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Angry Birds maker Rovio Entertainment sees revenue dive 9% and profits fall by half in 2014

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Rovio Entertainment, the publisher of the Angry Birds mobile games, reported today that its revenues shrank 9 percent to €158.3 million, or $170.6 million, in 2014.

Earnings before interest, depreciation, and amortization — a key measure of profitability before taxes — was €17.0 million, or $18 million, down from €36.5 million a year ago. It was a tough year for Rovio as it struggled to come up with big hits even as players began to lose interest in its core Angry Birds franchise.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.