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We take a closer look at EA's Firemonkeys studio in Melbourne, born of Firemint and Iron Monkeys' merger.
Read More »Former Firemint devs shack up with new studio
Trio form Loveshack Entertainment and reveal debut project
Read More »EA merges devs to form Australia’s largest studio
New subsidiary Firemonkeys to house more than 80 employees
Read More »Australia’s largest dev formed via Firemint and Iron Monkey merger
EA has announced today that it is bringing Melbourne’s two much-celebrated mobile developers,Iron MonkeyandFiremint, together. The newly created studio, bringing together over 40 employees from each studio, will be Firemonkeys which, according to EA, now constitutes Australia’s largest development studio. The pair of developers have been cohabitating for some time …
Read More »Firemint: ‘We don’t plan to’ stay away from home consoles
SPY Mouse, the latest iOS game from Flight Control developer and all around success story Firemint, went straight to #1 in Australia. MCV talks to Firemint’s Logan Booker about why: What makes SPY Mouse the successor to Flight Control? With SPY mouse, we really wanted to build on the gameplay …
Read More »Australian iOS games dominate app store
The current top 5 paid apps on the iOS App Store contains not one but three Australian-made games from Firemint and Halfbrick. The newly released SPY Mouse from Firemint Studios in Melbourne is currently the #1 selling iPhone game, and is receiving very positive reviews. It expands upon the team’s …
Read More »Spy Mouse goes free in US Starbucks promo
US iOS gamers will be able to pick up EA’s new title Spy Mouse for free thanks to a partnership with Starbucks. The deal coincides with the coffee shop chain’s existing Pick of the Week promotion, which gives customers a free code that can be redeemed in the iTunes Store …
Read More »Firemint releases SPY Mouse for iPhone, builds on Flight Control
SPY Mouse has released onto the app store today, a new line-drawing game from Firemint Studios, the creators of Flight Control. Playing as a mouse who fancies himself a secret agent, players must take on fantastical feline creatures with an assortment of power-ups and gadgets in 72 levels. Rob Murray, …
Read More »Firemint Studios pushes into core gaming
Flight Control has been the #1 paid iPhone app in at least 20 countries and is one of the largest success stories on the platform due to its casual appeal. The game sold 4.8 million units across iPhone, iPad and Mac OSX. As a result, Firemint has grown to be …
Read More »Firemint reveals iOS Wii U competitor
iOS 5 and AirPlay combine on motion control, dual screen project
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