Media Release -- Dynamite Entertainment and Halfbrick Studios now bring mobile game fans the ultimate look inside one of the industry's leading developers with The Art of Halfbrick! In order to better connect with millions of gaming fans, Dynamite has chosen to extend the pre-order period beyond retail and go directly to fans via Indiegogo.
Since 2001, the Australian game company Halfbrick Studios has been changing the mobile games scene. After seven years of making licensed games, Halfbrick took a chance and released Fruit Ninja to the world-- and the world became obsessed with slicing cartoon fruit. Propelling themselves forward on the smash success of Fruit Ninja, Halfbrick released even more games that took the gaming community by storm. Featuring art from Jetpack Joyride, Monster Dash, Dan the Man, and more, this art book explores the rich collection of never before seen art that tells the story of a creative and ambitious company that never ceases to deliver fun and joy!
"We use crowdfunding to find better ways to reach our audience." says Jay Spence, Director of Product Development for Dynamite Entertainment. "We've spent a long time assembling this book and it's already going to press, so customers can be confident in their pre-order. In the world of modern gaming, fans spend a lot of time in a digital world. With Indiegogo, we want to make sure those fans are aware of this unique product and they have a direct resource for purchasing it using the digital tools they are accustomed to."
View the Indiegogo pre-order page here: https://tinyurl.com/yd7ax3xz
Dynamite and Halfbrick have been working side-by-side for over a year to curate their vast history of gaming into one, comprehensive book. The Art of Halfbrick is scheduled for release in August 2018 but Dynamite is offering Indiegogo backers a special "pre-order price" they won't see elsewhere.
Book details:
Large, hardcover format
256 pages
Features on Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride, and the rest of Halfbrick's games.
Presenting sketches, game sprites, background art galleries, variant designs, and a textual history about the process.
About Halfbrick Studios
Founded in 2001, Halfbrick has been on the forefront of the Australian game development industry for many years. From humble beginnings developing licensed titles for platforms such as GBA, DS and PSP, we have expanded our portfolio with a range of hugely successful, independently released games on multiple platforms. With the success of Fruit Ninja on iPhone and iPad, Halfbrick has catapulted to become one of the most well-known indie developers in the world, proving that a little dev down under has the world class skills needed to make a big splash on the global market.
About Dynamite Entertainment:
Dynamite was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including The Boys, The Shadow, Red Sonja, Warlord of Mars, Bionic Man, A Game of Thrones, and more. Dynamite owns and controls an extensive library with over 3,000 characters (which includes the Harris Comics and Chaos Comics properties), such as Vampirella, Pantha, Evil Ernie, Smiley the Psychotic Button, Chastity, and Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt. In addition to their critically-acclaimed titles and bestselling comics, Dynamite works with some of the most high-profile creators in comics and entertainment, including Kevin Smith, Alex Ross, Neil Gaiman, Andy Diggle, John Cassaday, Garth Ennis, Jae Lee, Marc Guggenheim, Mike Carey, Jim Krueger, Greg Pak, Brett Matthews, Matt Wagner, Gail Simone, Steve Niles, James Robinson, and a host of up-and-coming new talent. Dynamite is consistently ranked in the upper tiers of comic book publishers and several of their titles - including Alex Ross and Jim Krueger's Project Superpowers - have debuted in the Top Ten lists produced by Diamond Comics Distributors. In 2005, Diamond awarded the company a GEM award for Best New Publisher and another GEM in 2006 for Comics Publisher of the Year (under 5%) and again in 2011. The company has also been nominated for and won several industry awards, including the prestigious Harvey and Eisner Awards. In 2018, Dynamite became a "Premiere" publisher in the Previews catalog, making it one of the largest comic book publishers in the industry.
