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 2013, COO Luke Muscat held a Game Developers Conference talk about a physical game, Tank Turn Tactics, that was invented to be played internally by studio employees, but had to be banned due to its impact on workplace morale. The ability to gift "action points" to allies caused factions to form within the office, leading to betrayals that made employees refuse to work together.[6][7][8]Tank Turn Tactics was also featured in a 2021 documentary by People Make Games.[9]
In 2017, Halfbrick Studios was inducted into the QBLHOF.[10] Halfbrick is one of Australia's fastest growing companies, and is among Australia's most notable cultural exports.[11]
By 2012, Fruit Ninja was on one third of all iPhones in the United States.[12] By 2015, the game had been downloaded over 1 billion times.[13] In 2020, the company announced a "complete rebuild" of the game with a new engine and new graphics.[12]
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Not to be confused with HB Studios 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 Halfbrick Studios Pty LtdCompany typePrivateIndustryVideo gamesFounded2001 23 years ago 2001 In Toowong AustraliaHeadquartersBrisbane AustraliaNumber of locations3 2019 Area servedWorldwideKey peopleShainiel Deo CEO ProductsVideo gamesNumber of employees30 2019 Websitehalfbrick wbr com 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 2013 COO Luke Muscat held a Game Developers Conference talk about a physical game Tank Turn Tactics that was invented to be played internally by studio employees but had to be banned due to its impact on workplace morale The ability to gift action points to allies caused factions to form within the office leading to betrayals that made employees refuse to work together 6 7 8 Tank Turn Tactics was also featured in a 2021 documentary by People Make Games 9 In 2017 Halfbrick Studios was inducted into the QBLHOF 10 Halfbrick is one of Australia s fastest growing companies and is among Australia s most notable cultural exports 11 Contents 1 Fruit Ninja 2 Games 3 References 4 External linksFruit Ninja editBy 2012 Fruit Ninja was on one third of all iPhones in the United States 12 By 2015 the game had been downloaded over 1 billion times 13 In 2020 the company announced a complete rebuild of the game with a new engine and new graphics 12 Games editYear Title Platform s 2002 Rocket Power Beach Bandits 14 GameCube PlayStation 2 2003 Fuzz amp Rocket cancelled Game Boy Advance 2004 Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2 Bush Rescue 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 Game Boy Advance The Legend of Spyro The Eternal Night PlayStation 2 Wii 2008 Hellboy The Science of Evil 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 Facebook 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 Meta Quest Meta Quest 2 Meta Quest Pro Meta Quest 3 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 Meta Quest 2 Meta Quest Pro Meta Quest 3 TBA Dan the Man 2 iOS AndroidReferences edit a b Tiara Annisa 10 January 2023 How Halfbrick increased user acquisition by 98 midst competitive gaming industry The Drum Retrieved 16 February 2023 a b Lardinois Frederic 3 March 2013 How Halfbrick Studios Develops Games Like Fruit Ninja Age Of Zombies Dan da man And Jetpack Joyride TechCrunch Retrieved 9 December 2022 Halfbrick s Platformer Dan the Man Launching October 6th Touch Arcade Retrieved 16 February 2023 Snowdon Tom 28 March 2014 Step inside the Brisbane lab of Fruit Ninja app creators Halfbrick Studios with Queensland Business Monthly The Courier Mail News Corp Retrieved 7 July 2016 Takahashi Dean 19 March 2012 Halfbrick Studios acquires Onan Games for quick cross platform ports GamesBeat VentureBeat Retrieved 7 July 2016 Tank Tactics The prototype that almost ruined Halfbrick Engadget 2 April 2013 Retrieved 8 February 2024 Andrew Keith 29 March 2013 GDC 2013 How a game that never was almost tore Halfbrick apart Pocket Gamer Retrieved 8 February 2024 Scimeca Dennis 3 April 2013 Halfbrick s Luke Muscat talks Tank Turn Tactics The prototype the studio was forced to ban Pocket Gamer Retrieved 8 February 2024 Walker Alex 21 July 2021 Halfbrick Once Made A Game So Good They Banned It From Their Office Kotaku Australia Retrieved 8 February 2024 Halfbrick Studios Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame 2017 Retrieved 11 July 2019 Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame State Library Of Queensland Retrieved 25 September 2022 a b Fruit Ninja Is Getting Remastered Kotaku Australia 12 October 2020 Retrieved 16 February 2023 Serrels Mark 8 November 2016 Australia s Most Successful Game Studio Is Having An Identity Crisis Kotaku Retrieved 23 November 2016 Halfbrick Studios Rocket Power Beach Bandits halfbrick com Halfbrick Studios Archived from the original on 21 November 2008 Retrieved 14 November 2023 External links editOfficial website Halfbrick Studios digital 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