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Read More »Angry Birds Trilogy finally coming to consoles
Rovio’s mobile phenomenon will swoop into living rooms this Christmas as Angry Birds Trilogy arrives on Xbox 360, PS3 and 3DS. The compilation includes Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons and movie tie-in Angry Birds Rio, according to IGN. The trio have a combined sales count in the billions. Angry Birds …
Read More »Pigs to take starring role in next Angry Birds?
The next version of Angry Birds may well be from the pigs’ point of view, as they try to protect the eggs they have liberated from the fascist feathered attackers. Pocket-lint claimsto have seen screenshots of the new game, which is expected to be available before Christmas. Like the original …
Read More »Rovio: Casual gamers use word of mouth, don’t read reviews
In the casual games market word of mouth trumps reviews, so says Rovio. Speaking at Gamelab in Barcelona, Rovio’s VP of mergers and acquisitions Teemu Huuhtanen stated that while coverage of casual titles is important, most successful titles benefit in a far greater way from word of mouth. Huuhtanen explained …
Read More »Rovio ‘has no plans to leave Finland’
CEO's comments about potential Dublin relocation of the Angry Birds developer 'taken out of context', says Heijari
Read More »Angry Birds dev Rovio plots Ireland move
Potential relocation to take advantage of generous tax rates
Read More »HOT TOPICS: Is the threat of mobile over-hyped?
In the eighth of a series of features answering the biggest questions about the industry’s future, Dominic Sacco investigates the dangers smartphones and tablets pose to the console market Is the threat of mobile over-hyped?NO Angry Birds has been downloaded 1bn times. Not even the longest-running and biggest boxed franchises …
Read More »Landmark £78k penalty after clone app scam
Bogus app sent 'silent' text messages that charged £5 apiece
Read More »$42m investment missing from Rovio financials
Revised company ownership shows 21% ownership transfer from Kaj Hed to investors
Read More »Angry Birds launching Kovalainen F1 tie-in
Having already feasted on the joys of cross-promotion with film tie-in Angry Birds Rio, Finnish studio Rovio is to embark on a second licensed venture. As spotted by Pocket Gamer, Angry Birds Heikki is associated with former McLaren and Lotus F1 driver Heikki Kovalainen, who currently races for Caterham F1. …
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