Halfbrick's hit mobile game Jetpack Joyride has been selected by the Spike Video Game Awards (VGAs) as a nominee for the Best Handheld/Mobile Game of 2011. The game is competing against major game releases from Nintendo, Capcom and Epic Games.

"We're incredibly honored to be nominated alongside these high profile games that we -- as both developers and players -- really enjoy," said Phil Larsen, chief marketing officer at Halfbrick. "Our nomination is a testament to how Halfbrick has continued its standard of quality since the success of Fruit Ninja, and we are ecstatic that our belief in Jetpack Joyride as a top-tier mobile game has been validated by both fans and industry peers!"

Since its September 1, 2011 release, Jetpack Joyride has been downloaded by more than 800,000 players. Jetpack Joyride is nominated in the combined mobile and handheld games category along with Super Mario 3D Land by Nintendo, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective by Capcom and Infinity Blade by Epic Games/Chair Entertainment.

Jetpack Joyride is available worldwide for iOS devices on the App Store as a universal download, optimized for both iPhone and iPad for $0.99 (USD).