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The CEO of Rovio Mobile, the Finnish studio that built the trailblazing Angry Birds franchise, believes there is some value in games piracy. Speaking at the Midem conference in Cannes this morning, Mikael Hed said the games industry could learn from the rather terrible ways the music industry has tried …
Read More »Piracy has its benefits, says Angry Birds studio
Illegal copying nevertheless spreads brand awareness, claims Mikael Hed
Read More »Rovio IPO ‘will not launch in 2012’
'Too early in Angry Birds lifecycle for public offering', says Peter Vesterbacka
Read More »Adele demolishes Call of Duty as 2011’s biggest entertainment property
Singing sensation Adele sold over 1m more copies of her latest album than Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The FPS loses its crown as the UK’s biggest entertainment property in terms of units sold, although it remains No.1 in value. Call of Duty topped the same list in both …
Read More »Angry Birds scores 6.5m Xmas downloads
Rovio’s world-conquering casual games phenomenon Angry Birds was downloaded an amazing 6.5m times on Christmas day alone. Estimates suggest that this number is very close to the total number of smartphone activations over Christmas. The number represents downloads of all three Angry Birds titles (Angry Birds, Seasons and Rio). We’re …
Read More »Rumour: ‘Rovio eyes Hong Kong IPO’
Angry Birds studio wants to be 'as big as Disney'
Read More »Boxed Angry Birds smashes onto consoles
Boxed Angry Birds console games are landing at retail next year accompanied by a line of official accessories. The titles are due on Xbox 360, PS3 and Nintendo 3DS and could be here as soon as February.Impact Global Solutions has acquired the rights to produce and distribute over ten peripherals …
Read More »Angry Birds rules the roost on the Apple App Store
At this time every year, Apple releases ‘Rewind’, its annual year-end lists for music, movies, TV shows, podcasts and apps. Last year, Rovio’s phenomenon of a game was best paid app – and it’s repeated the trick in 2011. It didn’t figure in the iPad stakes as it wasn’t out …
Read More »APPLE APP CHARTS: Angry Chickens beats Angry Birds
Digital Minds’ Angry Chickens has become the best-selling iPhone game this week, according to the latest charts from Apple. The title beat rival Angry Birds Seasons which had to settle for No.3. Angry Chickens made it to No.2 behind WhatsApp Messenger. Chess was the best-selling iPad app this week ahead …
Read More »Rovio ‘rejected $2 billion Zynga takeover’
PopCap also turned down deal 'due to rumours of the company's rescinding share awards'
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