Real Racing 2 or Flight Control are just 2 of the most popular games released by Firemint, but they will soon be part of the EA Games portfolio. The giant of the gaming industry a announced today the acquisition of the Firemint company in a transaction that will take place sometime in the next 4 weeks. Firemint is an independent game developer and Flight Control and Real Racing 2 have millions of fans worldwide. Recently, the company released an update for Real Racing 2 that brings graphic content in 1080p format for the famous game.
Those from EA Games have not announced the figure for which the Firemint company was purchased and probably will not announce it either, but the important thing is that the existing games will evolve. The good part is that the Firemint team will now have much more resources available for game development, so we expect much more interesting titles in the future but released under the EA Games brand.
MELBOURNE, Australia & REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced an agreement to acquire Firemint Pty Ltd., the leading independent mobile development studio. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Firemint brings a proven powerhouse of creative talent to EAi, with original hits Flight Control and Real Racing for iPhone® and iPad™, and an attractive future slate of games. The deal is not material to EA overall and is expected to close within four weeks. Financial details are not disclosed.
"The Firemint team is remarkable for its critical and commercial success," said Barry Cottle, Executive Vice President and General Manager of EA Interactive. "Having them as part of EAi will accelerate our position as worldwide leader in game development for mobile devices and online gaming platforms."
The agreement follows EA's recent acquisition of Mobile Post Production Inc. (MPP), the worldwide leader in high quality cross-platform development and porting of games for smartphones.
Cottle continued, "The added technical expertise of MPP, combined with the creative talent of Firemint and our EAi studio teams, fuels EA's leadership in delivering top selling, high quality games across mobile phones and smartphones, tablets and future digital interactive entertainment platforms."
