{"id":1452,"date":"2011-05-06T23:53:52","date_gmt":"2011-05-06T23:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tapgamers.com\/?p=1452"},"modified":"2011-05-06T23:53:52","modified_gmt":"2011-05-06T23:53:52","slug":"ea-buys-out-firemint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tapgamers.com\/?p=1452","title":{"rendered":"EA Buys Out Firemint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Electronic Arts is in the process of buying out Firemint, the  Australian-based mobile  development studio known for games ranging from  \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcFlight Control\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 to the famed \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcReal Racing\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.<\/p>\n<p>The  game company is calling the acquisition one that brings a   \u00e2\u20ac\u0153powerhouse of creative talent\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to EA Interactive. While exact terms of  the deal are  not being disclosed, Electronic Arts is content with the  deal, to say the least.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Firemint team is remarkable for its critical and  commercial success.  Have them as part of EA will accelerate our  position as worldwide  leader in game development for mobile devices and  online gaming.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The acquisition is relatively small but looks to add additional  talent to EA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s substantial development  efforts. The publishing giant,  which was quick to develop original games for  the iPhone, is often  considered a leader in the gaming industry. Electronic Arts is known   for famed franchises including \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThe Sims\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBattlefield\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, and a  multitude of racing franchises including \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNeed for Speed\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/touchaholics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/firemint_title.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Firemint, a small independent studio, quickly became known following the 2010 releases of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcFlight Control\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 and \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcReal Racing\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electronic Arts is in the process of buying out Firemint, the Australian-based mobile development studio known for games ranging from \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcFlight Control\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 to the famed \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcReal Racing\u00e2\u20ac\u2122. The game company is calling the acquisition one that brings a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153powerhouse of creative talent\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to EA Interactive. While exact terms of the deal are not being disclosed, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tapgamers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1452"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tapgamers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tapgamers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tapgamers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tapgamers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tapgamers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1452\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tapgamers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tapgamers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tapgamers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}