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Angry Birds Rio free for a limited time on iPhone and iPad

by Randy Nelson (Jan 17th, 2013)

If there's one thing that could draw a bit of attention away from yesterday's surprise launch of Temple Run 2, it's a can't-miss deal on an Angry Birds game. In this case, it's news that both the iPhone/iPod touch and iPad versions of Angry Birds Rio -- the mash-up of Rovio's hit fowl-flinging ...

Here's a look at the whole universe of Angry Birds games (so far)

by Mike Schramm (Oct 3rd, 2012)

Bad Piggies is the latest title added to Rovio's growing universe of Angry Birds games, and the latest word is that it's the fastest-selling game in the company's history, hitting number one on the App Store just a few hours after it launched. Given all of the various Angry Birds properties ...

20th Century Fox talks about the success of Angry Birds Rio

by Mike Schramm (Apr 20th, 2011)

I attended an event called the LA AppShow last night here in Santa Monica, CA, and I saw seven demos of various apps that are seeing significant success on the App Store. Matt McMahon from 20th Century Fox was there, and while his company didn't publish the actual app in question, he's ...

Angry Birds Rio out now on iPhone, iPad, Mac

by Mike Schramm (Mar 22nd, 2011)

The movie tie-in game for Angry Birds, called Angry Birds Rio, is now available on the iOS App Store for 99 cents on iPhone and $2.99 on the iPad; it's $4.99 on the Mac App Store. The game features 60 new levels of the popular bird-throwing game and stars two characters from the upcoming movie ...

GDC 2011: Building the Angry Birds franchise

by Mike Schramm (Mar 1st, 2011)

Rovio's Peter Vesterbacka hosted an entertaining panel on the first day of the 2011 Game Developers Conference here in San Francisco. Rovio's app, Angry Birds, is the runaway hit of Apple's iOS platform, signifying both the potential reach of iOS games and the chance for indie mobile developers ...