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Paul Gascoigne has becoming addicted to casual title Angry Birds, according to The Sun. The tabloid claims the Geordie football star bought an Apple device purely to play the smash hit game, though he also plays arcade hits Pacman and Tetris. A pal (apparently) said: "Gazza is hooked on Angry …
Read More »Angry Birds securing Hollywood deal?
Rovio is reported to be approaching Hollywood studios with a view to make it’s iPhone hit Angry Birds into a movie. According to entertainment publication Variety, the Finnish studio is also considering the possibility of TV shows, toys and comic books. According to the source, members of Rovio have been …
Read More »Rovio catapults Angry Birds to tinseltown
Finnish developer approaching Hollywood studios with iPhone IP
Read More »Angry Birds sells 6.5m
Hit iPhone game Angry Birds has now sold more than 6.5m downloads on the App Store, according to developer Rovio. The game, which was published by Chillingo, has only been available since December 2009. What’s more, the more expensive iPad version of the game, which sells for $4.99, has been …
Read More »Angry Birds flying to consoles
One of the best selling games on the Apple iTunes App Store is apparently making the move to console, according to an admission from its developer to The Sun. Speaking to the UK newspaper, Rovio co-founder Joe Wee stated that the studio is also releasing [Angry Birds] on Nintendo DS, …
Read More »Rovio taking iPhone game to consoles
Angry Birds, having amassed a fortune in the App Store, is set for digital expansion
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