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An Assassin’s Creed film? Sure, that makes sense. Angry Birds? Well, if you must. Tetris? Seriously, dude what are you on? Fruit Ninja? Now you’re just trolling. Except this is no troll. The Hollywood Reporter says that Fruit Ninja is indeed the next big game IP in line for the …
Read More »Harder than you think: Exploring the hidden depth of casual games
Almost any app can grab the spotlight for a hot minute, but the real secret to success in the casual sector is keeping gamers happily playing – and paying – for months. Develop asks King, Zynga, Halfback and Storm8 for their tips
Read More »Halfbrick veterans form new studio Protostar
Co-founders spent seven years working at Fruit Ninja studio
Read More »Halfbrick tries mobile publishing with Birzzle Fever
Jetpack Joyride and Fruit Ninja developer Halfbrick Studios has entered the mobile publishing ring, announcing the release of South Korean-based studio Enfeel’s Birzzle Fever. Halfbrick is also publishing mobile puzzle game Yes Chef, which has already soft launched in Australia and New Zealand. "As one of the most successful mobile …
Read More »App Store closing in on 50 billion downloads
Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Cut The Rope, Draw Something and Temple Run top UKâ??s most popular ever apps
Read More »Fruit Ninja Magazine coming from Titan Comics
Titan Comics has launched its latest licensed publications with the new Totally… Fruit Ninja Magazine. Based on the international fruit-slicing app, Fruit Ninja, the magazine is on sale in stores now. Totally… Fruit Ninja Magazine joins game characters Sensei, Gutsu and Truffles the pig for jokes, features and an all-new …
Read More »Australia puts $20m into game development
Australian Interactive Games Fund to help give home-grown developers an edge
Read More »First Windows 8 Xbox 360 games confirmed
Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride and others lead third-party charge
Read More »Fruit Ninja merchandise incoming
Australian studio Half Brick has licensed several companies to begin producing consumer products for its bestselling casual franchise Fruit Ninja. With over 300 million downloads on iPhone, iPad, and Android, Fruit Ninja is one of the best selling games in mobile history, and has been released for a variety of …
Read More »Half Brick licenses Fruit Ninja consumer products
Bestselling casual franchise gets merchandising deals
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