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A new report about Zynga says the social gaming company tried to buy Angry Birds-maker Rovio for about $2.25 billion but it was rebuffed. Who would have thought that a bunch of little pigs and pigs could be worth so much? The acquisition attempt hasn’t been confirmed by Rovio or Zynga but it makes sense…
This is one of those “beyond mobile” news when we have Rovio teaming-up with Focus Multimedia to reach folks who still haven’t tried out Angry Birds. The latter will launch a PC-based version of the game on a disc (yes that’s a CD) and sell it for 10 GBP. The scheduled release date is set…
I’m sure everyone who has ever played Angry Birds has always wondered what they would look like if they were actual birds who fly around and cause complete destruction to buildings that are known to house pigs and / or monkeys. Deviant artist Mohamed Raoof had that same thought, but instead of it being a 2…
Angry Birds has been such a massive hit that has definitely permeated the mainstream. We’ve seen celebrities talk about it and now, the UNC Asheville Soccer team is acting it out in real life with soccer balls. I don’t really have much to add to this video, so feel free to rock out to the…
After cases, plush toys, cookbooks and many other products – Rovio has decided to borrow its popular feathery characters for Angry Birds-themed speakers. We’ve already briefly covered these before and now we have additional details to report. In total, you will get to choose between three different speakers, all of which will sing along Apple’s…
Angry Birds craze doesn’t seem to stop. The Finnish company Rovio has built an empire around the popular bird-tossing game, selling t-shirts, lunch boxes, speakers and other goodies. There are three Angry Birds titles available — the original Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds Rio — which combined have surpassed 350 million downloads.…
Provider of mobile predictive analytics Medio Systems announced that Rovio will adopt its technology to enhance fan engagement for Angry Birds across all consumer platforms, including Google Chrome, Android devices and Apple’s iPhone and iPad lineup. The two companies are teaming-up to test the use of Big Data. Angry Birds games have been downloaded by…
Rovio is hoping to turn Angry Birds into the next Mario and the company is looking to raise funds at a valuation of about $1.2 billion, according to a report in Bloomberg. Rovio had previously raised $42 million but it appears like it needs more cash to expand. On its ambitious schedule is a full-featured…
Yesterday we talked about top apps for the NOOK Color and today we’ll focus on games. As you can imagine, being an ebook centric device, B&N’s tablet is not about high-end games with 3D graphics. Rather I see it as a casual gaming device with some fun titles you can play over and over again.…
Just when we said that custom ringtones are coming to Windows Phone, we got another piece of good news for all of you with smartphones running Microsoft’s mobile OS. Angry Birds now lives in Windows Marketplace for Mobile, and you can try it out free of charge! Then when you’re done playing the trial levels,…