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Rovio confirms Casey’s Contraptions acquisition, remake arriving in the summer
05/11/2012, Remember yesterday we reported that it was suggested that Rovio’s new game could be none other than a remake of Casey’s Contraptions? Well it turns out that the speculation and rumors were right on the mark. Rovio has since come [...]
Could Rovio’s next game be a Casey’s Contraptions remake?
05/10/2012, Congratulations to Rovio on reaching a full one billion Angry Birds downloads, but apart from Angry Birds, what else does the Finnish company have up their sleeves? It has been reported that Rovio is looking to expand beyond its famed [...]
Angry Birds achieve 1 billion downloads
05/09/2012, I have absolutely no idea how many ceilings have the Angry Birds franchise broken over the past couple of years (it is already the fastest growing mobile game), but plenty of milestones have been achieved so far and today, we [...]
Nokia Announces New App Partnerships at CTIA Wireless
05/08/2012, Today at CTIA Wireless – the show for “all things mobile”, the Finnish mobile manufacturer, Nokia announced a plethora of new and extended application-based partners that are touted to bring leading and exclusive titles to the Lumia smartphone range. These [...]
Angry Birds on Facebook gains Share & Play feature, allows embedding in websites and Facebook Timelines
05/04/2012, If you love Rovio’s Angry Birds and you simply can’t get enough of it, it has been announced by Rovio that Angry Birds on Facebook has recently gained a new “Share & Play” feature. As the name itself has probably [...]
Angry Birds Land launches in Finland
05/01/2012, It is only fitting for the game Angry Birds, hailing from Rovio of Finland, to establish its first Angry Birds Land in where else but Finland. After all, this is something inevitable, with Angry Birds recently being deemed as the [...]
Angry Birds is fastest growing mobile game
04/30/2012, Rovio’s Angry Birds is many things, and the latest ‘hat’ that this mobile game will wear is that of being the fastest growing mobile game to date. This is made possible after achieving 50 million downloads within 35 days for [...]
Angry Birds Space updated with additional levels for iOS and Android
04/25/2012, Angry Birds is no doubt one heck of an addictive game which got a refreshing change in gameplay with the release of Angry Birds Space. Unless you’re the type that strives to achieve 3-stars for every level, there’s no doubt [...]
Rovio reportedly turned down a $2 billion offer from Zynga
04/17/2012, OMGPOP’s Draw Something app was such a hit that Zynga had to snap the company up to add the game to their stable, paying out an impressive $200 million (reportedly) in the process. Interestingly, according to a person familiar with [...]
Angry Birds cartoon series this fall?
04/01/2012, Here is a potential April Fool’s banana skin, although it does seem legit considering how Rovio is hell bent on milking their super successful gaming franchise to the death. Word has it that Nick Dorra recently revealed Rovio’s plans for [...]
Angry Birds Space passes 20 million download mark in a week
03/30/2012, Angry Birds Space is definitely flying high – have seen more than 10 million downloads in a week, we now have word that the mobile game has seen our angry feathered friends move beyond the 20 million download mark in [...]
Rovio acquires FutureMark
03/27/2012, Rovio, the creator of Angry Birds, has just announced that it has acquired FutureMark Games Studio, which is the gaming part of the company otherwise known for its popular benchmark series with the same name. “They are an incredibly talented [...]
Angry Birds Space hits 10 million downloads in three days
03/26/2012, With Rovio releasing iteration after iteration of the Angry Birds franchise, you would think that people would eventually get sick of flinging birds at pigs, right? Well perhaps Rovio thought that might happen which might explain the vastly different gameplay [...]
