Halfbrick Studios is a video game developer based in Queensland, Australia. They are mainly known for developing Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride[1].
Halfbrick Studios was founded in 2001. The studio is currently based in Brisbane, Australia and has offices in Sydney and Spain.[2] In March 2012, Halfbrick Studios acquired Onan Games for an undisclosed price.[3] Onan is best known for Mandreel, which allows games to support iOS, Android, Flash and HTML development.
The iPhone game Fruit Ninja had accumulated 300 million downloads by January 2013.[4]
Personnel[]
Some of the Halfbrick staff is referenced in Jetpack Joyride by either achievement names or clothing items for Barry. These costumes are usually done as a "tribute", when an employee leaves the company.
- Phil Larsen - Former Chief Marketing Officer. Referenced by Honest Phil clothing item.
- Luke Muscat - Former Lead Designer. Referenced by the name of the achievement "Good Work, Muscat".
- Adam Wood - Former Lead Programmer. Referenced by the name of the achievement "Good Work, Woody".
- Sierra Asher - Former Lead Artist. Referenced by the name of the achievement "Good Work, Sierra".
- Jason Harwood - Former Producer. Referenced by Harwood clothing set.
- Peter Somerville - Former Programmer. Referenced by Tall Pete clothing set.
- Ali Mohebali - Former Programmer. Referenced by Prince Ali clothing set.
Teams[]
- The Ninja Pack - one of the three original core teams from Brisbane. Developed Halfbrick Rocket Racing, Fruit Ninja, Monster Dash, Jetpack Joyride, Fish Out Of Water and Bears vs. Art.
- The Rocketeers - one of the three original core teams from Brisbane. Developed Age of Zombies. Was also the team making updates to Fruit Ninja from 2012 to 2013 and Jetpack Joyride from 2013 to 2015.
- The Voltrons - one of the three original core teams from Brisbane.
- Pijama Team - A subsidiary located in Spain. Developed Dan The Man, Battle Racing Stars and Jetpack Joyride 2.
Games developed in-house by Halfbrick[]
| Year | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Rocket Power: Beach Bandits | PlayStation 2, GameCube |
| 2004 | Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue | Game Boy Advance |
| 2005 | Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan | |
| 2006 | Barnyard | |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | ||
| Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island | ||
| 2007 | Heatseeker | PlayStation Portable |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth | Nintendo DS | |
| 2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender - Into the Inferno | |
| 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 | Playstation Portable, Playstation 3, iOS, Android |
| Fruit Ninja | iOS, Android, Bada, Windows Phone, Symbian | |
| The Last Airbender | Nintendo DS | |
| Monster Dash | iOS, Android, Chrome | |
| Raskulls | Xbox 360 | |
| 2011 | de Blob 2 | Nintendo DS |
| Fruit Ninja Frenzy | ||
| Jetpack Joyride | Android, iOS, PlayStation Portable | |
| Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots | iOS, Android | |
| Steambirds: Survival | ||
| 2013 | Fish Out of Water | |
| Fruit Ninja Skittles | ||
| Band Stars | ||
| Colossatron: Massive World Threat | ||
| 2014 | Bears vs Art | |
| 2015 | Radical Rappeling | |
| 2016 | Fruit Ninja VR | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation VR |
| Dan The Man | iOS, Android | |
| 2019 | Magic Brick Wars | |
| 2020 | Battle Racing Stars | |
| Fruit Ninja 2 | ||
| 2022 | Jetpack Joyride 2 | iOS |
| 2023 | Fruit Ninja 2 VR | Microsoft Windows |
| TBA | Dan The Man 2 | iOS, Android |
| Age of Zombies 2 |
References[]
- ↑ http://www.halfbrick.com/our-games
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/studio-moves-south-for-next-stage-of-game-20111206-1ogxe.html
- ↑ http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/19/halfbrick-studios-acquires-onan-games-for-quick-cross-platform-ports
- ↑ http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/digital-life/games/game-on-at-the-state-library-20130103-2c7d4.html