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‘Angry Birds” Rovio Acquires Animation House Kombo

June 1, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Rovio, the company behind the smash hit mobile game Angry Birds, has acquired the leading Finnish animation studio Kombo. The deal was made for an undisclosed sum of cash and stock, and Kombo will now work exclusively on Rovio properties. The move is part of Rovio’s efforts to increase its [...]

‘Angry Birds Rio’ Catapults to Phones, iPads

March 23, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Angry Birds Rio is now available worldwide to help animation fans while away the hours until the April 15 opening of Fox and Blue Sky Studios’ Rio. The movie-themed version of Rovio’s incredibly popular mobile game can be downloaded from the App Store for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, from the Mac [...]

‘Angry Birds’ Head to ‘Rio’; First Look at Trailer

January 31, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

20th Century Fox gave a big push to its upcoming animated film Rio, showing off Friday the first clips to the press and announcing a collaboration with the makers of the hit mobile game Angry Birds. The studio and Finland-based game-maker Rovio announced Angry Birds Rio, a new version of [...]

Rovio Working on Animated ‘Angry Birds’ Content

January 21, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

If you can’t get enough of Rovio’s addictive mobile game Angry Birds, don’t worry — an animated version is on its way to help fill the void. According to the New York Post, Finland-based Rovio will produce an animated show based on the popular app for either TV or the [...]