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Aardman Launches New ‘Home Sheep Home’ Episode


December 5, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Aardman and Chillingo have launched the latest episode in the Home Sheep Home 2 suite, the award-winning game which has registered 75 million plays to date. The release of the new episode coincides with the launch of an exclusive new Mac OS version, on which the new adventure will be [...]

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‘Angry Birds’ and ‘Star Wars’ Join Forces


October 8, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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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 [...]

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‘Angry Birds’ Honor Freddie Mercury’s Birthday


September 3, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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In honor of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury’s September 5 birthday, Rovio has released a new animated Angry Birds YouTube short using the song “Bicycle Race.” The video was produced to raise awareness for the special Freddie For A Day fundraising evening hosted by band members Brian May and Roger Taylor. [...]

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‘Angry Birds’ Lands Top Licensing Honor


June 15, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Rovio Entertainment’s terribly addictive game Angry Birds won the Best Licensed Program of the Year award at this week’s Licensing Expo in Las Vegas. The game, which has spawned a new animated series coming this fall, also won the Best Character/Toy Brand Program of the year and the Best Character [...]

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Rovio in Production on Animated ‘Angry Birds’ Series


April 3, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Having conquered the mobile gaming market, Angry Birds is coming to your television as a new animated series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Angry Birds developer Rovio announced a 52-episode series at the MIP-TV market in Cannes, France. The episodes each will be two to three minutes long and are [...]

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Rovio Acquires Futuremark Animation Studio


March 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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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, [...]

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Angry Birds Short to Peck on Nick


March 19, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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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 [...]

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Rovio Launches New Angry Birds Game from Space


March 8, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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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 [...]

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Angry Birds Land on Nick


December 19, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image
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The Angry Birds are flying to Nickelodeon this holiday season. A new, exclusive holiday short titled Angry Birds: Wreck the Halls is set to premiere on Saturday (Dec. 17) during the 11 a.m. airing of Kung Fu Panda: Legend of Awesomeness in Nick’s Saturday morning animation block. The special is [...]

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Aardman Launches ‘Home Sheep Home 2′


December 8, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Aardman Digital, the interactive branch of the acclaimed Bristol-based animation house, has launched Hope Sheep Home 2, a sequel to the BAFTA-nominated online game released in February of 2012 which has reached over 109 million plays to date. Starring the lovable characters of the award-winning TV series Shaun the Sheep, [...]

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