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Angry Birds 2 hits 30 million downloads

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Angry Birds 2 logoAngry Birds 2 is now on the market and, like any Rovio game, it’s proving popular. The latest in a long series of hit titles from the Finnish company, the game is quickly becoming another success.

The company has announced numbers for the game since its launch, and they are a bit staggering. 30 million of us worldwide have grabbed a copy and begun slinging birds at those little green pigs.

“What a great start to the Angry Birds 2 journey! But keep those slingshots well waxed and in good working order. The adventure on Piggy Island is just getting started, and exciting surprises await around the corner”, Rovio states in its announcement.

The statement alludes to more levels on the way, though it seems a bit soon to update this version. More likely we’ll see and update to one of the other versions first. Autumn is coming, like it or not, and Seasons seems a strong candidate for this.

 

Rovio announces layoffs, calls it a ‘simplified organiztion’

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Rovio, a game studio based in Finland, is known best for its Angry Birds titles. The games have been a runaway success and run on multiple platforms. However the news coming out of the company isn’t all good. The latest news has nothing do with the games, but instead focuses on some bad things.

Rovio plans to streamline the company, which in effect means a dowsizing. The studio will be laying off as many as 130 employees, which it claims is about 16 percent of its workforce.

In a new statement from CEO Mike Hed, it reads that “We are an entrepreneurial company and have been exploring multiple areas. We have been building our team on assumptions of faster growth than have materialized. As a result, we announced today that we plan to simplify our organization around our three key businesses with the highest growth potential: games, media, and consumer products”.

This is never an easy decision to make, and is even worse for those affected by it. Hopefully, while it’s a shame for the folks involved, it will help the company do better.

Angry Birds Go gets multiplayer mode

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Angry Birds, the Rovio franchise that brought mobile gaming to the forefront, has released many iterations of its titles, and all continue to be updated with new levels. One of the newest is Go, which takes a different approach to things, bringing Kart racing to the franchise, and lots of interesting features with it.

Now the game is finally receiving multiplayer mode, allowing gamers to test their skills against others. “This is the first part of Angry Birds Go! Multiplayer, and brings the quick race mode where you’re matched against the performance of three other players. Will you come out on top and leave them in your dust? For an even more personal experience connect to Facebook and you’ll be pitted against your friends to show them who’s the boss”, the official announcement states.

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You can grab the update now, though if you already have the game installed, then you should get it automatically. It’s free, but there are in-game purchases that can be made.

Angry Birds Epic launches across all mobile platforms

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The Angry Birds franchise has proven to be one of the biggest mobile gaming hits in the world, with multiple versions available for play, regardless if you use Android, iOS or Windows Phone. Regardless of which version you prefer, and they range from Rio to Star Wars, there is one that almost anyone will enjoy.

Now a new one has launched, though it’s a bit different from what gamers have come to expect. Angry Birds Epic is a role-playing game (RPG) and it had a simultaneous launch across all platforms, including Android, iOS and Windows Phone.

“In this all-new role-playing game, you lead your heroic flock into battle against the green snout-nosed scoundrels in a fantasy Piggy Island. From tribal villages and frosty mountains to tropical beaches and mysterious caves, get ready to navigate your way through this treacherous land and meet all kinds of wacky and offbeat characters”, the Finnish game studio states.

All platform versions are free to grab and play, so get ready to line up your birds, head after the pigs and enjoy some good fun during your next break.

Rovio teases upcoming Angry Birds Stella

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Rovio, the wildly successful game studio behind Angry Birds, has begun to tease a new offering. With the first Angry Birds Star Wars now complete — yes, there will be no more updates — the company needed a “latest and greatest” to get the attention of the masses again.

Today the company teases “Angry Birds Stella”. “Get ready to meet Stella and her friends! Stella may be pink, but she’s definitely one of the Angry Birds, a fierce and a feisty character with a great group of friends. Of course no story is complete without some interesting (fr)enemies”, Rovio announces today.

The Finnish company give precious little in the way of detail, but did provide a screenshot to get everyone’s imagination working. You’ll have a while to wait, as the game won’t hit app stores until the fall of 2014.

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Angry Birds Star Wars gets final update

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Rovio has rolled out version two of its Star Wars iteration of the popular Angry Birds game. With that now firmly in the market, and receiving updates, it seems the company is going to be killing off the first version. Today the Finnish game maker has released what it claims is the final installment for the first game.

Thirty new levels were pushed out, with the final fifteen of them including battles fought at the Death Star. “Fight through the Death Star and engage in the biggest ever multi-level boss fight against Darth Vader and the Emperor that builds up to the dramatic reveal: who’s behind Darth Vader’s mask?” the company announced.

Beyond this news, Rovio has also announced it will be closing down Angry Birds Star Wars on Facebook on March 3rd, 2014. Don’t worry, though, you can still get the game for your mobile device.

Angry Birds Star Wars 2 visits Naboo

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angry birds star wars 2Angry Birds Star Wars 2 is the latest member of the family of popular games produced by Rovio. The game maker has been on a roll recently with updates to several of its titles, including the original game and also Seasons. Now the Finnish company has launched a new batch of levels for the newest game.

This time Rovio is adding 44 new levels, 20 for the Bird Side and 20 for the Pork Side, plus two secret levels for each. These levels add Naboo to the game. “Get ready for the Battle of Naboo – the third chapter of Angry Birds Star Wars II that takes you to the epic conclusion of the first Star Wars movie, Episode I”, the game maker announces.

Customer will be able to use Naboo’s giant trees and nature against the Pork Side high-tech army before facing the epic battleship blockade in space. Or, conversely, choose the Pork Side and conquer Theed City by using underwater gameplay.

The new update is available for both Android and iOS, but if you prefer, you can also purchase PC-based version that Rovio sells for only $4.95.