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The latest edition of Angry Birds has soared past ten million downloads just ten days after its release, the game’s developer has claimed. Rovio said Angry Birds Rio had been breaking all records” in a message released on the firm’s Twitter account. Rio is the fastest-selling Angry Birds edition yet, …

Rovio's breakthrough franchise shows little sign of slowing

Last week saw the release of the third Angry Birds game, Rio. The game is themed around a new Fox family CG film about kidnapped birds made by the Ice Age team. But Rovio has retained creative control. We made it clear from the beginning that we don’t want to …

There have been few transformations as dramatic as that experienced by Angry Birds. But how did Rovio do it? The person to ask is Rovio’s Peter Vesterbacka, the man who has pushed the franchise forward over the last year. His job title is ‘Mighty Eagle’. That humoured name actually means …

Group seeks initial public offering in New York

The next game from Finnish studio Rovio may just outshine Q1’s biggest boxed game releases when it releases movie tie-in Angry Birds Rio next week. The smartphone app, which takes the original Angry Birds and themes it around 20th Century Fox bird film Rio, launches on March 22nd – and …

As Rovio's Peter Vesterbacka warns tablet market could eat into consoles

Rovio's next game won't appear on Android Market, retailer claims

Angry Birds has now been downloaded more than 100 million times, according to Rovio Mobile marketing exec Peter Vesterbacka, speaking on a panel at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas. "Everyone is playing Angry Birds," said Vesterbacka, as he outlined previously known stats like the game’s 40 million monthly active …

Accel Partners and Atomico Ventures to co-drive new fund