Rovio Mobile’s Ville Heijari has told AllThingsD that the total number of downloads for their three games i.e Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds Rio, touched a whopping 6.5 million on Christmas Day setting a new record for the multi-platform smashing hit franchise. Even more interesting to note is that this number approximately equals the total number of smartphone...
Rovio's phenomenal hit Angry Birds, which was first released for iOS on December 10th 2009, is celebrating its second birthday with Angry Birds 2.0 for iPhone with new menus and graphics as well as unlocking all episodes and adding 15 brand new birthday cake levels. Just to be clear, today’s update isn’t actually Angry Birds 2....
If you're tired of hearing about Angry Birds, too bad. Rovio continues to experience high-flying success with their popular game, and they recently confirmed over 500 million downloads have been achieved in less than two years. Rovio's CEO, Mikael He'd had this to say (via Silicon Angle): This is a fantastic landmark achievement for us,...
For all you Angry Birds Seasons fans, the latest update is now available in the App Store. The Ham'o'ween update brings 30 new levels, new achievements, and a new much anticipated orange bird. Rovio previously teased us with a video of this update. Angry Birds has been downloaded over 400 million times. Click here to...
Rovio, the makers behind the hit iOS game, Angry Birds, are cashing in big time in Asia. It was reported earlier that Angry Birds would be launching a new line of accessories, toys, shoes, and even desserts--mooncakes, to coincide with the Mid-Autumn Festival in China. Mooncakes of both male and female 'birds' were made, to...
There's no doubt Rovio, the company behind the smash hit Angry Birds, is riding their success all the way to the bank. According to Reuters, Rovio is in discussions to receive funding that would value the company at roughly $1.2 billion dollars: The Espoo, Finland-based game maker is considering taking a strategic investment from a...
China has been in the news lately thanks to their epic knock-off Apple Stores in Kunming. The Chinese market is a large one, and is responsible for Apple's increasing quarterly profits. Speaking of China, Rovio is making some huge inroads into the nation's iOS market. Rovio has been quick to cater to their second largest...
Yes, here comes another Angry Birds story. This time around, Rovio has announced the release of Angry Birds in the Chrome Web Store. That's right--you can now play the hit iOS game right in your Chrome web browser! This is only a beta release of the game, and so far we have 63 levels of...
Rovio continues to build on the success of its Angry Birds franchise. Angry Birds Rio was a partnership to promote Rio, a movie by 20th Century Fox. Fans of this version will be happy to note an update is coming titled 'Beach Volleyball'. If you're a big fan of Angry Birds, you're going to enjoy...
Rovio has once again continued to give back to customers with another update for Angry Birds Seasons. The last updates were for Valentine's day and then St. Patrick's Day. This time around, the popular app gets an Easter update. Bring it on! What's New In Version 1.4.0 EASTER EGGS FOR ANGRY BIRDS! Spring is upon us...
In late January, it was announced Rovio was teaming up with 20th Century Fox to release Angry Birds Rio, a new version of the game based on the upcoming animated film. Angry Birds Rio went live in the App Store tonight, and it's $0.99. In Angry Birds Rio, the original Angry Birds are kidnapped and...
