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: Halfbrick's Latest Pits Bears Against Their Natural Enemy -- Art

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Mar 10 2014 13:00 GMT

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It's about time a game developer explored the complex relationship between members of the Ursidae family and pretentious art installations. And with a trailer narrated by The Stanley Parable's Kevan Brighting, no less! Read more...

: The Unknown Curse Of The Immortal Barry Steakfries

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Aug 31 2013 19:00 GMT

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I've been playing Jetpack Joyride for what seems like a long time, but the other day I encountered something so strange and different that it set my mind spinning. It was just a glitch, but it was something that I'd never seen before, and my Googling revealed no forum threads or other users mentioning the phenomenon.Read more...

: The next game from Halfbrick, makers of Jetpack Joyride and Fruit Ninja, looks pretty fun!

posted by Kotaku Jul 20 2013 01:30 GMT

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The next game from Halfbrick, makers of Jetpack Joyride and Fruit Ninja, looks pretty fun! Trailer right here.Read more...

: Jetpack Joyride Creators Make Another Damn Game I Can't Stop Playing

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Apr 22 2013 15:50 GMT

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While I can understand the appeal of Jetpack Joyride, one of the best mobile games ever made, I could never figure out why Halfbrick Studio's other huge seller, Fruit Ninja, drove so many gamers crazy. Now, days after the release of the developer's latest game, I've finally figured out the secret: Halfbrick Studios is staffed by sorcerers. That's the only way I can explain why I've spent the entire weekend flinging fish across my screen and screaming at my iPad. That's what Fish Out of Water! is all about — swiping and shouting. Players have a school of six fish, each with different characteristics (weight, buoyancy, aerodymanics). They choose three to send skipping across the water, aiming for distance and a fair number of skips. After the last of the three are flung, a gang of crabs gives you an Olympic-style score. There's a leveling system that rewards players for completing goals, a little light crafting for power-ups, and the weather conditions change every hour — I've been checking back in regularly — but the most compelling aspect of the game is in the top left hand of the screen here. As you play, other players' scores flash atop the screen. See? Jake scored an 8.4. I scored an 8. Obviously I need to kick Jake's ass. I swipe. I swipe more. I check back later to see if the weather has changed — maybe I can improve my score. I join a league, representing random people in daily competitions. THIS IS A FISH-SKIPPING GAME. *breathes* Okay, maybe it's not just a fish-skipping game. Maybe Fish Out of Water! is the best fish-skipping game ever. It d0esn't matter. What matters is Jake is an asshole, and the red crab keeps giving me low scores. He's probably in cahoots with Jake. Maybe they are lovers. Why can't I break 8.0?! Fish Out of Water! Genre: Sports? Fish-skipping? Developer: Halfbrick StudiosPlatform: iOSPrice: $.99 Get Fish Out of Water! in iTunes

: Jetpack Joyride Flies to PSP, PS Vita, PS3 Today

blog.us.playstation.com posted by PlayStation Blog Nov 20 2012 15:03 GMT

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Hi there! Alexey Menshikov of Beatshapers and I are happy that one of the biggest names in mobile gaming – Jetpack Joyride — is coming to PSN in North America this week for $3.99. With over 35 million downloads around the world so far, millions more can now suit up as Barry Steakfries and join in the high-flying phenomenon.

Down on his luck as a struggling gramophone salesman, Barry comes across the “secret” laboratory of Legitimate Research, a corporation dedicated to developing crazy new technologies. Seizing the chance to become a hero, Barry begins his ride after commandeering a jetpack and making good his escape. That’s where you’ll jump in and guide his adventure with accessible one-button gameplay.

Along the way, you must avoid lasers, missiles and electro zappers, all the while grabbing coins and trying out even more ridiculous vehicles – Lil’ Stomper, Profit Bird and the robot dragon himself, Mr. Cuddles!

The game features a robust Stash system, where everyone can upgrade their gear, change the suite, buy some gadgets and utilities or track their progress of unlocking 34 in-game achievements. You’ll grab one of 12 jetpacks, including the classic Machine Gun Jetpack or the colorful Rainbow, suit up in a vast wardrobe of 12+ unique costumes and make sure Barry’s best friend Flash comes along for the ride!

You can purchase Gadgets from Stash with coins you’ll collect as you play, and this Minis version features 16 various Gadgets organized into a tier system, with a particular number of purchases required to unlock the next level. You able equip only two of them for any run but proper gadgets pairing gives an extra reward, depends on its functional: from precious extra meters to slide (Freeze-o-matic), bounce (Insta-Ball) to super maneuverability (Gravity Belt and Air Barry), from Coin Magnet which attracts coins to Free Ride, a free Vehicle ride at the next your escape.

This new Minis version comes with a free unlocked Sansei look and Traditional Jetpack, with free activated Head Start and Quick Revive and Final Blast utilities available for single use with every new save data created.

The teams at Halfbrick and Beatshapers hope you enjoy it!

: I Could Clean My Entire Apartment To The Kickass Music From Jetpack Joyride

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Oct 12 2012 00:30 GMT

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#jetpackjoyride I've been going through my iPhone's greatest gaming hits recently, rediscovering the old classics I used to play and checking out some new ones. More »

: Jetpack Joyride now on Android for free

amazon.com posted by Joystiq Sep 28 2012 15:30 GMT

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Jetpack Joyride is finally making the rocket-assisted jump to Android. In fact, the game is available for Android devices right now on both Google Play and the Amazon App Store. Even better, the scientist-crushing, coin-grabbing action game is free on either service.

You can watch the Android launch trailer above. You might think that it's exactly the same as the launch trailer that was released last year, and you'd be right, except now there are some extra logos at the end.

: The Bum in the Unlocked Bathroom: How Bad User Interfaces are Ruining Bathrooms, Buses, Video Games and Other Wonderful Things

actionbutton.com posted by Kotaku May 28 2012 18:30 GMT

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#timrogers I can summarize my experience designing user interfaces like this: if you were to place a refrigerator and a toilet side by side in a room with no windows and a door which locked from the inside, 9.3 out of 10 people entering that room would defecate in the freezer and urinate on the floor. More »

: Jetpack Joyride beta now on Facebook

apps.facebook.com posted by Joystiq May 11 2012 16:00 GMT

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Those of you who work in an office environment: we suggest you just keep right on movin'. For everyone else, please enjoy the following news: Jetpack Joyride is now playable on Facebook for free. Yes, adventure after adventure after adventure with Barry Steakfries is now just a few clicks (and a few onerous Facebook permissions) away.

It's worth noting that the game is currently in beta, and some of the seams are definitely showing. The visuals aren't terribly sharp and we even ran into some display issues, specifically if your browser view settings are zoomed in.

Again though, it's Jetpack Joyride, excitingly and horrifyingly more available than ever.

: Now You Can Get Addicted To Jetpack Joyride On Facebook, Too

gamasutra.com posted by Kotaku May 11 2012 14:40 GMT

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#jetpackjoyride Ridiculously fun mobile game Jetpack Joyride is now available for free on Facebook, which means you probably won't do much work today. Check it out, if you haven't already. It's a simple idea, executed brilliantly. More »

: BlackBerry making games catalog fruitful with Jetpack Joyride, Sonic, and more

engadget.com posted by Joystiq May 02 2012 09:00 GMT

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BlackBerry is leaping into the gaming ring with the announcement of major additions to its games catalog. Along with yesterday's launch of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light on PlayBook, RIM is adding Jetpack Joyride (and four more titles from Halfbrick), Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1, Smash Cops, Star Marine, Kami Retro and Galaxy on Fire 2 to PlayBook and BlackBerry 10.

The announcements come from the BlackBerry World 2012 conference, running this week in Orlando.

: Jetpack Joyride's 1.3 update lands Thursday

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Apr 24 2012 22:30 GMT

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The version 1.3 update, which adds weird new items like the gravity belt, coin magnet, and X-Ray Specs to Jetpack Joyride, will be delivered to iOS this Thursday, April 26. Like the game, the update is free.

With version 1.3 finally careening our way, Halfbrick revealed all 15 new items included, along with their functions. That information is listed after the break. And start saving up your in-game currency for a device that freezes you solid. It's helpful ... apparently.

: Jetpack Joyride adds attractive coin magnet in next patch

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Apr 17 2012 08:00 GMT

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Halfbrick has been teasing gadgets and gizmos aplenty for Jetpack Joyride's upcoming version 1.3 patch, with its latest animated short featuring the irresistible "Coin Magnet." The free update will be available this month and adds 15 gadgets to keep Barry Streakfries flying for as long as possible.

: Jetpack Joyride's 'Gravity Belt' drops in soon

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Mar 28 2012 23:30 GMT

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Halfbrick is teasing new, weird gadgets for version 1.3 of Jetpack Joyride, including today's "Gravity Belt." We don't know how it works in-game, exactly, but the cute video introducing it makes it seem like something that makes flight more difficult.

We can't imagine Jetpack Joyride being more fun without all the ... jetpack joyriding ... but we trust Halfbrick to know what it's doing. We look forward to seeing how being stuck to the ground translates into fun.

: The evolution of Jetpack Joyride's store, in pictorial form

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Mar 09 2012 03:45 GMT

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Halfbrick's chief creative officer Luke Muscat took panel attendees on a whirlwind tour of the development process for Jetpack Joyride during his Depth in Simplicity: The Making of Jetpack Joyride panel. Aside from sharing what the final name of the game could've been, Muscat also showed us the progression of the store. You may not know this, but the Jetpack Joyride storefront wasn't always so slick.

In fact, early on it was downright ugly, but Muscat and his team iterated and looked to competitors on the App Store for inspiration. We snapped some shots of the earliest versions of the store on through what Halfbrick came up with later on -- screens we've conveniently embedded in the gallery below.

: Jetpack Joyride was almost 'Machine Fun Jetpack'

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Mar 09 2012 03:15 GMT

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During his GDC talk Depth in Simplicity: The Making of Jetpack Joyride, Halfbrick Studios' chief creative officer Luke Muscat shared the story of the 11th hour name change for Jetpack Joyride, which was originally supposed to be called Machine Gun Jetpack.

"I'll tell you, we almost changed the app to this name because we thought by making it too drastically different we were going to undermine all of our marketing effort, but we actually had this name for a while: Machine Fun Jetpack," Muscat said. "At the time, we were like 'that sounds alright, maybe I could live with that.' Then I got in the next morning, and I walked up to Phil's desk, and we both said the same thing at the same time: 'What the *crag* were we thinking?' I'm so glad we didn't go out with that name."

: Jetpack Joyride straps on Air Barrys

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Mar 07 2012 01:30 GMT

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Alongside finalizing a major content update coming this April, Halfbrick has released a teaser and some screens for the upcoming Jetpack Joyride 1.3. The game, which has seen 16 million downloads since launch, will gain "gadgets" in the upcoming patch.

: Take a free Jetpack Joyride on iOS today

itunes.apple.com posted by Joystiq Dec 19 2011 14:44 GMT

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Did you miss the offer of a free copy of Jetpack Joyride back in October? You have another chance to avoid the exorbitant 99-cent price, and you don't even have to go through Facebook. Free App a Day is featuring Halfbrick's coin-grabbing test flight, so you can just go into the App Store right now and download it at no cost.

To be absolutely clear about it, you should go get this free game. We were quite fond of it even when we thought of it as a 99-cent game

: Jetpack Joyride content update takes Barry to the woods, adds stuff to the store

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Dec 07 2011 03:15 GMT

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If you haven't stolen a top-secret experimental jetpack in a while, good on you for sticking to your post-prison rehabilitation program. We know how tough it is for a jetpack thief to give up the glamor of "the life." ... Oh, wait, sorry, we got our files mixed up. We meant to address Barry Steakfries -- you can leave now, other person.

Barry, we'd like to inform you that the latest content update for Jetpack Joyride adds 125 new mission badges to unlock, a new forest environment and some new achievements and store items. Halfbrick also managed to squash a few bugs, because we all know about your insect phobias, Barry.

: Get Jetpack Joyride free via App Store Facebook page

pocketgamer.co.uk posted by Joystiq Oct 27 2011 18:00 GMT

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Jetpack Joyride is one of the more delightful jetpack-based games to come out this year -- and for a "limited time," you can grab it for free. The official Facebook page for the iOS App Store is offering the game at no cost for reasons unknown; probably as an altruistic gesture, since human lives are inherently enriched by the presence of propulsion-based backpacks.

There's no telling when the deal expires, so we'd suggest getting it ... like, right this instant. Seriously. Go.

: Jetpack Joyride update injects new jetpacks, reaffirms our loathing of Game Center friends

pocketgamer.co.uk posted by Joystiq Oct 24 2011 19:30 GMT

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Our love for Jetpack Joyride is well documented, but we're not above admitting that accessing the game's leaderboard system is a bit on the cumbersome side. That's why today's surprise update with in-level leaderboard implementation is so, so exciting. Now, while flying along in your jetpack of choice, sign posts will point out friends' scores as you soar past them, maniacally laughing in the bathroom, all alone.

The update also adds a pair of new jetpacks and a trio of wearable items for Señor Steakfries, giving players even more to dress up the chronically murdered main character with. Another bonus? The update is totally free, while the full game still costs just $.99. But then, you probably already bought it. Right? Right?!

: Jetpack Joyride update adds new jetpacks, one Phil Larsen

multiplayerblog.mtv.com posted by Joystiq Sep 13 2011 19:30 GMT

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The thing about joyriding is that it's a chaotic act, one that has no motivation or plans beyond the need to take a ride in the name of joy. Halfbrick's latest, Jetpack Joyride, embodies that spirit -- only with jetpacks. And today, a new update adds a couple new rides to race around in, MTV Multiplayer reports.

One of them is a new vehicle named Mr. Cuddles, a giant fire-breathing dragon. Also added are a new jetpack which pays homage to the company's original hit, Fruit Ninja, and Halfbrick's head of marketing, Phil Larsen, who makes an appearance as a playable character skin -- perfect for crossing two things off on your bucket list: playing a game as a head of marketing and playing a game as a former Joystiq employee. Congrats, Phil!

: Portabliss: Jetpack Joyride (iOS)

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Sep 01 2011 18:15 GMT

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Did you know that you can download handheld games now? That's amazingly convenient! The only inconvenient part of it is finding the right games to buy -- and that's where we come in, with our Portabliss column. In each installment, we'll tell you about a downloadable game on the iPhone, iPad, Android device, DSi, 3DS, PSP, etc. Today: Jetpack Joyride. The free NES games in Nintendo's 3DS Ambassador Program arrived at an awkward time, because the standout of that group for me, Balloon Fight, is now getting overshadowed by the many jetpacks of Barry Steakfries. Like Halfbrick's Monster Dash before it (and Balloon Fight's "Balloon Trip" mode long before that), Jetpack Joyride takes the autorunning genre defined on iOS by Canabalt and adds a few kinks.

Unlike Monster Dash, however, Jetpack Joyride is deep, with a mess of power-ups, vehicles, and mechanical and aesthetic additions. I was repeatedly taken aback by how fleshed out Halfbrick has made its latest iOS game, and repeatedly charmed by the studio's presentation. Nods to past Halfbrick titles abound (beyond the main character's return from previous iOS games), and the inclusion of an entire vehicle poking fun at the iPhone's most popular franchise lends an extra layer of levity to the already cheeky proceedings.

: Jetpack Joyride launch trailer blasts off

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Sep 01 2011 11:00 GMT

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Jetpack Joyride, the game formerly known as Machine Gun Jetpack, serves up a heaping of Barry Steakfries for the universal app's September 1 launch.

That's today!

: Jetpack Joyride dev diary is on a mission

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Aug 27 2011 08:30 GMT

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The point of Jetpack Joyride isn't simply to get protagonist Barry Steakfries as far away from the lab as possible. No, in fact, it's all about self-embetteretterment -- what good is a video game if it doesn't help you grow as a person?

: Machine Gun Jetpack becomes Jetpack Joyride, launches next week

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Aug 23 2011 17:30 GMT

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We've got good news and some vaguely upsetting news. First, the good news: Machine Gun Jetpack will finally touch down for $0.99 next week, on September 1, as a universal release on iOS (i.e. it works across iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad).

The vaguely upsetting news? Developer Halfbrick has renamed Machine Gun Jetpack, presumably because the title was just too awesome. The game will now officially be known by the much more fanciful title, Jetpack Joyride. Halfbrick released a video explaining that the name was changed to reflect that the game now includes "so much more than just the machine gun jetpack."

Unofficially, of course, it will always be Machine Gun Jetpack in our hearts.

: Machine Gun Jetpack dev diary reveals the game's vehicles

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Aug 10 2011 09:00 GMT

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In yet another dev diary, Halfbrick walks us through the process behind each of Machine Gun Jetpack's five vehicles, which not only protect Barry Steakfries, but come with crazy abilities of their own. The video's fun, but seriously, guys, all this for an iOS game? Can we just have it already?

: Machine Gun Jetpack dev fires off a video diary

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Aug 03 2011 07:50 GMT

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For some, the limited ammo of the machine gun jetpack power-up in Monster Dash was quite the problem. Such a device should have unlimited ammo, right?! Well now it does, in Halfbrick's upcoming free-runner, Machine Gun Jetpack.

: GDC 11: Debut Gameplay Walkthrough (Cam)

posted by GameTrailers Mar 11 2011 01:46 GMT

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Barry Steakfries returns in an all-new mobile adventure! Get the details in this GDC walkthrough with Halfbrick Marketing Director Phil Larsen.

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