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Angry Birds for iOS now available for free

, Mar 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

After the game's initial release in December of 2009, the original Angry Birds game for iOS is now completely free to download. Both the iPhone and iPad versions are available to download at no cost. Previously the game was priced at $0.99 for the iPhone/iPod Touch version and $2.99 for the "HD" variant. Read The Full Story

Rovio and DreamWorks launching The Croods on March 14

, Mar 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

Rovio isn't slowing down its development of new games, and it's latest project is a collaboration with DreamWorks Animation Studio to launch a new game based on the upcoming movie The Croods. The game is set to launch on March 14, just two day before Rovio's Angry Birds Toons will be premiering, and will be releasing one week before the theatrical release of the movie. Read The Full Story

Bad Piggies “Road Hogs” update adds 30 new levels

, Feb 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

When Rovio's Angry Bird's spinoff Bad Piggies released back in September, it was met with wild craze by long-time Angry Birds fans. Plus, the game took a different approach than past Rovio games, setting off a new wave of creativity for the game studio. While Bad Piggies has since calmed down a bit, a huge update released today brings the game back into the limelight. Read The Full Story

Angry Birds cartoon premiering March 16

, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

Rovio's Angry Birds series has been one of the most popular mobile game series of all time, and Rovio is cashing in on all the licensing deals. The newest non-game Angry Birds project is an animated cartoon coming in March. It's called Angry Birds Toons, and it's set to premiere on March 16 and 17. Read The Full Story

Angry Birds Star Wars adds 20 levels in Escape from Hoth update [hands-on]

, Jan 31st 2013 Discuss [0]

Less than a couple days after Rovio teased a new update for Angry Birds Star Wars, the company has released the Escape from Hoth update, which adds 20 new levels to the game, as well as new types of enemies. Plus, there's new bonus levels that introduce more boss fights. It's a free update, so if you already have the game, it's certainly worth checking out. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: January 30, 2013

, Jan 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

Welcome to Wednesday evening everyone. Today was RIM's big day, as it rebranded itself as BlackBerry and launched the latest version of its mobile OS, BlackBerry 10. We were there at the launch event to take it all in and get some hands-on time with the new handsets the company has introduced, and you can catch all of the news from the show in our BlackBerry 10 event wrap-up. Be sure to read through the hands-on posts, because it seems that BlackBerry is doing some interesting things with its new phone. Read The Full Story

Rovio teases “Escape from Hoth” update for Angry Birds Star Wars

, Jan 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

Rovio's latest Angry Birds installment, Angry Birds Star Wars, is still in the top 5 in the iTunes App Store after being released a few months ago, and in typical Rovio fashion, it seems the developer will be releasing an update to the game that will include some new features and new levels that players can conquer. Read The Full Story

Angry Birds downloaded over 8 million times on Christmas Day

, Jan 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

It turns out that Angry Birds was a huge hit on Christmas Day. The series ended up getting over 8 million downloads on December 25 alone. The Finnish game studio, Rovio, released an infographic today dealing with the Angry Birds success over the holiday. Christmas week (December 22-29) saw a total of 30 million Angry Birds downloads. Read The Full Story

Angry Birds Star Wars arrives on Facebook

, Dec 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you can't get enough Angry Birds Star Wars action on your phone or tablet, then you'll be pleased to know that it landed on Facebook today. Now you can play through Rovio's take on the Star Wars universe with your Facebook profile, letting everyone know about it in the process. You're getting mostly the same game as you are on mobile devices with this release, but there are a few key differences Angry Birds die-hards might like to know about. Read The Full Story

Angry Birds movie to be produced by Despicable Me’s John Cohen, will release in 2016

, Dec 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Today, Rovio announced that Despicable Me producer John Cohen has signed on to produce the forthcoming Angry Birds movie that's set to release sometime in the summer of 2016. Furthermore, former Marvel Studios chairman and Iron Man producer David Maisel will serve as the executive producer of the film, and Rovio will finance and retain full creative control during production. Read The Full Story

Angry Birds celebrates 3 years, launches 30 new levels

, Dec 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Can you believe that you've been flinging birds at pigs for three years now? You're probably wondering where the time went, and we're certainly wondering the same thing. Rovio has announced that Angry Birds turns three years old today, and to celebrate a "happy birdday", Rovio has released 30 new levels for the game. Read The Full Story

Rovio launches “official gameplay trailer” for Angry Birds Star Wars

, Nov 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

The release day for Rovio's latest Angry Birds installment is quickly approaching, and we're finally within just days of the launch of Angry Birds Star Wars. Rovio has released several teaser trailers over the past couple of weeks, but today they launched what they call the "official gameplay trailer." Read The Full Story
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