As the COVID-19 continues to impact our players, fans and even our development teams, the team here at Firemonkeys Studio are working remotely. What does this mean for our players?
@Realracing
,
@NFSNL
,
@TheSimsMobile
&
@TheSimsFreePlay
will continue to be playable.
Ready to race like a champion? Our mobile racing titles
@RealRacing
&
@NFSNL
will be giving players more ways to race longer & play harder every Friday in May!
Get 3 hours of Free & Instant Servicing in RR3 and bonus fuel in NFSNL. Follow our pages for more updates.
#StayAndPlay
Happy International Women’s Day!
@NFSNL
and Firemonkeys is proud to have launched our George Rose integration in-game today! We have partnered with George Rose, a prolific and innovative street-artist based in Melbourne.
#IWD2022
The Firemonkeys live service mobile title,
@TheSimsFreePlay
, has been nominated as a finalist in this year's Australian Game Developer Awards (AGDAs) for 'Excellence in Ongoing Games'!
Friends!
@CnCRivals
has officially soft-launched in Australia and New Zealand on iOS 🚀
Be some of the first in the world to play
@EA
's next mobile game here:
Meet the Firemonkeys! Our team at Firemonkeys give a little insight on what it’s like to work from home for us during COVID-19, what it’s like being on boarded from home as a new starter and the opportunities that the team have had over the years!
We are also working to deliver updates and content as seamlessly as possible. However, as we are a global game and rely on people across the world to deliver these games, interruptions are likely to occur. We ask that you be patient as we navigate through this.
The race is on - to get a slice of that cake! The RR3 team celebrating our 7th birthday. 🍰 Thanks to all our players who have been with us through the years. Keep racing!
Happy International Women’s Day 2020!
Today we’re celebrating some of the amazing women at EA Firemonkeys who are players, family members, specialists in their respective fields, and also building an inspiring future for our games.
#IWD2020
#EqualForEqual
We're celebrating The Sims 20th Birthday in
@TheSimsMobile
and
@TheSimsFreePlay
! Jump into our mobile games to get your exclusive Hot Tub rewards and continue the party with your Sims wherever you play!
We’re thrilled to share that
@EA_Australia
& Firemonkeys have teamed up with
@codelikeagirlau
- a social enterprise focused on providing girls & women with the confidence, tools, knowledge & support they need to enter and flourish in the world of tech! 🎉
The entire Sims FreePlay team will be tuning into the AGDAs tonight to see if we take home the Excellence in Ongoing Games (Games as a Service) award! Good luck to all the nominees
#GCAP21
The Firemonkeys live service mobile title,
@TheSimsFreePlay
, has been nominated as a finalist in this year's Australian Game Developer Awards (AGDAs) for 'Excellence in Ongoing Games'!
Behind the scenes with
@sean_from_ea
from
@realracing
and music producer Ryan Kurt🎬
Ryan produced a soundtrack exclusively for the RR3 F1 update. Hear the music in game now!
@realracing
F1 &
@TheSimsMobile
neighborhood update launched today.
The Firemonkeys team worked hard to get these massive updates out the door and cupcakes, chocolates and LEGO were a great way to celebrate!
Follow our Firemonkeys Instagram for more behind the scenes content.
Over 150 undergraduate students from University of Melbourne from the Computer Information Systems Students Association (CISSA) participated in a gaming hackathon earlier this month! They spent a week designing and developing games.
@CISSA_UniMelb
EA Firemonkeys and
@NFSNL
has partnered with First Nations artist,
@Barkaa__
to bring three of the hottest songs to the game. This update, players can race to BARKAA's songs: 'King Brown’, ‘Blak Matriarchy’ and ‘Godz’.
The Need for Speed Unbound and A$AP Rocky collaboration is now available in Need For Speed No Limits! Earn the kitted-out 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16. Head to The App Store or Google Play store to download or update your games!
EA PLAY is returning to the Hollywood Palladium from June 9th to 11th! EA Mobile will making an appearance again this year! Pre-Register for EA PLAY at
Heading into our 10th year, the game team behind FreePlay continue to listen to community feedback and deliver content that improves representation and empowers our players to create Sims that better represent themselves.
It's GCAP day! Swing by our virtual booth today for these Q&A sessions:
11:30am - 12:00pm: EA Recruitment - Interview Tips (Industry Level)
1:30pm - 2:00pm: Career Chat: Engineers & Programmers
2:50pm - 3:30pm: Career Chat: Art & Experience Design.
See you there👋
That's a wrap for our virtual booth sessions today! Thanks to everyone who watched our stream and asked questions.
We have another jam packed day tomorrow and we hope to see you there. 🐵
Firemonkeys has partnered with Melbourne specialty coffee roaster DC Coffee to create 'Critical Hit' a light-medium roast of Arabica beans. Purchase your beans online or in selected Coles stores. ☕
We're hosting a virtual booth
@GCAPConf
on Monday 5 - Wednesday 7 October. If you've got a ticket to GCAP20 pop by our virtual booth, say hi and attend one of our many Q&A sessions with recruitment, engineers, design, artists and more.
We will be hosting a booth at the TCSF at
@RMIT
. Stop by and speak with 3 representatives from the EA Melbourne studio and chat to us about a career in mobile gaming. 👋
If you’re a student with any degree looking for an exciting career in the mobile gaming industry, the Technology Careers Super Fair (TCSF) will showcase insights from our Firemonkeys Studio from 2PM – 4PM today. Join us to hear about making the jump from under-grad to full time!
If you’re considering a move, check out our careers website to find out more! We’d love to have some more passionate and inspiring people join the team!
Celebrate the spookiest time of year with a focus on the importance of community! A portion of the proceeds are being donated to Care Bears’ charitable partner, . Purchase your
@Carebears
and
@TheSimsFreePlay
merchandise here:
Join
@RMIT
and members of The Firemonkeys & Frostbite as they discuss their experiences of breaking into games and tech plus how underrepresented people play important roles in our studio as well as the video games industry!
BARKAA is a Malyangapa, Barkindji woman from Western New South Wales, now living in South West Sydney on Gandangara land. Music to BARKAA has been part of her journey to express herself, the truth and issues impacting First Nations people.
This update coincides with Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. George is the first female street artist in the NFS franchise to design wraps (11 of them!), game street art, billboards and is a character in our “West End Waves” special event.
Over New Years, Firemonkeys supported boutique music festival Beyond The Valley, as they launched a live Twitch stream of international music artists playing video games backstage.
@hobojohnson
was one of the artists spotted battling it out on the football pitch in FIFA20.
Amazing games start with teams that are as diverse as the communities we serve. Our partnership involves ongoing activities, like internship placements & direct engagements with the Code Like a Girl community. We hope to move our industry into a more inclusive future.