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Read More »Angry Birds hits 2m on Android
Rovio, the Finnish studio that realised the App Store dream of turning an indie studio into a world-conquering money-maker, has found new success on Android devices. The studio that saw its full-price Angry Birds game downloaded nearly seven million times on Apple’s App Store, has now passed two million downloads …
Read More »Androidâ??s Angry Birds hits 2m downloads
Helsinki developer Rovio still flying high
Read More »The Angry Birds equation
Rovio talks about its secret formula for an iPhone hit
Read More »MS angers the Angry Birds
The makers of hit iPhone title Angry Birds have lashed out at Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft for its unauthorised use of an icon representing the title in promotional material for its Windows Phone 7 platform. We have NOT committed to doing a Windows Phone 7 version,” a tweet from …
Read More »Rovioâ??s Angry Birds and elated addicts
Can there really be a rigid equation for making a hit game?
Read More »October issue of Develop out now
Issue 110 of Develop is available online and in print
Read More »Angry Birds securing Hollywood deal?
Rovio is reported to be approaching Hollywood studios with a view to make it’s iPhone hit Angry Birds into a movie. According to entertainment publication Variety, the Finnish studio is also considering the possibility of TV shows, toys and comic books. According to the source, members of Rovio have been …
Read More »Rovio catapults Angry Birds to tinseltown
Finnish developer approaching Hollywood studios with iPhone IP
Read More »Angry Birds flying to consoles
One of the best selling games on the Apple iTunes App Store is apparently making the move to console, according to an admission from its developer to The Sun. Speaking to the UK newspaper, Rovio co-founder Joe Wee stated that the studio is also releasing [Angry Birds] on Nintendo DS, …
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