'Fruit Ninja' and Every Other Halfbrick Game Free for 24 Hours

MacRumors · Dec 17, 2012, 02:39 AM

As noted on TouchArcade, iOS developer Halfbrick has dropped the price of all of their games to Free for the next 24 hours.

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"This is by far the biggest sale we've ever had," said Phil Larsen, Chief Marketing Officer at Halfbrick. "Over the past three years we've given everything we have to make our games the best, and were rewarded a million times over with love and support from our fans. Now it's time to give something back, kick some ass and start 2013 with more momentum than ever. Have a blast playing Halfbrick's finest!"

Halfbrick is most well known for their game Fruit Ninja which launched in 2010 and has since accumulated over 300 million downloads across all platforms.

Their games include (iTunes links): Age of Zombies, Age of Zombies Anniversary, Fruit Ninja, Fruit Ninja HD, Monster Dash, Jetpack Joyride, Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots, Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots HD, Blast Off.

Article Link: 'Fruit Ninja' and Every Other Halfbrick Game Free for 24 Hours

haruhiko · Dec 17, 2012, 02:50 AM

Great. Got both versions of Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots.

eswank · Dec 17, 2012, 02:55 AM

Got 'em! Thanks!

ConCat · Dec 17, 2012, 02:57 AM

great! 329 apps now. I need help.

xionxiox · Dec 17, 2012, 03:02 AM

thanks!

charlieegan3 · Dec 17, 2012, 03:28 AM

I had to uninstall all my mobile games, just too much wasted time.

kirky29 · Dec 17, 2012, 03:34 AM

Awesome! Just got almost all of them!

RabidMacFan · Dec 17, 2012, 03:56 AM

I never liked it that Fruit Ninja and Fruit Ninja HD were separate apps and separate purchases, but this more than makes up for it. Thanks Halfbrick!

rmwebs · Dec 17, 2012, 04:26 AM

I got Jetpack Joyride free with last years 12 days of christmas app, it's an ok game but gets repetitive as hell after about 5 minutes. The same applies to Fruit Ninja...I really dont get how people can spend hours playing it.

I certainly would never pay for any of their games if Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride are anything to go by.

loaferkan · Dec 17, 2012, 04:34 AM

Wanted to try it always. It was nice.

Amenic · Dec 17, 2012, 04:50 AM

Woa!!!

AppleMacFinder · Dec 17, 2012, 05:23 AM

Still is not free for Windows 8

(there is no Mac OS X version)

Xenc · Dec 17, 2012, 05:25 AM

Great apps. Worth downloading if you're a fan of pick up and play gameplay.

Jessica Lares · Dec 17, 2012, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by charlieegan3

I had to uninstall all my mobile games, just too much wasted time.

Same here. I actually go through a process of elimination now, and don't go around just downloading everything and anything anymore. Only console quality games are allowed to stay on my devices.

rmwebs · Dec 17, 2012, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by AppleMacFinder

Still is not free for Windows 8

(there is no Mac OS X version)

uh...how dare they?

Shockingly they may wish to cover their Win 8 development costs before giving it away for free.

AppleMacFinder · Dec 17, 2012, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by rmwebs

uh...how dare they?

Shockingly they may wish to cover their Win 8 development costs before giving it away for free.

The article mentioned that "everything is free" for today - however, it is not.

rmwebs · Dec 17, 2012, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by AppleMacFinder

The article mentioned that "everything is free" for today - however, it is not.

Given that it was posted on a site for iOS games, it's pretty obvious that it means they are free for iOS.

lanthom · Dec 17, 2012, 06:43 AM

Been playing this on Kinect and almost bought this yesterday but decided to wait until after Christmas as I'm expecting some iTunes cards. Now I'm glad I waited!

FirePhantom · Dec 17, 2012, 06:51 AM

All their games except for Fruit Ninja are so formulaic. *yawn*

mrxak · Dec 17, 2012, 06:58 AM

I have no interest in any of these games. However, I have a rule about never passing up an opportunity of getting something free that won't be forever. I can just not install it on any of my devices, easy enough, and maybe someday I'll want to play one of them.

horace528 · Dec 17, 2012, 07:41 AM

Just grabbed everything Halfbrick made from the App Store.

Even though some probably would suck, I can erase them anytime, and I can't get them free any day.

baller1308 · Dec 17, 2012, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by charlieegan3

I had to uninstall all my mobile games, just too much wasted time.

I have to do this and clean out all my apps. Too many updates!!!!

Digital Skunk · Dec 17, 2012, 09:15 AM

Definitely downloading these. You never know when you'll just have HOURS of time to waste.

On a side note, it's nice to see that I don't have a "download everything I see for free" problem.

ArtOfWarfare · Dec 17, 2012, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Digital Skunk

Definitely downloading these. You never know when you'll just have HOURS of time to waste.

On a side note, it's nice to see that I don't have a "download everything I see for free" problem.

Is that a joke? You just downloaded all of them and then said you don't have a problem?

I, for one, have Jetpack Joyride (got it from liking their Facebook page a year ago,) and I think I'll be okay if I never get another Halfbrick game again. I'm not saying I don't like Jetpack Joyride so much as I really don't need more casual games on my iPhone. I'm hoping that we start getting some games with actual depth AND polish at once at some point. I have Aralon and while it seems pretty good depth wise, it could use a lot more polish...

AFPoster · Dec 17, 2012, 09:43 AM

Got them all, thanks MR for the heads up. I hope everyone will adopt the 24hr policy this year! =)

Dec 17, 2012, 02:50 AM	#2
haruhiko macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2009	Great. Got both versions of Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots. __________________ Mac: rMBP'12, iMac'08/24", Mini'09 (dead), MBP'10/15", MBA'11/13"/256. iPhone: 5/64B, 4S/64W, 4/32B, 3GS/16. iPT: 3G,1G. iPad: 3/4G/64 2/3G/32, 1/WiFi/16. ATV'12,'11 AEBS'09
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Dec 17, 2012, 03:34 AM	#7
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Dec 17, 2012, 03:56 AM	#8
RabidMacFan macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: California	I never liked it that Fruit Ninja and Fruit Ninja HD were separate apps and separate purchases, but this more than makes up for it. Thanks Halfbrick!
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Dec 17, 2012, 04:26 AM	#9
rmwebs macrumors 68030 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North London, England	I got Jetpack Joyride free with last years 12 days of christmas app, it's an ok game but gets repetitive as hell after about 5 minutes. The same applies to Fruit Ninja...I really dont get how people can spend hours playing it. I certainly would never pay for any of their games if Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride are anything to go by. __________________ Walt Disney World Guide
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Dec 17, 2012, 04:34 AM	#10
loaferkan macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2012	Wanted to try it always. It was nice.
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Dec 17, 2012, 04:50 AM	#11
Amenic macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2010 Location: Italy	Woa!!!
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Dec 17, 2012, 05:23 AM	#12
AppleMacFinder macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2009	Still is not free for Windows 8 (there is no Mac OS X version)
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Dec 17, 2012, 05:25 AM	#13
Xenc macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2010 Location: London, England	Great apps. Worth downloading if you're a fan of pick up and play gameplay.
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Dec 17, 2012, 06:43 AM	#18
lanthom macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2011	Been playing this on Kinect and almost bought this yesterday but decided to wait until after Christmas as I'm expecting some iTunes cards. Now I'm glad I waited!
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Dec 17, 2012, 06:51 AM	#19
FirePhantom macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: England, United Kingdom, Europe	All their games except for Fruit Ninja are so formulaic. yawn __________________ iPad (4th Generation, WiFi, 32 GB) MacBook Pro (Mid-2009, 15", 2.53 GHz) iPod Touch (2nd Generation, 16 GB)
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Dec 17, 2012, 06:58 AM	#20
mrxak macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Drifting through space in a broken escape pod	I have no interest in any of these games. However, I have a rule about never passing up an opportunity of getting something free that won't be forever. I can just not install it on any of my devices, easy enough, and maybe someday I'll want to play one of them. __________________ Phones Will Kill You
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Dec 17, 2012, 07:41 AM	#21
horace528 macrumors regular Join Date: May 2011	Just grabbed everything Halfbrick made from the App Store. Even though some probably would suck, I can erase them anytime, and I can't get them free any day.
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Dec 17, 2012, 09:15 AM	#23
Digital Skunk macrumors 603 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Primarily in my Head	Definitely downloading these. You never know when you'll just have HOURS of time to waste. On a side note, it's nice to see that I don't have a "download everything I see for free" problem. __________________ What do I have?, stuff that I actually use for work! Some old, some new, all effective.
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Dec 17, 2012, 09:43 AM	#25
AFPoster macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2008	Got them all, thanks MR for the heads up. I hope everyone will adopt the 24hr policy this year! =) __________________ 2011 15" MacBook Pro 2.2Ghz i7, hr anti-glare iPad 2 32gb (white) iPhone 4S 16gb x2
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