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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Predecessors |
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| Founded | July 2012 |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Australia |
Key people | Robert Murray |
| Products | Real Racing series Flight Control series |
Number of employees | 170[1] |
| Parent | Electronic Arts |
| Website | www |
Firemonkeys Studios is an Australian video game developer and publisher of video games, based in Melbourne, Victoria. 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.[2] 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.[3]
- ^ "New Headquarters Takes Victoria's Digital Games Sector to a New Level". 15 August 2016.
- ^ Moses, Asher (4 May 2011). "High-tech Aussie lands multimillion-dollar deal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ "IronMonkey and Firemint become Firemonkeys". 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2013.