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Rovio teams up with Sony for the Angry Birds movie, coming July 2016

by Mike Schramm (May 15th, 2013)

Rovio has announced, via tweet and then by news release, that it has lined up a deal and a date with Sony Pictures to distribute the upcoming Angry Birds movie. Rovio's been working on putting the frustrated fowl into a motion picture for a while, but this announcement makes it more or less a ...

Daily Update for May 7, 2013

by Steven Sande (May 7th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires ...

Rovio introduces accounts to sync game progress across platforms

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 7th, 2013)

Rovio is building up its Angry Birds empire even further with the introduction of Rovio accounts. This new account feature lets users sync their progress across devices, allowing them to start a game on one device and resume playing it on another. The service is available for The Croods game ...

Angry Birds Friends coming to the App Store this week

by Mike Schramm (Apr 29th, 2013)

Rovio has announced today that a new game called Angry Birds Friends will be out on the App Store this week, offering up yet another iteration on the extremely popular series about frustrated avians. As you can tell from the name of the game, Angry Birds Friends will be a social take on ...

Angry Birds Toons premiering this weekend in Angry Birds apps

by Mike Schramm (Mar 15th, 2013)

Rovio has long been threatening to bring Angry Birds into other media, and this weekend they're finally doing it -- kind of. Angry Birds Toons is a brand new cartoon series featuring none other than the frustrated fowl that iOS gamers have known and loved for so long. But you won't find it on a ...

Out today: Super Stickman Golf 2, The Croods by Rovio, Danger Boat and more

by Mike Schramm (Mar 14th, 2013)

The biggest (and best) iOS release today is probably Ridiculous Fishing, but there were quite a few really good games hitting the App Store this week. First up, Super Stickman Golf has earned itself a sequel called Super Stickman Golf 2, and it features the excellent 2D golf game that made the ...

Rovio releasing a game based on The Croods movie

by Mike Schramm (Mar 7th, 2013)

Rovio has announced another game, and it's yet another surprising title from the Finish developer of Angry Birds. Rovio's first non-Angry Birds game was Amazing Alex (which was a rebranding of another developer's game), its second was the spinoff Bad Piggies, and now they're making: The Croods, ...

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 ...

Angry Birds Space adds another 30 free levels

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 10th, 2013)

Rovio Entertainment has released version 1.4 of Angry Birds Space to the App Store. The free update is sure to make Angry Bird fans happy. Users now have another 30 levels to sling their way through as the birds find themselves in a new galaxy called "Splash" with all-new water-based planets, ...

Angry Birds Star Wars updated with free Hoth levels

by Steven Sande (Nov 29th, 2012)

Version 1.1 of the Angry Birds Star Wars app (US$0.99) dropped like the Mighty Falcon from the skies yesterday, bringing with it more fun levels to add hours of entertainment to your iPhone or iPod touch. The big news for this version is the addition of 20 new levels on the ice world of Hoth, ...

Rovio wants a billion daily active users

by Mike Schramm (Nov 23rd, 2012)

Angry Birds maker Rovio's head Peter Vesterbacka stood up on stage in Helsinki last week, and told the assembled crowd that his company wants to eventually have a full 1 billion daily active users. Daily active users, or DAUs, is a measure used in tabulating mobile app success, and it's often a ...

Daily Update for November 23, 2012

by Steven Sande (Nov 23rd, 2012)

Daily Update for November 8, 2012

by Steven Sande (Nov 8th, 2012)

Angry Birds Star Wars now available for iOS and OS X

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 8th, 2012)

Rovio launched its much-anticipated Star Wars version of Angry Birds for the iPhone, iPad and Mac. The sci-fi themed edition will let you grab a lightsaber and use the force against those troublesome pigtroopers. The iPhone and iPod touch edition will set you back US$0.99, while the iPad ...

Bad Piggies gets a ... cookbook

by Mike Schramm (Oct 12th, 2012)

As if our recent exploration of the Angry Birds universe didn't convey the franchise's might, here's another sign. A Bad Piggies cookbook is available. Actually, the hardcover, real-life version of Angry Birds: Bad Piggies' Egg Recipes was out for the holiday season last year, long before the ...