A local game developer has been noticed in a big way. Phillipe Girourd's game ''Them'' was noticed  by staff at Chillingo, the world's leading iPhone publisher.  Chillingo has since been bought out by EA games, the leading game publisher.

Chillingo contacted Girourd about the game, looking to test it and work out a publishing deal. He says the deal will have a tremendous financial impact on his company.



Online advertising and marketing will be covered by EA games, something Girourd didn't have a budget for.  In turn, he'll receive royalties and get worldwide visibility for his company Glacier Games. He knew there was interest in his game, however he never thought ''Them'' would take off the way it did.