Angry Birds Coming to Facebook on Valentine’s Day [EXCLUSIVE]
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Speaking exclusively to Penn Olson today in Jakarta, Peter Vesterbacka, the ‘Mighty Eagle’ of Rovio, and Henri Holm, the SVP of Rovio Asia, shared the company’s plan to release Angry Birds to more than 800 million people on Facebook. And what’s more, the company is planning its big launch to be held in Jakarta on February 14th. Why Jakarta? Well it’s obvious, Peter says, as Jakarta is the global capital of Facebook. Holding the launch here would be appropriate as it is a major Facebook hub.Angry Birds has become a ...
Rovio Unleashes Year of the Dragon Edition of Angry Birds
A couple of weeks back we told you that Rovio was hinting at a new China-themed update. And today we have it, as Angry Birds Seasons has a Year-of-the-Dragon special edition .There are 15 new levels for fans to check out, with lots of fun in-game China goodies like exploding fireworks that you can trigger to help you on your quest to turn pigs into bacon. You can also now enlist the assistance of a ‘Mighty Dragon’ too (see screenshot above).Rovio’s teaser from a couple of days back is ...
Happy Birdday! Rovio’s Mighty Eagle Eyes A Billion Fans as Angry Birds Turns Two
In today’s changing gaming landscape few characters are as iconic as Angry Birds. And while publisher Rovio is modest about the comparison, Angry Birds is perhaps the first franchise to ride the smartphone wave to approach heights only occupied by Mario, Zelda, Sonic, and Pac-man. And yet the brand is still in its infancy.Today in Tokyo, Rovio celebrated the second birthday of Angry Birds with an event at the Ginza Apple Store. Rovio’s ‘Mighty Eagle’ Peter Vesterbacka was on hand, as was Antii Sonninen who is the company’s representative in ...
Rovio Publishing In-App Comics For Chinese Themed Angry Birds
Visiting the Tokyo Game Show yesterday, I randomly bumped into Peter Vesterbacka, the CEO of Rovio, the company behind Angry Birds. I’d met him briefly back in April at the Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing, so I said a quick hello. While I have no idea if he remembered me, he was kind enough to show me an an interesting new feature that has just launched in Angry Birds Seasons: Comics.Now when playing the Chinese-themed Angry Birds Seasons, if you press pause you’ll be presented with an episode ...
Rovio Set to Open China Offices, With Ambitious and Angry Birds
Rovio, the Finnish game developer that brought us Angry Birds, has announced plans to open a China office devoted to serving the local market. The company will also be opening stores in China where it will sell branded merchandise and clothing.We were lucky enough to briefly meet with Rovio’s Peter Vesterbacka at the Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing this past April. During his on-stage talk, he explained that unlike many companies who become upset when their brand is copied in China, Rovio is quite pleased about being imitated because ...
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