This Christmas will be the biggest in Angry Birds’ history, if Rovio gets its own way. The developer – which has just launched the No.1 iPhone game Bad Piggies – will release its most lucrative tie-up yet, Angry Birds Star Wars, on November 8th. And it’s retail that is likely …
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