Halfbrick foolishly thinks it can be a ‘design focussed’ company without designers

Sep15

by Sindy Cator on September 15, 2015 at 5:29 pm

Halfbrick, the development house responsible for games like Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride, has cut the role of ‘designer’ from its staff after cutting its last two dedicated designers loose. From Kotaku Australia: But according to Halfbrick CEO Shainiel Deo, having no designers doesn’t necessarily means that design work won’t occur at Halfbrick. “Halfbrick remains a design focused company,” he told Kotaku, “and this change will empower everyone in our teams to contribute to design rather than concentrate design control in the hands of a few. Great ideas can come from anywhere and we want to create an environment that…