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Rovio CMO Peter Vesterbacka has outlined the scale of not only Angry Birds’ achievements, but also its ambitions for the ‘century’ ahead. "We’re not building Angry Birds for a hundred days but for a hundred years,” he told an audience at Pocket Gamer Connects, as reported by ME. "I thought …
Read More »Rovio built Angry Birds to last ‘a hundred years’
Mobile giant's Peter Vestebacka discusses the studio's ambitions and the importance of brand
Read More »Less than half of Rovio employees work on games
Angry Birds developer also wants to make always-on mobile games
Read More »Angry Birds and Rio partner up again
Rovio’s enraged avians are getting a Rio makeover to mark the launch of Rio 2. This is the second time that the Angry Birds series has partnered up with that of Rio, Angry Bird Rio came out to mark the release of the first film in 2011 and saw players …
Read More »Rovio lands cross-promotion deal with Puzzle & Dragons
Special Angry Birds content to feature in GungHo's flagship IP
Read More »Directors named for Angry Birds movie
Rovio has revealed that the upcoming 3D Angry Birdsmovie will be directed by animation veterans Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis. Reilly and Kaytis will be making their directorial debuts on the film, but both have plenty of experience in animated movies. Kaytis worked at Disney for 19 years, serving as …
Read More »Official Angry Birds theme park opens in China
A theme park based on Rovio’s Angry Birds series has opened in China. Kotaku translates a report stating that the park’s grand opening to the public took place last week. The park ran a soft launch in late September, and officially opened on China’s National Day (October 1st). The theme …
Read More »Ian ‘Emperor Palpatine’ McDiarmid lends voice to Angry Birds Star Wars II
Strike me down with all of your hatred and your journey towards the dark side will be complete! Etc. Ian McDiarmid, who played the evil Emperor Palpatine across the Star Wars movie saga, will lend his voice to Rovio’s upcoming Angry Birds Star Wars II. Although of course he’ll be …
Read More »Shelf space concerns as toy games go to war
Angry Birds and Pokmon are the latest big name franchise to take on Skylanders as the toy war heats up, but is there enough space to stock them all? The lucrative ‘toys to life’ genre has been dominated by Activision’s Skylanders series, which has generated well over $1bn since its …
Read More »Angry Birds Star Wars will hit consoles November 1st
Rovio has confirmed Angry Birds Star Wars will debut on consoles this November. The developer has confirmed the return of the slightly miffed birds, despite only announcing the game’s predecessor Angry Birds Star Wars II earlier this week. Angry Birds Star Wars will launch on all current-gen consoles, including Xbox …
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