Halfbrick Studios, the developer of mobile title Fruit Ninja, recently opened up a new Sydney studio with 3 million AUD from the state-run Interactive Media Fund. The studio is apparently working on the “next evolution of the Fruit Ninja games franchise”, according to New South Wales deputy premier Andrew Stoner.
"This fund will help NSW build its share of the high-value digital games sector, which will be increasingly important in developing serious business and education tools, as well as entertainment games, like the latest Fruit Ninja project,” said Stoner.
"At this stage, we are beginning the prototyping phase of our Sydney-based Fruit Ninja project, and all gameplay details are still completely unconfirmed," said Halfbrick's marketing director Phil Larsen.
"We'll be making something new, and it will be a great addition to our Fruit Ninja franchise, but the game could definitely take many different directions -- the team is just getting started, and game development is a long and complicated road!"
