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CEO of Angry Birds studio Mikael Hed moving into animation and movies
Read More »Angry Birds Transformers toys priced and dated
Rovio’s extensive toy line that will accompany the upcoming Angry Birds Transformers has been priced and pictured for the first time. The game itself sees Optimus Prime, Galvatron and co battling for control of the Egg Spark. As was seen with karting title Angry Birds Go, players will be able …
Read More »One shall stand, one shall fall as Angry Birds Transformers rolls out
The rapid expansion of the Angry Birds universe is continuing with news of yet another new brand to the IP. Having enjoyed success with IP crossovers such as Star Wars and Rio, Rovio has now tied up with Hasbro for an Angry Birds Transformers game. The debut art offers a …
Read More »Rovio launches experimental publishing arm LVL11, first game Retry available now
Angry Birds creator Rovio has launched a new publishing arm designed to bring more experimental titles to the smartphone games market. It’s called LVL11 and its first title – the Flappy Bird inspired Retry – is available now on iOS in some select countries. We’ve always been doing a lot …
Read More »Rovio profits cut in half during 2013
Angry Birds studio Rovio saw little growth in revenue and a significant dip in profits last year, the company’s annual financial report reveals. The company saw a year-on-year rise of just 2.5 per cent in total revenue for 2013, while profits before interest and taxes dropped to €36.5m – compared …
Read More »Rovio profits halve in tough 2013
Angry Birds developer claims 'foundation-building year' and diversification of business as reasons for stalled growth
Read More »Rovio reveals new medieval-themed Angry Birds
Rovio has unveiled a new addition to the Angry Birds franchise, releasing a short medieval-themed video teasing the new effort. The video (embedded below) shows one of the birds in a full suit of armor, with the YouTube description adding: Perhaps the most Epic soft launch ever – whatever that …
Read More »Rovio: We do not provide data to government spies
Angry Birds creator refutes claims that the NSA collects end user data
Read More »Rovio denies sharing Angry Birds user data with NSA, GCHQ
Rovio has denied the report that its popular mobile franchise Angry Birds was utilized as a tool by government spy agencies, including the US National Security Agency and UK’s Government Communications Headquarters. Responding to allegations found in a leaked Snowden document, the Finland-based company claimed it doesn’t share data from …
Read More »NSA and British government snooping on Angry Birds players
Angry Birds is the latest game to become embroiled in the international government spying scandal. In December it was revealed that America’s National Security Agency and the British Government had been accessing data sourced from users of services such as Xbox Live and World of Warcraft. Now The New York …
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