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Read More »Angry Birds Go launches in UK, has IAP prices reduced
Rovio’s kart racing iOS title Angry Birds Go is now available in the UK. Fortunately, the game has had the price of its IAPs reduced. The version soft-launched in New Zealand featured a kart that cost 69.99. This has now been reduced to (a still somewhat pricey) 34.99. That’s not …
Read More »Whose game is it anyway?
Applifier's Oscar Clark discusses why more developers should empower players to express themselves rather than dictate every gaming moment
Read More »And so the inevitable happens – Angry Birds Go is big on IAPs, has energy system
It all comes down to whether you think Angry Birds was popular because it was good, cheap and offered tonnes of content or because people simply couldn’t resist the little birds. If you think it’s the latter, then new kart racing title Angry Birds Go presents the inevitable conclusion of …
Read More »Ex-Rovio devs raise $2.35m for Finnish game start-up Seriously
Casual games developer to release first title next year
Read More »Rovio lands cross-promotion deal with Puzzle & Dragons
Special Angry Birds content to feature in GungHo's flagship IP
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 »MGF 2014: First speakers confirmed
EA, Sega, King, Wooga, Rovio and more to deliver Mobile Game Forum sessions
Read More »Rovio announces kart-racer Angry Birds Go
The next entry in the epic Angry Birds franchise will be a kart racing game called Angry Birds Go. Details beyond that remain unknown, although it has been confirmed that Red Bull will be associated with the title to some extent. We’ve been playing around with a bunch of different …
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 …
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