Based in Melbourne, IronMonkey Studios is comprised of some of Australia's most experienced creative development staff. The team draws upon a wealth of knowledge gained producing dozens of games, on formats ranging from the 8-bit era to the PS2 and beyond. In 2010, IronMonkey Studios was acquired by publisher Electronic Arts to join its game development studio family. In July of 2012, the company was merged with fellow Australia game company Firemint to form the joint office FireMonkeys.