Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Helsinki is still a hotbed for mobile games and tech Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 22, 2019 5 min This week, I found myself at a party at Löyly, a sauna and bar at the edge of the Baltic Sea in Helsinki, Finland.... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Resolution Games creates level builder for Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 6, 2019 2 min Resolution Games is launching a level builder so fans can create custom levels in Rovio‘s Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs. The level builder... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Rovio releases mobile puzzle game Sugar Blast Posted byby Mike Minotti September 5, 2019 1 min Rovio has given its latest game, Sugar Blast, a global launch today for Android and iOS. Sugar Blast is a puzzle game. More specifically,... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Rovio CEO — Taking Angry Birds to movies, augmented reality, and beyond Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 30, 2019 6 min Some people think that Angry Birds is too big. Like a meme that everyone has seen on the internet. Since 2009, the games with... Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Technology How to foster your game’s community in 2019 Posted byby GamesBeat February 15, 2019 4 min The relationship between brands and their audiences has drastically changed in recent years, and 2019 will force gaming companies to adapt and grow in... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Rovio reveals Angry Birds VR game is coming in 2019 Posted byby GamesBeat December 19, 2018 1 min Rovio has announced that it’s bringing the Angry Birds franchise to virtual reality (VR) next year. “Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs” will be... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Magic Leap One Creator Edition hands-on — A sneak peek at augmented reality’s future Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 19, 2018 4 min I got a sneak peek at the Magic Leap One Creator Edition, thanks to a demo of the new mixed reality version of Angry... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Angry Birds maker Rovio says revenue plunged 17% in Q2 but games showed signs of recovery Posted byby GamesBeat August 17, 2018 1 min Finland’s Rovio reported a sharp drop in revenue for the three months ending in June as revenue from the hit Angry Birds movie continued... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Rovio Q1 earnings: It could have been worse for maker of Angry Birds Posted byby GamesBeat May 17, 2018 2 min Life has not been easy for Rovio, the maker of the Angry Birds video game series, since the Finnish company went public last fall.... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Game publishers should learn how to use data better in 2018 Posted byby GamesBeat March 2, 2018 5 min Making a video game is a hard endeavor even in the best of circumstances. Developers have to anticipate an audience’s desires years in advance,... Continue Reading 5 min