Firemint

Based in Richmond, Melbourne, Firemint designs and develops award-winning, premium video game titles for handheld devices including mobile phones and Nintendo DS, for publishers including EA Mobile, THQ Wireless, I-Play and Disney. Firemint employs over 30 people and is now one of the world's largest and most respected independent mobile game developers. Among numerous industry awards, Firemint has won the GDAA Award for “Best Mobile Title” three years running: The Fast and the Furious: Fugitive 3D (2007), EA Sports Madden NFL 07 3D (2006) and Star Trek: The Cold Enemy (2005).

There's certainly a lot of excitement in the mobile phone industry, particularly with Apple and Google making massive inroads there, and it seems mobile gaming is set for even greater things too. It's pleasing to see that Australia is well represented in that market, with developers such as Firemint, Iron Monkey Studios, and Moket leading the field.

The winner of the Project Joystick competition has been announced. Sherele Moody's game idea which involves controlling a dung beetle through waste was chosen as the winning entry that will be developed by Melbourne developers, Firemint. As reported from The Age...

Firemint is looking for an animator to join our art team. You'll be able to animate realistic as well as stylised/cartoon style movement. Our game developers are highly skilled, big picture people, passionate about games and game design. They enjoy variety, creative input and small focused teams. If this sounds like you and you'd like to join an award-winning company to work with an enthusiastic and talented team and really make a difference to the games you work on, then please contact us!

Some of our games currently in development are:

We've hired some great people lately, but we've also signed up some more exciting new work so we're still recruiting! We're looking for all experience levels artists and programmers (junior to lead/senior), and an experienced producer. All positions are full-time, salaried positions based in our studio in Richmond (Melbourne). We can consider overseas applicants for senior positions. We value technical and creative brilliance, and our projects are developed by small, focused, friendly teams. Come join us, and make a difference!

Artists

It wasn't too long ago that I wrote in a Sumea news item that Firemint were on a role. With critically acclaimed and well received titles such as Madden NFL 07 and The Fast and the Furious: Fugitive, they've proven themselves quite an exceptional developer of mobile games. They're based in Melbourne, currently working on to their next big title, The World Rally Championship, and they've also recently been announced as the developer taking on the task of turning the winning Project Joystick game idea into reality.

The Project Joystick competition, which you all know is a local competition formed by Telstra Bigpond and the ACMI which will give the winner the opportunity of having their game idea developed into a real game, ends in a few weeks.

Gamearena has just announced that Firemint will be the developer taking on the task in turning the winning idea into a reality. Firemint CEO, Rob Murray, quoted at Gamearena...

Firemint designs and develops award-winning, premium video game titles for handheld devices including mobile phones and Nintendo DS. Our clients are some of the world's leading US and UK publishers and include EA Mobile, THQ, I-Play and Disney. We are looking for a Producer to join our suit-free studio in inner-city Melbourne (Richmond).

Responsibilities will include: