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Rovio Teases “Angry Birds Heikki,” Launching on June 18

Rovio’s Angry Birds franchise has been recently expanded with the addition of a new title, Angry Birds Space. The hype created around this game made it one of the most popular in the series. However, the company plans to add a new title game to its Angry Birds series. Unfortunately, Rovio did not disclose any ...

18 May 2012
05:04 GMT

You Can Embed Any Angry Birds Level on the Facebook Timeline, Blogs, Websites

Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds, is quickly learning how to leverage Facebook's inherently social and inherently viral nature to boost player numbers. Angry Birds for Facebook debuted a couple of months ago and has been as popular as on any other platform. It had several unique features, like a leaderboard to c...

4 May 2012
13:31 GMT

Download Angry Birds Space 1.1.0 for iPhone and iPad

Rovio is pleased to announce the first content update to its newest installment in the Angry Birds franchise - Angry Birds Space 1.1.0. Via the iOS App Store, Rovio says “A new moon rises and puts pigs in motion! If you thought it was hard to pop pigs in space before, just wait til they're orbiting around...

25 April 2012
09:14 GMT

“Angry Birds Space” for Android Updated with 10 New Levels, Download Here

Rovio, owners of Angry Birds franchise, have just released their first update for “Angry Birds Space” game for Android devices. Launched in late March, “Angry Birds Space” featured 60 interstellar levels integrated in a zero gravity environment which makes the gameplay even more fun and chall...

25 April 2012
08:14 GMT

Shigeru Miyamoto Says Angry Birds Is a Traditional Video Game

One of the most important game developers in the world has said that Angry Birds, the wildly successful mobile title from Rovio, is a traditional video game that benefits from the platforms on which it was released. Shigeru Miyamoto, the man behind such Nintendo successes as Mario and The Legend of Zelda, has told H...

13 April 2012
20:51 GMT

“Angry Birds” for Android Update Brings 15 New Tropical Levels

We have already gotten used with Rovio’s regular updates for its highly-acclaimed and multi-awarded “Angry Birds” games. Today, the team that owns the franchise delivered another update for the original “Angry Birds” game, which adds 15 fresh new levels set in a beach-themed environment...

13 April 2012
08:50 GMT

Microsoft Officially Slashes Windows Phone Games to $0.99

Seven mobile games are now available for purchase on Windows Phone devices for only $0.99 a piece, Microsoft has just announced officially. These are the same titles that, last week, were said  to become cheaper for Windows Phone users, and include Angry Birds, Burn the Rope, de Blob, Doodle God...

12 April 2012
10:51 GMT

KongFu Trojan Horse Hides in “Angry Birds Space” for Android

Unofficial Android app stores have been found to serve a malicious variant of the popular Angry Birds Space game. Identified by Sophos as Andr/KongFu-L, the application seems to be legitimate at first glance, but once it’s installed on a device, it leverages the GingerBreak exploit to gain root access and inst...

12 April 2012
08:15 GMT

“Angry Birds Rio” for Android Update Adds 12 New Bonus Levels

Last week Rovio updated “Angry Birds” and “Angry Birds Rio” titles for iOS platform and promised they won’t be the last updates coming this year. Today, the developers delivered the same update for the Android version of “Angry Birds Rio,” which brings players 12 new bonus l...

27 March 2012
05:40 GMT

“Angry Birds Space” Exceeds 10 Million Downloads Milestone

Although Rovio launched “Angry Birds Space” on March 22, the game has already broken the 10 million downloads barrier. The developer happily confirmed that its fourth installment of the Angry Birds franchise surpassed the 10 million downloads milestone only three days after its official launch on the mar...

26 March 2012
08:08 GMT

Angry Birds Success Makes Rovio More than a Video Game Company

The launch of Angry Birds: Space is a big event for those who like their video games mobile and in bite sizes, but soon all gamers might be watching the actions of developer and publisher Rovio considering that it plans to be much bigger than Disney. At the moment Disney is apparently worth about 24 billion dollars ...

22 March 2012
21:11 GMT

“Angry Birds Space” for Android Review

Rovio has recently launched the fourth installment of the Angry Birds franchise, which is called “Angry Birds Space.” The developers have teamed up with Samsung and NASA to offer players an exceptional gameplay experience. If you are an Angry Birds fan, then forget everything you learned about the game. ...

22 March 2012
19:56 GMT

Mac Version of Angry Birds Space Released

Rovio has unleashed its popular Angry Birds Space game onto various platforms today, including Mac OS X. Mac gamers can download the highly anticipated title through the Mac App Store for $4.99 (or 3.99 EUR).Angry Birds Space is the latest game in the popular puzzle series from Rovio Mobile Ltd. Featuring beefed-up b...

22 March 2012
05:31 GMT

“Angry Birds Space” for Android Released, Has Zero-Gravity Environments and Flying Pigs

The wait is finally over as Rovio has just announced the immediate availability of “Angry Birds Space” for both Android and iOS platform. This would be the fourth installment of the Angry Birds franchise, which comprises the original Angry Birds game, Angry Birds Rio and Angry Birds Seasons. The game th...

22 March 2012
05:20 GMT

Download the New Angry Birds Space for iPhone, iPad

The highly-anticipated Angry Birds Space game is now officially available on supported platforms, including iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The game costs $0.99 (0.79 EUR) for 3.5-inch screens, and $2.99 (2.39 EUR) for the 10-inch Apple iPad. Finnish development studio Rovio is proud to announce today that “the ...

22 March 2012
05:13 GMT

Angry Birds and Angry Birds Rio for iOS Updated with More Levels and New UI

Rovio has just announced the immediate availability of two new updates for some of the most popular games from the Angry Birds franchise. Angry Birds and Angry Birds Rio have both received updates that add more levels and improve user interface and gameplay. An animated tutorial for Angry Birds has been introduced a...

21 March 2012
21:01 GMT

Angry Birds Space with New Ice Bird, Video Available

On March 22nd, Rovio Mobile will make available a new version of its Angry Birds mobile game for the owners of Android-based devices. The new game flavor will spot the name of Angry Birds Space and, as its name suggests, will have the action set in the outer space. Thus, users will enjoy new graphics when in the ...

19 March 2012
17:21 GMT

Rovio Teases Big Red Bird in New “Angry Birds: Space” Video

With less than a week left until the release of “Angry Birds: Space” title for Android devices, Rovio is making everything in its power to raise the hype around the game.Last week the developers released an explanatory video where some of the most important mechanics of the game were explained by someone ...

17 March 2012
10:01 GMT

Download the Free Angry Birds Space Guide iOS Apps

The Daily is announcing its fifth custom publication since its inception in February 2011 – Angry Birds Space Guide App for iPhone and iPad. Heavily promoted by Apple when the iPad 2 debuted last year, The Daily is offering fans of the Rovio-developed puzzler an exclusive first look at Angry Birds Space, an all-new ...

15 March 2012
04:34 GMT

Sony Will Decide Whether Angry Birds Arrives on the PlayStation Vita

Angry Birds: Space is the game which will see Rovio breakout from the casual market and one of the main aims of the development team at Rovio is to get the same on as many devices as possible, including handhelds like the Sony-made PlayStation Vita and the Nintendo 3DS. Initially, Space will be released on the Andro...

12 March 2012
21:51 GMT

Exclusive Angry Birds Content for Samsung Devices on March 22nd

In ten days, a new flavor of the popular Angry Birds game will be available for download on devices running under Google’s Android operating system. Called Angry Birds Space, the new game release will be launched on Samsung’s Galaxy Note smartphone, as advertised for the past several weeks, though it w...

12 March 2012
03:57 GMT

Download New Angry Birds Seasons Cherry Blossom Update

The highly-acclaimed Angry Birds Seasons title from Rovio has just received a new update. Angry Birds Seasons Cherry Blossom adds 15 new levels to the original game. In addition, two bonus levels are waiting to be unlocked. The new update is themed around Japanese Hanami custom, which is held each year in celebratio...

7 March 2012
10:31 GMT

New Angry Birds Season Update Coming Up This Week

Rovio, the game developer behind the highly popular Angry Birds mobile game, is gearing up for the release of an update for one of the flavors of its title. The company will soon make some more content for its Angry Birds Season title available for download for the owners of devices running under Google’s And...

6 March 2012
02:58 GMT

Rovio Plans to Make Angry Birds Global Brand with Space

Rovio, the creators of the Angry Birds hit series of video games, believe that they have a solid, global brand on their hands and plan to expand it to cover more of the entertainment space. Speaking during the Mobile World Congress that took place in Barcelona, Peter Vesterbacka, the chief executive officer at Rovio...

5 March 2012
12:21 GMT

Temple Run Dethrones Angry Birds in Sheer Number of Players [Updated]

Angry Birds has been officially dethroned by Imangi’s immensely popular iPhone game, Temple Run, which now boasts 22,457,584 active players registered with Game Center.Update: It appears that we had some bad intel. Keith Shepherd of Imangi Studios has contacted us to say: "We definitely haven't passed Angr...

1 March 2012
10:25 GMT

Rovio's New “Angry Birds Space” Launching in March

The fourth installment in the Angry Birds series of games will be called “Angry Birds Space.” Rovio, the team behind the amazingly popular Angry Birds franchise confirmed that the next game in the series will be released on March 22.Andrew Stalbow, GM of Rovio North America, told Yahoo! Games that “...

18 February 2012
09:01 GMT

Angry Birds for Facebook Runs on Flash 11 With GPU-Accelerated 3D Graphics

Angry Birds is now available on Facebook. It's got some unique social features, but it's mostly the same game you've played on your phone, tablet, in Chrome and so on. One remarkable thing about Rovio is that it managed to make the game look, sound and feel the same on every platform and device it'...

13 February 2012
18:41 GMT

Angry Birds Available Now on Facebook with Unique Power-Ups (Screenshots)

Expected to arrive on Valentine's Day, Angry Birds for Facebook has already landed and is available to anyone who uses the site. While the game is the same one you know and love, if you love it that is, there are some Facebook specific gimmicks, like the social aspects, meaning the ability to spam invite your fr...

13 February 2012
12:21 GMT

Angry Birds for Android Gets 15 New Birthday Cake Levels

Angry Birds, the popular game that arrived on mobile devices about two years ago, has just been updated on Android with a new set of levels. The team of developers behind the application is celebrating the anniversary, and the new levels reflect that. The mobile game, now highly popular on various platforms out t...

9 February 2012
02:00 GMT

Gene Simmons Says KISS Might Appear in Angry Birds

KISS might no longer be one of the biggest bands in the world, as they were during the ‘80’s, but it seems that they still hold quite a bit of commercial cachet and video game lovers might soon see their logo appearing in some surprising places. Speaking to IndustryGamers, Gene Simmons, the bass player f...

3 February 2012
17:31 GMT

Angry Birds Now Uses Web Audio API in Chrome

Angry Birds for Chrome is quickly becoming a showcase of the latest and greatest web technology. It uses HTML5 and WebGL for the graphics part. Browsers that support WebGL and have the proper drivers installed get the full hardware accelerated experience. Otherwise, HTML5 Canvas is used. Angry Birds has now introduc...

1 February 2012
08:21 GMT

Angry Birds for bada Now Supports Wave I and Wave II

Owners of Wave I (S8500) and Wave II (S8530) handsets running under Samsung’s own bada operating system can now get a taste of the popular Angry Birds game on their devices. The mobile game was made available for bada several weeks ago, but only for the Wave 3 (S8600) smartphone. Today, however, it can be ...

1 February 2012
03:05 GMT

Angry Birds Creators Say Pirated Games Can Promote a Brand

Piracy is one of the biggest long-term problems for the video game industry but for Rovio, the company that created the hit Angry Birds concept, the phenomenon has a number of upsides that can, in the long term, help the popularity of its products. Mikael Hed, a leading executive working at Rovio, told the audience ...

31 January 2012
17:51 GMT

Angry Birds for Facebook Will Come with Exclusive Power-Ups, Collaboration

We already know that the very popular Angry Birds is coming to Facebook. Some more details are now beginning to trickle down, while the Facebook game will be much of the same Angry Birds that everyone knows and loves, it will have some peculiarities.There will be some collaboration, as expected, probably something li...

28 January 2012
12:01 GMT

Angry Birds Landing on Facebook on Valentine's Day

The most popular game in the world is coming to the most popular platform in the world. Yes, Angry Birds is coming to Facebook, on Valentine’s Day no less. Considering that Angry Birds pretty much runs on everything these days, including the oldest platform of them all, the 'real world,' thanks to all...

26 January 2012
06:11 GMT

‘Angry Birds Seasons: Year of the Dragon’ for Android Now Available for Download

‘Angry Birds’ fans rejoice as developer Rovio has just announced that the next update for the “Angry Birds Seasons” is now available for download. With only a few days left until the Chinese New Year, Rovio unleashes “Year of the Dragon” update which adds 15 new levels sprinkl...

20 January 2012
08:07 GMT

Roku Goes Angry Birds Crazy with New Limited Edition Streaming Player

If Angry Birds-themed phone cases and Flash drives aren’t enough for you, Roku now offers you the chance to complete your Angry Birds collection with a new Limited Edition 3100AB 1080p 2 XS streaming player.Yes, you read that right: the Roku 2 XS is now also available with a special Angry Birds themed case.So w...

19 January 2012
18:21 GMT

Most Mobile Games Will Drop Upfront Price in 2012

The revenue derived from in-app purchases for mobile video game apps are set to increase to 5.6 billion dollars (4.28 billion Euro) according to estimates from IHS, more than the money brought in by the actual sale of those apps.The freemium business model is rapidly becoming the fastest growing of the smartphone mar...

18 January 2012
07:14 GMT

Angry Birds Seasons Update for Android Adds ‘Year of the Dragon’ Levels

The highly-acclaimed, multi-awarded “Angry Birds Seasons” is about to receive another update, this time dedicated to the Chinese New Year. Dubbed “Year of the Dragon,” the upcoming update should arrive on Android phones on January 20, three days earlier than Chinese New Year celebration w...

16 January 2012
18:31 GMT

Avian Anger Loaded in Windows 7 Through Angry Birds Skin Pack

Angry Birds has spread all over the world and it was just a matter of time to have it deeply nested into Windows, as a skin pack.Mind that Angry Birds Skin Pack is not just a theme you can easily send flying in exchange for another one, but a skin pack that sinks its claws deep into Windows, modifying DLL and EXE fil...

10 January 2012
16:11 GMT

Top 2011 Windows Phone Games

Given the amount and the quality of the titles released last year, 2011 was a great year for Xbox 360 gamers. However, we can’t say the same thing about Windows Phone games, which were not so popular among gamers because of the mobile platform’s low market share.   Still, once again Larry Hryb, also known ...

9 January 2012
07:09 GMT

Angry Birds for Bada OS Now Available for Download

One of the most popular franchise in the mobile game indrustry, the Andgy Birds is now available for Samsung's bada operating system.Rovio, the company behind the highly-acclaimed title has just made the game available in the Samsung Apps marketplace.However, it appears that Angry Birds is only supported by Sams...

8 January 2012
07:39 GMT

Angry Birds Downloaded More than 6.5 Million Times on Christmas Day

Rovio, the Norwegian developer of the hit Angry Birds game and its various spinoffs, has revealed that its different versions were downloaded more than 6.5 million times on Christmas Day alone. Angry Birds has become somewhat of a phenomenon in the last couple of years, with the mobile game being experienced by hund...

5 January 2012
12:31 GMT

Analyst: Social and Mobile Gaming Will Grow in 2012

2012 is nearly upon us and this means that across the video game world analysts and companies both are trying to look into their crystal bowls in order to see what might happen during the next year and how video games might evolve.One trend that will likely continue to gain steam will be the move towards social and m...

28 December 2011
20:01 GMT

Motorola MOTO ACTV Fitness Watch Rooted, Runs Angry Birds and YouTube

Motorola’s MOTO ACTV fitness watch already delivers quite a lot of functionality to its users, but now an intrepid developer has found a way of rooting this Android-powered device to make it even more enticing for prospective buyers.As the video enclosed above demos, rooting the MOTO ACTV really does unlock new...

28 December 2011
06:13 GMT

Angry Birds Now Available for BlackBerry PlayBook

Research In Motion has finally made the Angry Birds game available in the BlackBerry App World. The company promised it would deliver the highly-acclaimed title to BlackBerry fans several months ago, but was unable to do so until recently. However, the company put three installments of the Angry Birds franchise ...

23 December 2011
18:01 GMT

Tetris Executive Says Angry Birds Is Cute, Lacks Long Term Appeal

Angry Birds might be a big hit at the moment, making developer Rovio a lot of money in the short term, but the man in charge of one of the best known franchises in the world of video games believes that it takes time to actually create a franchise that can deliver long term success.Speaking to IndustryGamers, Henk Ro...

22 December 2011
20:31 GMT

Unlock Secret Bonus Levels in Angry Birds by Reading Books, Google Books That Is

If you're an avid Angry Birds player, who isn't, you may want to start reading up on some books. No, not books on Angry Birds, though there are probably several of those already, any old books, just as long as you do it in the Google Books Chrome app. Google is continuing its Angry Birds - Google Chrome ti...

15 December 2011
17:21 GMT

(Un)Official Trailer for Angry Birds Movie, Guy Ritchie Style

Given the popularity of the Angry Birds game, it's no wonder Hollywood big shots are already thinking of making a live-action movie based on it. In the meantime, the fans are having their share of the fun by coming out with various unofficial trailers for the film. After a couple of very nice videos of the k...

10 December 2011
06:50 GMT

Download Angry Birds Seasons 2.1.0 - 25 New Levels

Rovio has announced a new update to Angry Birds Seasons, the company’s season-centric version of the immensely popular, pig-popping puzzler.It appears that there is a new angry bird to be had in this update, as well as “25 new festive levels featuring gingerbread cookies, bells, twinkling lights, and cand...

2 December 2011
09:50 GMT


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