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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 …
Read More »Unity Focus: Bad Piggies
Rovio discusses why it used the game engine to develop its new IP
Read More »Infographic: Angry Birds downloaded 30m times over Xmas
Data points to new handset owners flocking to mobile hit
Read More »Angry Birds downloaded 30m times over Xmas
The global success that is Angry Birds enjoyed a blockbuster Christmas. Rovio’s game was downloaded an eye-watering 30m times between December 22nd and December 29th. On Christmas Day alone the game as purchased 8m times. With Flurry data suggesting that 17.4m new Android and iOS devices – that means there …
Read More »Despicable Me producer joins Angry Birds film
Rovio has announced that a 3D Angry Birds film will launch itself into cinemas in the summer of 2016. Despicable Me producer John Cohen has signed on as producer with former Marvel Studios chairman (and executive producer of Iron Man) David Maisel serving as executive producer. Rovio Entertainment has decided …
Read More »Former Rovio trio go it alone, get funding
Finnish startup Boomlagoon has secured financial backing and will soon launch its first game. Former Angry Birds developers Antti Stn, Tuomas Erikoinen, and Ilkka Halila formed the studio in April but have only now secured a deal with Jari Ovaskainen and London Venture Partners to make their official debut. Stn …
Read More »Ex-Rovio trio Boomlagoon gets financial backing
Finnish start-up to launch first title in the near future
Read More »Finland game industry expanded by 57% in 2011
Nordic country targets valuation of one billion euros by 2020, with number of employees expected to grow by 5,000
Read More »Angry Birds Star Wars could be Christmas No.1… on PC
PC publisher Focus Multimedia believes it has one of the year’s biggest PC sellers on its hands in Angry Birds Star Wars. The firm released a boxed PC version of Rovio’s new game today and claims it will outsell anything else the format has to offer this Christmas. Collaborations of …
Read More »Rovio eyes 50/50 digital-physical revenue split
At least four more Angry Birds games planned for 2013
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