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‘Angry Birds Star Wars’ Revealed as Most Popular Game

January 22, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

According to a just-released study, Rovio’s Angry Birds Star Wars is the most played children’s game since its release. The study was made by start-up Kytephone which offers tools that turn Android phones into kid-safe devices with parental controls. Kytephone pulled this data from a sample size of 13,000 children, [...]

‘Angry Birds’ and ‘Star Wars’ Join Forces

October 8, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

After dashing from meeting to meeting around the Palais des Festivals at Cannes’ MIPCOM market this week, there’s going to be a lot of tired TV professionals looking for an entertaining time waster. Good news for them: Rovio Entertainment and Lucasfilm Ltd. have announced a new collaboration: Angry Birds Star [...]

Nextrendz Releases Stylus for ‘Draw Something’ Game

May 16, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

If you’ve been looking for ways to get an edge over your friends as you play the new hit game Draw Something, you may think about Nextrendz new touch-screen stylus, The Draw Thing. Draw Something is the new app that has taken the world of smartphones by storm. An online [...]

Rovio Acquires Futuremark Animation Studio

March 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Angry Birds creator Rovio Entertainment has acquired Futuremark Games Studio, the gaming arm of software developer Futuremark. “They are an incredibly talented and experienced team, and we are thrilled to have them on board,” said Mikael Hed, Rovio Entertainment’s CEO. “Rovio’s success is founded on the excellence of our team, [...]

Angry Birds Short to Peck on Nick

March 19, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The new Angry Birds short Angry Birds Space will land on Nickelodeon on Wednesday, March 21 at 7 p.m. during SpongeBob SquarePants. The short will also air at the same time on Nicktoons during Power Rangers Samurai. Part of a global exclusive on the cabler, the short will also run [...]

Rovio Launches New Angry Birds Game from Space

March 8, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Rovio Entertainment debuted the brand new Angry Birds game, Angry Birds Space, with a launch announcement from the International Space Station at the angrybirds.com/space website. Angry Birds Space will launch simultaneously on iOS and Android, Mac and PC, animation, merchandise, and book publishing on March 22. The game hits the [...]