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Latest Headlines
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'Angry Birds' maker branches into third-party app development with Rovio Stars
Rovio Entertainment launched a new game publishing program, Rovio Stars, which promotes mobile titles from third-party developers, a first for the mobile gaming giant. The first title to be launched through the initiative is Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage from Nitrome Ltd. No release date was given for Icebreaker .
Rovio Account lets users sync games across multiple devices
Rovio Entertainment unveiled Rovio Account, which enables gamers to save their progress on one device and resume playing on another device.
Rovio integrates with Facebook for 'Angry Birds Friends'
Rovio Entertainment is rolling out Angry Birds Friends , a new version of the blockbuster physics game franchise integrated with Facebook to support new social interactions.
Starbucks' 'Pick of the Week' goes mobile with 'Angry Birds Star Wars' giveaway
Starbucks is overhauling its long-running Pick of the Week digital content promotion and will now offer consumers free mobile applications and e-books directly through its branded app for Apple's iOS.
Rovio doubles revenues in 2012, total game downloads eclipse 1.7B
Rovio Entertainment reported full-year 2012 revenues of $195 million, up from $97 million the previous year, fueled by continuing demand for its Angry Birds games as well as branded merchandise.
Rovio rethinks the mobile gaming biz, Samsung mocks it
Rovio Entertainment's long-awaited Angry Birds Toons is finally coming to a television near you--maybe. The 52-episode animated series, which fleshes out the saga of the blockbuster mobile game's title characters and the Bad Piggies who stole their eggs, will premiere March 16 on selected television networks overseas and expand a day later to some video-on-demand platforms, including Comcast's Xfinity on Demand in the U.S. More importantly, it will screen across every title in the Angry Birds franchise.
Rovio adds video to its games, will promote 'Angry Birds' cartoon
Rovio Entertainment is launching a video distribution channel spanning across all of its Angry Birds titles, enabling fans to view the company's new Angry Birds Toons animated series via smartphones and tablets.
Rovio makes original 'Angry Birds' free to reignite downloads
Rovio Entertainment is making the original version of its blockbuster mobile game Angry Birds available as a free download from Apple's App Store.
Rovio launches advertising division, plans in-game product and brand placement
Angry Birds maker Rovio Entertainment formed a new advertising division within the company, dubbed the Brand Advertising Partnership Team, that consists of high-level executives from Apple, MTV and Millennial Media.
'Angry Birds Star Wars' tops App Store download rankings in record time
Rovio Entertainment and Lucasfilm Ltd.'s new Angry Birds Star Wars reached the top of Apple's App Store download chart within 2.5 hours of its Thursday launch, obliterating previous Rovio records.
