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Read More »Angry Birds Trilogy catapulting to Wii and Wii U
Shock news – there are formats on which Angry Birds has not yet been released. Although that is shortly about to change. Activision has announced that Angry Birds Trilogy will be released on both Wii and Wii U on August 16th. The Wii U version offers play on either the …
Read More »Sony acquires Angry Birds film rights, to premiere worldwide in 2016
Sony Pictures Entertainment has announced it has won the exclusive international distribution rights to the Angry Birds animated feature film. The movie will premiere worldwide July 1st, 2016, according to the company. Angry Birds developer Rovio will develop, produce and finance the film; while producers John Cohen and David Maisel …
Read More »Rovio expands into mobile game publishing
New Rovio Stars initiative the next 'logical step' for studio, says Jami Laes
Read More »App Store closing in on 50 billion downloads
Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Cut The Rope, Draw Something and Temple Run top UKâ??s most popular ever apps
Read More »Jami Laes is Rovio’s new EVP of games
Angry Birds studio picks up veteran of EA and Digital Chocolate
Read More »Angry Birds’ Rovio doubles its revenues
Business has been good for the Angry Birds developer as the company’s revenues doubled year-on-year in 2012. The studio’s revenue was €152.2m, up 101 per cent from 2011’s €75.6m.Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) grew by 64 per cent to €76.8m. 2012 was another record-breaking year for Rovio. We doubled …
Read More »Rovio doubles revenue in 2012, merch brings in nearly half of total
Angry Birds creator Rovio raked in $195m in revenue last year, thanks in large part to merchandise sales for the popular casual IP. The developer reports it brought in a net profit of $71.3m in 2012, up $25m from the previous year. Consumer products – such as clothing lines, plushies, …
Read More »Rovio revenues double to £130m in 2012
Profits up £17 million as number of game downloads surpasses 1.7 billion
Read More »Angry Birds and Draw Something firms remove Paramount horror ads
The Advertising Standards Agency has issued a warning to Paramount after ads for horror flick Paranormal Activity appeared in family-friendly mobile games. The ASA received complaints that a trailer for the 15-rated movie aired in both Angry Birds and Draw Something, ad were told the scenes were likely to cause …
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