software interface . firemonkeys studios type subsidiary industry computer and video game industry founded 1999 headquarters melbourne australia key people robert murray products real racing series flight control series number of employees 60 1 parent electronic arts website official website firemonkeys studios is a developer and publisher of video games based in melbourne australia . it was founded in 1999 by ceo robert murray as firemint . 2 originally an independent company in may 2011 electronic arts announced the acquisition of firemint for an undisclosed sum making it an in house studio for ea interactive . ironmonkey studios were also taken under ea interactive s wing back in 2010 . 3 in january 2011 firemint acquired fellow australian video game developer infinite interactive best known for the puzzle quest series . in july 2012 firemint announced a post on their blog that firemint would merge with ironmonkey studios by ea and merge their names into firemonkeys . all new games including need for speed most wanted and real racing 3 are released with the new company name . 4 contents 1 awards 2 games 3 acquisition 3.1 released 3.2 currently in development 4 references 5 external links awards edit former logo as firemint firemint was awarded the arts and entertainment award for being amongst the most successful exporters in 2009 at the australian export awards in november . 5 games edit firemint have produced a number of different games for different platforms and different publisher . starting with the nicktoons racing in 2002 for the game boy advance . for several years after publishing their debut game firemint continued to produce and release games for the game boy advance and mobile devices . it wasn t until early 2008 however with the release of the apple iphone in 2007 did firemint really expand their games market share . during 2009 firemint developed their two most popular games flight control and real racing . these games went on to achieve great success with the subsequent release of two sequels each flight control hd in 2010 flight control rocket in 2012 real racing 2 was released in 2010 and real racing 3 in 2013 . 6 acquisition edit electronic arts with a market capitalization of us 6.7 billion announced the acquisition of melbourne based gaming studio firemint overnight in a press release for an undisclosed amount . firemint is recognised as one of the leading game developers on the ios platform . according to barry cottle general manager of ea interactive the firemint team is remarkable for its critical and commercial success . having them as part of eai will accelerate our position as worldwide leader in game development for mobile devices and online gaming platforms . in january murray told smartcompany the work for hire market is growing thin especially as the australian dollar continues to climb . coming under the ea banner will give the company security . 7 released edit game platform release date need for speed no limits ios android september 2015 real racing 3 ios android february 2013 the sims freeplay ios android kindle fire blackberry 10 windows phone november 2012 need for speed most wanted ios android october 2012 flight control rocket ios windows phone march 2012 spy mouse ios android august 2011 real racing 2 ios android mac os x december 2010 flight control hd playstation 3 playstation network september 2010 flight control nintendo dsi dsiware february 2010 real racing ios june 2009 flight control ios windows phone march 2009 back at the barnyard slop bucket games nintendo ds october 2008 madden nfl 09 3d mobile august 2008 the fast and the furious pink slip 3d ios mobile august 2008 the sims dj ipod june 2008 project joystick dung mobile pc may 2008 nicktoons attack of the toybots game boy advance november 2007 fia world rally championship mobile september 2007 madden nfl 08 3d mobile august 2007 the fast & the furious fugitive mobile june 2007 ratatouille mobile june 2007 tinker bell fly mobile february 2007 need for speed most wanted mobile october 2006 madden nfl 07 3d mobile august 2006 socceroos path to glory mobile june 2006 sopranos poker mobile march 2006 snood 2 on vacation mobile august 2005 nba 1 on 1 2006 mobile june 2005 star trek the cold enemy mobile february 2005 black rain revenge mobile september 2004 ryan giggs international mobile august 2004 tokyo fighter mobile december 2003 soul daddy bkb mobile august 2003 soul daddy in la mobile july 2003 nicktoons racing game boy advance june 2002 currently in development edit game platform release date kindred spirits pc multiplayer tba references edit 1 pocket gamer firemint company profile moses asher 4 may 2011 . high tech aussie lands multimillion dollar deal . sydney morning herald . retrieved 2011 05 04 . ironmonkey and firemint become firemonkeys . 24 july 2012 . retrieved 2013 04 29 . firemint wins australian export award . austrade media release . firemint projects 2 external links edit official website v t e electronic arts employees founder trip hawkins current larry probst executive chairman andrew wilson ceo peter moore coo patrick s derlund evp will wright joe ybarra former bing gordon don mattrick jeff green ralph guggenheim robin hunicke greg kasavin john riccitiello subsidiaries current bioware criterion games ea canada ea dice ea mobile ea montreal ea salt lake ea singapore ea sports ea tiburon european integration studio firemonkeys studios ghost games maxis motive studios popcap games the sims studio visceral games defunct bullfrog productions danger close games ea black box ea bright light ea chicago ea phenomic ea uk kesmai mythic entertainment origin systems pandemic studios playfish victory games westwood studios franchises army of two battlefield bejeweled burnout command & conquer crysis dead space dragon age fifa madden nfl mass effect medal of honor mirror s edge nba live ncaa football need for speed nhl plants vs. zombies rock band simcity spore ssx the 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