Entries in 'angry birds' (80)

Rovio: We want to be "much bigger than Disney"

Rovio: We want to be "much bigger than Disney"

Move over, Mickey - the Angry Birds will be far bigger than anything Walt ever created.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Mar 22nd 2012 at 10:44AM in News
Angry Birds theme parks heading to the UK

Angry Birds theme parks heading to the UK

Tomorrow, the Angry Birds invade space – but they also have Great Britain in their sights.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Mar 21st 2012 at 2:51PM in News
Angry Birds Land

Angry Birds Land to open in Finland

Finland is not just the home of Angry Birds developers Rovio; soon it will also have its very own Angry Birds amusement park.

Mats Nylund
by Mats Nylund
on Mar 5th 2012 at 4:10PM in News

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Rovio: Piracy has its benefits

Rovio: Piracy has its benefits

The CEO of Rovio Mobile, the Finnish studio that built the trailblazing Angry Birds franchise, believes there is some value in games piracy.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 30th 2012 at 3:18PM in News
Adele demolishes Call of Duty as 2011's biggest entertainment property

Adele demolishes Call of Duty as 2011's biggest entertainment property

Singing sensation Adele sold over 1m more copies of her latest album than Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 12th 2012 at 10:21AM in News
Angry Birds scores 6.5m Xmas downloads

Angry Birds scores 6.5m Xmas downloads

Rovio’s world-conquering casual games phenomenon Angry Birds was downloaded an amazing 6.5m times on Christmas day alone.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 4th 2012 at 11:46AM in News
Boxed Angry Birds smashes onto consoles

Boxed Angry Birds smashes onto consoles

Boxed Angry Birds console games are landing at retail next year accompanied by a line of official accessories.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Dec 15th 2011 at 9:26AM in News

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Angry Birds rules the roost on the Apple App Store

Angry Birds rules the roost on the Apple App Store

At this time every year, Apple releases 'Rewind', its annual year-end lists for music, movies, TV shows, podcasts and apps.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Dec 9th 2011 at 11:38AM in News
APPLE APP CHARTS: Angry Chickens beats Angry Birds

APPLE APP CHARTS: Angry Chickens beats Angry Birds

Digital Minds’ Angry Chickens has become the best-selling iPhone game this week, according to the latest charts from Apple. 

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Dec 6th 2011 at 12:59PM in News
What's Out Today? w/e November 25th, 2011

What's Out Today? w/e November 25th, 2011

Over 30 new titles hit shelves today to mark the last big week of the year in terms of new releases, including Zumba Fitness 2, WWE '12, Angry Birds on ...

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 25th 2011 at 9:37AM in News

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Scribblenauts Remix topples Angry Birds

Scribblenauts Remix topples Angry Birds

It probably won’t last long, but hats off to Warner this morning for toppling Rovio’s Angry Birds from atop of the Apple App Store listings.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 15th 2011 at 9:39AM in News
OPINION: A United Kingdom

OPINION: A United Kingdom

An 'Annual General Meeting’ doesn’t sound like the most exciting event on the industry calendar. But I tell you, as a fly on the wall observer, UKIE’s AGM last week ...

Michael French
by Michael French
on Nov 10th 2011 at 9:14AM in News
Angry Birds lands at retail

Angry Birds lands at retail

The most popular game in the world is coming to retail.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Nov 10th 2011 at 8:20AM in News
Angry Birds downloads reach half a billion

Angry Birds downloads reach half a billion

Smash-hit game Angry Birds has been downloaded over half a billion times across various platforms, developer Rovio has announced.

Craig Chapple
by Craig Chapple
on Nov 2nd 2011 at 3:33PM in News

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Rovio to open Angry Birds stores in China

Rovio to open Angry Birds stores in China

The mobile game phenomenon Angry Birds will get its own line of retail stores, developer Rovio has announced.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 1st 2011 at 10:56AM in News
Angry Birds to hit the Olympics?

Angry Birds to hit the Olympics?

Today’s most iconic games franchise is about to gate crash the London 2012 Olympics, MCV understands.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Oct 28th 2011 at 7:55AM in News
Angry Birds Flash edition on the way

Angry Birds Flash edition on the way

Rovio has built a new version of its smartphone games sensation Angry Birds that plays in Flash.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 5th 2011 at 3:15PM in News
Angry Birds books date with Singapore Grand Prix

Angry Birds books date with Singapore Grand Prix

Rovio is the first games developer to bring crowd gaming to the masses with its new Angry Birds title.

Craig Chapple
by Craig Chapple
on Sep 22nd 2011 at 11:16AM in News
Angry Birds costumes go on sale

Angry Birds costumes go on sale

Fans of Angry Birds can now embarrass themselves with a new range of themed Halloween outfits and headpieces.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 21st 2011 at 10:15AM in News
Angry Birds downloads reach 350m

Angry Birds downloads reach 350m

The wheels (or wings) show no signs of falling off the Angry Birds juggernaut anytime soon.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Sep 13th 2011 at 11:11AM in News
Angry Birds hits Google+ before Facebook

Angry Birds hits Google+ before Facebook

Perhaps the biggest coup (or coop?) of today's introduction for Google+ is the fact the service boasts Angry Birds before Facebook.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Aug 12th 2011 at 10:09AM in News
Rovio chases 1bn users

Rovio chases 1bn users

Angry Birds developer Rovio has set itself the goal of attracting 1bn fans as it plans to crack the Chinese market.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jul 21st 2011 at 11:48AM in News
App Store game prices rise

App Store game prices rise

Apple has upped the cost of games and other downloads on the App Store platform.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jul 14th 2011 at 11:31AM in News