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‘Angry Birds’ movie taps ‘Despicable Me’ producer
Three years after "Angry Birds" turned into a runaway franchise for Rovio Entertainment, the Finnish gamemaker has tapped "Despicable Me" producer John Cohen to oversee the film version of the game...
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‘The Croods’ Go Mobile with ‘Angry Birds’ Creator
After brokering deals to associate its “Angry Birds” with “Star Wars” and “Rio,” mobile gamemaker Rovio Entertainment is expanding its licensing business further through a deal to create a mobile game...
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How Rovio Just Played Hollywood With ‘Angry Birds’
The rollout comes as a surprise to Hollywood, which has lauded — and been enviable of — Rovio’s ability to launch a new major moneymaking franchise that's not based on an existing property, but was...
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‘Angry Birds’ Pic Makes It Home at Sony; sets July 1, 2016 Bow
Sony Pictures has won the worldwide distribution rights on the upcoming "Angry Birds" animated movie and has set a July 1, 2016 release.
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Scribe Jon Vitti Flocks to Sony’s ‘Angry Birds’
Sony has tapped “The Simpsons” and “King of the Hill” comedy writer Jon Vitti to pen a screenplay for the studio’s upcoming 3D toon based on the Angry Birds app from Rovio Entertainemnt. Vet producer...
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Steven Spielberg to Produce ‘Halo’ Series for Xbox
Microsoft will adapt its "Halo" game franchise as a premium live action series exclusively for Xbox Live. Steven Spielberg will produce the series with gamemaker 343 Studios.
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Don Mattrick Leaves Microsoft’s Xbox for Zynga
With the Xbox One revealed and ready to launch this fall, Don Mattrick, president of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business, has left the company to become CEO of social gaming company Zynga,...
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Lack of Seatback Screens Not Stopping Airlines from Offering Inflight...
No seatback screens? No problem. Dish Network has inked a unique deal with Southwest Airlines that will get the satellite TV service provider’s channels in front of the airline’s passengers for free...
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‘Angry Birds Star Wars’ Gets Sequel Game in September
After the first mash-up of “Angry Birds” with Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars” was downloaded over 100 million times, Rovio Entertainment and Lucasfilm are ready with a sequel to keep their new franchise fresh,...
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Rovio Expands ToonsTV Channel with Stan Lee, Hasbro after ‘Angry Birds Toons’...
HELSINKI — “Angry Birds” creator Rovio Entertainment has another hit on its hands: The company will produce a second season of “Angry Birds Toons,” after the first batch generated over 1 billion views,...
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YouTube Stars The Slow Mo Guys Featured in Rovio’s Retro ‘Retry’ Game
Google’s YouTube and Rovio Entertainment announced a pact under which content from YouTube stars The Slow Mo Guys will be integrated into “Retry,” a scrolling plane-flying game that pays tribute to...
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‘Angry Birds’ Maker Rovio to Axe 260 Jobs, But Spares Movie Staff
Rovio Entertainment, the game developer behind “Angry Birds,” said it expects to eliminate up to 260 jobs, or as much as 40% of its workforce. The deep cutbacks come after Finland-based Rovio...
View Article‘Angry Birds Blues’ Series, Co-Starring Hatchlings, Set to Perch on Rovio’s...
Rovio Entertainment is hoping fans of last year’s hit “The Angry Birds Movie” will flock to the weekly “Angry Birds Blues” series on its kid-friendly ToonsTV service. The 30-episode short-form animated...
View Article‘Angry Birds’ Maker Rovio Unveils IPO Plans
Rovio Entertainment, the games and entertainment company built around the “Angry Birds” global franchise, announced plans Tuesday for an initial public offering to raise capital and improve its...
View Article‘Angry Birds’ Creator Rovio Sees Modest IPO Liftoff Before Shares Fall to...
UPDATED: Shares of Rovio Entertainment — the games and entertainment company behind “Angry Birds” — rose as much as 7% in the company’s stock-market debut Friday, before closing the day at the IPO...
View ArticleImagine Dragons Partners With ‘Angry Birds’ to Fight Pediatric Cancer...
“Angry Birds Match” has a new in-game event starting Wednesday that will benefit Imagine Dragons’ pediatric cancer non-profit organization, according to a press release. Rovio Entertainment is...
View ArticleRovio Explains Why It Brought ‘Angry Birds’ to Magic Leap
The once seemingly ubiquitous bird-flinging, pig-topping smartphone game “Angry Birds” sets to invade the world of mixed reality in October via the most surprising of platforms: the pricey,...
View ArticleEx-Gameloft Exec Joins ‘Angry Birds’ Developer Rovio Entertainment
Former Gameloft executive Alexandre Pelletier-Normand is joining Rovio Entertainment’s leadership team as the new executive vice president of its games business unit, the company announced on...
View ArticleMobile Strategy Game Studio PlayRaven Oy Joins Rovio’s Flock
Updated: “Angry Birds” developer Rovio Entertainment is acquiring all shares of mobile strategy game maker PlayRaven Oy, it announced on Friday. Rovio is not disclosing the amount of money it spent on...
View Article‘Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs’ Brings Mega-Franchise to Virtual Reality
The "Angry Birds" franchise will come to virtual reality next year with the release of the upcoming "Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs," Rovio Entertainment and developer Resolution Games announced.
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