Tech Stream

A runway hit

30 April 2009

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They got game: the Firemint team in their Richmond studio.

An Australian game developer has an unexpected hit on its hands. The company, Firemint, is based in Richmond, a suburb of Melbourne, and has been producing games for mobiles and other platforms for the past decade.  But it was while on a Christmas break from the office that their CEO Robert Murray and his wife Alexandra hit on the idea for Flight Control, a simple but very addictive game for the iPhone and iPod-Touch.

It’s become a worldwide hit and some in the media have speculated that around half a million people have downloaded the game.  Firemint are keeping the exact figure under wraps but Rob was happy to talk more about the success of Flight Control and share his thoughts on the future of mobile gaming.

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