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Electronic Arts has announced plans to acquire Australian mobile games developer Firemint for an undisclosed sum, with the deal expected to close within the next four weeks. Firemint is one of the most well respected mobile developers, having originally made its name developing racing games and other titles on a …

Australian smartphone developer agrees to buyout

If for one moment you can duck the noise about today’s arrival of the 3DS, you might also note that another machine also hits the UK today – Apple’s iPad 2. But rather than thinking it just a tablet Mac, perhaps we should be recognising it as a serious home …

Australian smartphone game developer Firemint invested $2 million in building its high-end mobile game Real Racing 2, the studio has said. And, in further resemblance of the triple-A console project model, Firemint said the Real Racing sequel also took 18 months to finish. The revelations come with the games development …

Is Real Racing 2â??s outlay and success proof that triple-A works on mobiles?

Firemintâ??s Flight Control sells over 3.8 million copies to date

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Mobile game developer Firemint has acquired Australian studio Infinite Interactive, the group has confirmed. Financial terms of the buyout were not discosed. Infinite Interactive is perhaps best known for its Puzzle Quest series, and will now develop its titles under the Firemint name. Its founder Steve Fawkner said we now …

Puzzle Quest creators now part of the Real Racing group

Developer Firemint has confirmed that its hugely popular iPhone game Flight Control is heading to PlayStation 3, complete with Move support, stereographic 3D functionality, and HD visuals. As reported by MCV, Flight Control HD was rumoured late in July to be due a PSN release. The Move-ready edition of the …