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In its native Finland, Rovio means pyre. And for many years, thanks to the success of its Angry Birds brand, the company burned bright. Following the smash hit success of the original game, the firm has launched another 14 Angry Birds titles, spin-offs and tie-in releases, resulting in three billion …
Read More »Rovio backs augmented reality to boost High Street retail
Angry Birds creator Rovio says that High Street stores should use augmented reality (AR) to make shopping more fun. The firm believes tech such as smartphones can make going to the shops more enjoyable, and encourage more customers to visit. The Finnish company recently released Angry Birds Action, a mobile …
Read More »Rovio asks cinemagoers to get out their phone for post-credits to Angry Birds Movie
Post-credit scenes seem to have become a thing for lots of big-screen outings nowadays, but Rovio has put its own twist on it. The company has urged viewers of The Angry Birds Movie to snub cinema etiquette, get out their phones and load up new release Angry Birds Action as …
Read More »Rovio debuts AR and inaudible watermark tech to unite Angry Birds games, film and toy brands
Scannable QR-like 'Bird Codes' and 'Movie Magic' content unlocked inside cinema mark studio’s first steps into the realm of ‘toys-to-life’
Read More »Rovio: Angry Birds will be bigger than ever before
Finnish games giant Rovio is spending millions to make Angry Birds a smash hit once again. Today (Thursday April 28th), the firm is launching Angry Birds Action, a new free-to-play pinball arcade title for smartphones that ties in with the upcoming Angry Birds animated movie, which arrives in the UK …
Read More »2015’s €13m loss fails to crash Rovio’s 2016 hopes
Angry Birds firm maintains positive outlook, already profitable in first quarter
Read More »Fixing Rovio’s broken wings
James Batchelor asks Rovio's EVP of games Wilhelm Taht how the Angry Birds firm is recovering from multiple layoffs, returning to its entrepreneurial roots and adapting to the free-to-play world
Read More »Rovio Stockholm GM resigns
Head of Angry Birds 2 developer temporarily replaced by creative director Patrick Liu
Read More »Angry Birds devs’ new studio raises £0.5m from Gameforge and Flaregames founder
Kopla Games financed by angel investor Klaas Kersting, who also funded Supercell as a startup
Read More »Rovio spins off book publishing arm
Angry Birds owner Rovio has separated its book and comic publishing operations into a new affiliate company called Kaiken Publishing. Kaiken will focus on both children’s and teen content. Angry Birds will of course be the focus, although it will also try to develop the likes of Storm Sisters and …
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