland-business-monthly/story-fnihsps3-1226866441611.
- ↑ Takahashi, Dean (19 March 2012). "Halfbrick Studios acquires Onan Games for quick cross-platform ports". VentureBeat. https://venturebeat.com/2012/03/19/halfbrick-studios-acquires-onan-games-for-quick-cross-platform-ports/.
- ↑ "Halfbrick Studios". 2017. http://leaders.slq.qld.gov.au/inductees/halfbrick/.
- ↑ "Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame" (in en). https://leaders.slq.qld.gov.au/.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Fruit Ninja Is Getting Remastered" (in en-AU). 2020-10-12. https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/10/fruit-ninja-is-getting-remastered/.
- ↑ Serrels, Mark (8 November 2016). "Australia's Most Successful Game Studio Is Having An Identity Crisis". http://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/11/australias-most-successful-game-studio-is-having-an-identity-crisis/.
- ↑ "Halfbrick Studios – Rocket Power: Beach Bandits". Halfbrick Studios. http://www.halfbrick.com/games_rpbb.html. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
External links
- Halfbrick Studios digital story and oral history: Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame 2017, State Library of Queensland
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