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10.04.12
Bad Piggies: This Angry Birds Spin-Off Brings Home the Bacon

Rovio has returned to once again dominate your mobile screens with the newest follow up to the “Angry Birds” franchise. With a new focus and new gameplay mechanics, does “Bad Piggies” measure up to “Angry Birds”? Let’s find out as we review "Bad Piggies" on the iPhone. 

07.18.12
Samsung Introduces Gesture Controlled Angry Birds Game on New 3D TV

Samsung Electronics America showcased several new innovations as part of Samsung SpaceFest, a five-day celebration of the arrival of the Space Shuttle Enterprise at the famous Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Samsung revealed a brand new Angry Birds App for Samsung’s Smart Interaction-enabled TVs that opens up gesture controls like that featured in Kinect for Xbox 360.

03.22.12
Angry Birds Launch into Space with Multimedia Blast

After making its debut at SXSW, the rest of the gaming world can now play Rovio Entertainment’s Angry Birds Space on Mac, PC, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android devices. Angry Birds Space marks the first integrated entertainment launch for Rovio, with merchandise, animation and books available in retail at the same time as the game. Check out the new animation in the video below.

01.12.12
CES 2012: The Shift In Facebook Gaming

For those of you who just can't get into console gaming and could care less about owning a handheld system, there is an alternative solution -- your computer.  And no, we don't mean buying games that would run on your hardware.  We mean ones that are actually built into a browser or, better yet, a website.  And it seems like Facebook is getting stronger than ever when it comes to demonstrating this business tactic.

12.30.11
Modern Warfare 3 and Angry Birds Top Amazon’s Bestselling Products of 2011

Amazon experienced records sales with more than just its bestselling Kindle Fire, which sold over 4 million units in December alone. The online retailer has become the go-to Internet site for everything from technology to videogames, thanks to huge sales that expand beyond Black Friday. Activision and Rovio had great years with their Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Angry Birds games. Sledgehammer Games talks about MW3 in the exclusive video interview below.

12.24.11
The Top 10 Christmas Mobile Games

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, but gamers can enjoy the festive holiday all year long on their smartphone or tablet. Heyzap, a social network for mobile and online games, has compiled a list of the Top 10 Christmas-themed mobile games for gamers to play throughout the holiday season. The Heyzap app, which allows users to check into games, chat with other players, win badges, and more is available for free on Android and iOS.

12.14.11
Rovio Brings Christmas to Angry Birds with Elfster Promotion

Rovio continues to cut deals for its Angry Birds games. On the heels of working with Wonderful Pistachios, the Finnish game maker has partnered with Elfster, a free online Secret Santa organizer and social networking platform. For this Christmas season, users of the Elfster App for Chrome can unlock codes to find three hidden levels in Angry Birds.

12.09.11
Angry Birds Go Formal at the Finnish Presidential Palace Independence Day Celebration

The Angry Birds have nothing on Happy Feet’s penguins. Teija Vesterback, wife of Rovio executive Peter Vesterback, wore a formal Angry Birds gown to The Castle Ball at the Finnish Presidential Palace. With Angry Birds clothing being sold in stores around the world, could Rovio be getting into the formal clothing game? Unlike Bjork’s bird get-up a few years ago, this Angry Birds gown actually looks nice. Perhaps Peter was just making sure his company’s famous videogame stars got noticed on national TV because he wasn’t able to wear his traditional Angry Birds sweatshirt to the formal event, which was attended by 2,000 guests.

09.28.11
3D Gaming Summit Explores Fast-Growing Game Sectors

LOS ANGELES -- The second annual 3D Gaming Summit: Gaming and Beyond expanded its scope to include fast-growing segments of the games industry like cloud gaming, mobile gaming social gaming, and the impact augmented reality will have on games moving forward. Highlights of the jam-packed one day conference included an Opening Keynote Interview by David Maisel, Senior Advisor to Rovio creator Angry Birds, conducted by John Gaudiosi, Gaming Summit Senior Content Advisor & Co-Founder of Gamerlive.tv; and a Featured Interview with Vince Zampella, (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare) General Manger of Respawn Entertainment, conducted by USA Today's Video Game Editor Mike Snider.

09.24.11
James Cameron and Other Speakers Believe the Future of Movies, TV and Games is 3D

LOS ANGELES -- 3D entertainment is a clear-cut economic success story generating enormous international excitement, agreed a cross-section of speakers at the fourth annual 3D Entertainment Summit. Co-located this year with the 3D Gaming Summit: 3D Gaming & Beyond and the LA Mobile Entertainment Summit, keynote and featured speakers at the three conferences included Co-Chairmen James Cameron and Vince Pace, CAMERON | PACE Group; Tom Rothman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Fox Filmed Entertainment; Bryan Burns, Vice President Strategic Business Planning and Development, ESPN; Michael V. Lewis, Chairman/CEO & Co-Founder, RealD; Mick Hocking, VP, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios; Roy Taylor, EVP/GM, MasterImage 3D and, at Thursday's 3D Gaming Summit, Vince Zampella (Call of Duty), General Manager, Respawn Entertainment and David Maisel, former Chairman, Marvel Studios and currently Strategic Advisor to Rovio Mobile (creator of Angry Birds).

09.16.11
Angry Birds Creator Rovio’s North American Head David Maisel to Keynote 3D Gaming Summit

David Maisel, the new head of Rovio’s North American operations, will be the opening keynote speaker at the second annual 3D Gaming Summit: 3D Gaming and Beyond on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at the Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, CA. Maisel, who is heading up Angry Birds migration to Hollywood film and television, will speak at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 22nd.

09.14.11
Nintendo Stands Firm and Decides Not to Join in the Mobile Gaming Craze
When some of the more compact cell phones came out in the late 1990s, they all came packed with games like Snake, but most people never really thought anything of them. With the advent of smartphones such as the iPhone, mobile gaming has become the latest craze. It slowly gained momentum as the iPhone became more popular, and now has reached an all-time high thanks to games like Angry Birds. If one wanted to make an easy profit, it would make sense that developing a game on this platform can bring in some nice profits. However, Satoru Iwata recently stated that Nintendo will not be joining the party and instead focus on console-based gaming.
08.22.11
Angry Birds Developer Continues Hollywood Infiltration with Fox Executive Hire

Rovio is officially going Hollywood. The game developer from Helsinki has big plans for its Angry Birds franchise. The latest move is the hiring of Andrew Stalbow as General Manager of North America. In his previous role as Senior Vice President of Mobile at Fox Digital Entertainment, Andrew was responsible for app publishing and video licensing for 20th Century Fox properties such as Glee, Avatar and The Simpsons, and worked with Rovio on the development of the Angry Birds Rio game, a unique integration between Angry Birds and the Fox film Rio. 

08.08.11
RIO Blu-ray and DVD Take Flight with 2.5 Million Copies Sold at Launch

The RIO celebration has given wing to prospects for an endless summer, with the colorful, musical family adventure from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment setting home video history as the biggest selling family title ever for an August release in its Blu-ray and DVD debut. Sales of RIO exceeded 2.5 million units in its first six days, the company announced today. Premium two-disc DVD and Blu-ray combo packs represented 40 percent of retail sales. Fox, which is also hold back on sales of Avatar in 3D, has released a Blu-ray 3D version of RIO exclusively through Best Buy. Gamers can play the Angry Birds RIO tie-in, or the THQ games based on the hit movie. 

05.11.11
Angry Birds Available on Google Chrome For Free

People of the World--there is an Angry Birds infestation. It's invaded your smartphones, your computers, and your gaming consoles. And now, the evil geniuses at Rovio have joined forces with the legion of Google to bring you Angry Birds in your Chrome Web Browser--for free.

04.17.11
RIO 3D Movie Soars to $40 Million at U.S. Box Office, Helping THQ Games Fly Off Store Shelves
One of the best-reviewed 3D computer-animated movies since Dreamworks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon dominated the domestic box office this weekend. Blue Sky Studios proved they can succeed in the modern day, after ruling the Ice Age. RIO earned over $40 million on 6,400 screens at 3,826 locations over the weekend, which is good news for Fox, as well as game publishers THQ and game makers Rovio. Fox saw its movie get the biggest opening of the year so far. THQ has a flock of RIO games for consoles and portables. And Rovio partnered with Fox for an exclusive Angry Birds mobile game, which has broken download records. Check out the game in the video below.
04.06.11
Review: Red Faction: Battlegrounds

Sometimes an Xbox Live Arcade or Playstation Network title comes along that blows you away. It's innovative like Castle Crashers, revolutionary like Aegis Wing or just plain fun like Trials HD. You spend hours toiling away at the little gem, often losing track of time--kind of like your first experience with Angry Birds on your iOS or Android device. Ah, yes--those great little games. Unfortunately, none of this applies to Red Faction: Battlegrounds.

03.29.11
Fox and Rovio Happy with Angry Birds Rio Game’s Record Success
Twentieth Century Fox has found global success with the new Angry Birds Rio game from developer Rovio. The game takes the famous birds on a new adventure that’s tied into the April 15 3D movie from Fox featuring the voices of Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg. The Rio game has been the number one iPhone and iPad paid game in the U.S. and 49 foreign countries since it launched. In fact, Japan is the only country that hasn’t rocketed the addictive puzzle game to the top of its mobile charts. The game is also available on Android devices.
03.11.11
Angry Birds Developer Rovio Happy with $42 Million Investment
Rovio, the creator of the Angry Birds entertainment franchise, has received a $42 million Series A investment in the company to facilitate its strategic expansion beyond iPad 2, iPhone, and Android devices. Currently, Angry Birds is played by 40 million monthly active users, and the game has grown from an App Store success to become one of the most recognized entertainment franchises in just over a year. Rovio has new Angry Birds games coming, including a tie-in to the new Rio movie from Twentieth Century Fox.
03.11.11
EA Mobile’s Chillingo Founder Believes iPad 2 Will Change the Game
When it comes to the mobile games space, Chillingo’s Angry Birds stands out as one of the most popular franchises in the world. Joe Wee, co-founder of Chillingo, which is now part of EA Mobile, was at GDC 2011 to discuss the launch of Apple’s iPad 2. The executive believes the dual core processor and new functionality like HDMI support, dual cameras and gyroscope will change the way people play games on-the-go and at home.
03.07.11
GDC 2011: A Record 19,000 Attendees Flock to San Francisco for 25th Annual Convention
SAN FRANCISCO, California -- UBM TechWeb Game Network's 2011 Game Developers Conference (GDC 2011), the world’s largest and longest running event serving professionals dedicated to the art and science of making games, hosted a record 19,000 game industry professionals attending San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center for the 25th edition of the conference. Electronic Arts used the show to debut Battlefield 3 from DICE.
03.02.11
GDC 2011: EA Mobile Offers New Partnership for Independent Mobile and Social Game Developers
SAN FRANCISCO, California – At GDC 2011, Electronic Arts announced that Chillingo and Playfish will offer publishing services to the fast-growing mobile and social gaming platforms to the independent development community. Following the successful and award-winning EA Partners program, EA will be expanding its partnership programs for Chillingo and Playfish furthering the delivery of fresh content to platforms such as the Apple App Store, Google Android and Facebook. Mobile is a key mover in gaming today thanks to Apple’s iPad 2, Google Android devices and new gaming capabilities on NVIDIA Tegra 2 smartphones and tablets.
02.02.11
RIO Super Bowl Commercial to Unlock Angry Birds Game Code for Trip to World Premiere
Super Bowl Sunday will see an interesting new twist on the convergence of video games, movies and sports. Twentieth Century Fox will air a Super Bowl XLV commercial on February 6th promoting its April 15th 3D computer-generated film, RIO, from Blue Sky Studios. The 30-second spot will becomes the first-ever to air with an embedded code, which will unlock a special sweepstakes level in the Angry Birds mobile video game from Rovio. In between the on-field action that will take place at Cowboys Stadium between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers, gamers can use their DVR or TiVo to find the hidden frame.
01.29.11
Rovio's Angry Birds Go Hollywood with Fox 3D Movie Rio
With over 75 million downloads worldwide, Rovio Mobile’s Angry Birds game for smartphones and tablets is a global sensation. Now Hollywood is going to the birds with Angry Birds Rio. Twentieth Century Fox has partnered with Rovio to bring a new game to mobile in conjunction with the new 3D film featuring the voices of Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway. The movie from Blue Sky Studios, which opens April 15, now has an exclusive game. This unique spin-off of Angry Birds will take flight around the world in March, coinciding with RIO’s gala world premiere event.
01.06.11
CES 2011: GEAR4 Takes Control with New UnityRemote and Angry Birds Devices
LAS VEGAS – Gear4, a United Kingdom-based iPod and iPhone audio case manufacturer, has released UnityRemote in the U.S. Now available through Amazon, the UnityRemote device turns any iPhone, iPod touch or iPad into a universal remote control. The device is one of many products that will be on display at the company’s CES 2011 suite off the convention center floor at the Mandarin Hotel in City Center.