Entries in 'rovio' (51)

Angry Birds' Rovio doubles its revenues

Angry Birds' Rovio doubles its revenues

Business has been good for the Angry Birds developer as the company's revenues doubled year-on-year in 2012.

Jukka Moilanen
by Jukka Moilanen
on Apr 4th 2013 at 9:28AM in News
Rovio doubles revenue in 2012, merch brings in nearly half of total

Rovio doubles revenue in 2012, merch brings in nearly half of total

Angry Birds creator Rovio raked in $195m in revenue last year, thanks in large part to merchandise sales for the popular casual IP.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Apr 4th 2013 at 6:00AM in News
Angry Birds cartoon series premieres next month

Angry Birds cartoon series premieres next month

Rovio has announced the debut of its new Angry Birds animated series will land in March.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Feb 27th 2013 at 7:58AM in News
Angry Birds and Draw Something firms remove Paramount horror ads

Angry Birds and Draw Something firms remove Paramount horror ads

The Advertising Standards Agency has issued a warning to Paramount after ads for horror flick Paranormal Activity appeared in family-friendly mobile games.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 6th 2013 at 11:47AM in News

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Angry Birds downloaded 30m times over Xmas

Angry Birds downloaded 30m times over Xmas

The global success that is Angry Birds enjoyed a blockbuster Christmas.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 3rd 2013 at 2:55PM in News
Despicable Me producer joins Angry Birds film

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.

Billy Langsworthy
by Billy Langsworthy
on Dec 11th 2012 at 4:41PM in News
Former Rovio trio go it alone, get funding

Former Rovio trio go it alone, get funding

Finnish startup Boomlagoon has secured financial backing and will soon launch its first game.

by Seth Tipps
on Nov 29th 2012 at 9:34AM in News
Angry Birds Star Wars could be Christmas No.1... on PC

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.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Nov 16th 2012 at 2:05PM in News

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First gameplay footage of Angry Birds Star Wars

First gameplay footage of Angry Birds Star Wars

There’s certainly no accusing Rovio of creating a shameless cash-in.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 30th 2012 at 2:41PM in News
And the next Angry Birds commercial partner is... McDonalds

And the next Angry Birds commercial partner is... McDonalds

Angry Birds: Star Wars. Angry Birds: Rio. Angry Birds: Green Day. Angry Birds: Heikki. And Nasa. Now we can add McDonalds to that list.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 24th 2012 at 10:18AM in News
Rovio: 'It is going to be an Angry Birds holiday'

Rovio: 'It is going to be an Angry Birds holiday'

This Christmas will be the biggest in Angry Birds’ history, if Rovio gets its own way.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Oct 12th 2012 at 12:30PM in News
Read our exclusive interviews with Nintendo, Sony and Rovio in this week's MCV

Read our exclusive interviews with Nintendo, Sony and Rovio in this week's MCV

This week's MCV is now available to download - and it features blockbuster interviews with Nintendo's Shelly Pearce and Sony's entire UK senior management team.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Oct 11th 2012 at 11:03AM in News

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The Force is strong with Angry Birds: Star Wars

The Force is strong with Angry Birds: Star Wars

Two massive IPs look set to unite for a brand new Angry Birds outing.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 8th 2012 at 10:03AM in News
Retail Angry Birds reaches new fans

Retail Angry Birds reaches new fans

The PS3, 360 and 3DS versions of Angry Birds should pull in people who have never played the games before.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Oct 1st 2012 at 12:29PM in News
Angry Birds spin-off Bad Piggies coming to retail

Angry Birds spin-off Bad Piggies coming to retail

Rovio’s new Angry Birds spin-off is coming to retail next month.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Sep 21st 2012 at 11:21AM in News
Angry Birds gets a sequel - Bad Piggies, out September 27th

Angry Birds gets a sequel - Bad Piggies, out September 27th

The biggest hit in modern gaming is to receive a sequel.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 4th 2012 at 3:28PM in News

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iOS giants go head-to-head this Thursday

iOS giants go head-to-head this Thursday

It might not generate the same headlines as Call of Duty vs Battlefield, but tomorrow will see a very high profile sales war fought between two of the App Store’s ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 11th 2012 at 9:05AM in News
Angry Birds Trilogy finally coming to consoles

Angry Birds Trilogy finally coming to consoles

Rovio's mobile phenomenon will swoop into living rooms this Christmas as Angry Birds Trilogy arrives on Xbox 360, PS3 and 3DS.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jul 10th 2012 at 5:15PM in News
Pigs to take starring role in next Angry Birds?

Pigs to take starring role in next Angry Birds?

The next version of Angry Birds may well be from the pigs' point of view, as they try to protect the eggs they have liberated from the fascist feathered attackers.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jul 9th 2012 at 12:25PM in News
Rovio: Casual gamers use word of mouth, don't read reviews

Rovio: Casual gamers use word of mouth, don't read reviews

In the casual games market word of mouth trumps reviews, so says Rovio.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Jun 28th 2012 at 1:20AM in News
Angry Birds Space flies past 100m downloads

Angry Birds Space flies past 100m downloads

Angry Birds Space has topped 100m downloads since its launch in March.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Jun 7th 2012 at 7:01AM in News
Angry Birds launching Kovalainen F1 tie-in

Angry Birds launching Kovalainen F1 tie-in

Having already feasted on the joys of cross-promotion with film tie-in Angry Birds Rio, Finnish studio Rovio is to embark on a second licensed venture.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 21st 2012 at 2:31PM in News
Angry Birds flies past 1bn downloads

Angry Birds flies past 1bn downloads

The Angry Birds franchise has reached 1bn downloads, Rovio has announced.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on May 10th 2012 at 6:42AM in News
Rovio acquires Futuremark Games

Rovio acquires Futuremark Games

Rovio Entertainment has made another major move in its ‘rapid expansion’ effort.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 28th 2012 at 7:00AM in News