Categories Posted inin Business How Angry Birds maker Rovio found its wings in 2016 Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 7, 2017 7 min Angry Birds maker Rovio grew its revenues 34 percent to €190 million ($203 million) in 2016, up 34 percent from $150 million a year... Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business Angry Birds maker Rovio recovers as revenues grow 34% to $203 million in 2016 Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 28, 2017 1 min Angry Birds maker Rovio grew its revenues 34 percent to €190 million ($203 million) in 2016, up 34 percent from $150 million a year... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business How Hatch aims to transform the way you play mobile games Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 12, 2017 15 min Angry Birds mobile game publisher Rovio spun out an innovative startup named Hatch in November, and now that company has collected 50 partners with... Continue Reading 15 min
Categories Posted inin Business Rovio spin-out Hatch lines up 90 mobile games for social hub Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 6, 2017 3 min Hatch has signed up more than 90 games from 50 studios to debut this year on its social hub that can stream mobile games instantly... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Angry Birds maker Rovio opens new game studio in London Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 16, 2017 2 min Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds, has opened a new game studio in London with a focus on mobile massively multiplayer online games (MMOs).... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Angry Birds maker Rovio spins off Hatch, a subscription video game streaming service for mobile Posted byby GamesBeat November 30, 2016 2 min Finland’s Rovio announced today that it has created a new company called Hatch Entertainment that is developing a Spotify-like service for mobile video games.... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Rovio reveals ‘Angry Birds’ movie sequel plans as company posts revenue gains Posted byby GamesBeat August 24, 2016 2 min After several tough years, the Finnish company behind the Angry Birds gaming franchise is finally getting some news that it’s eager to brag about.... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business ‘Warcraft’ and ‘Angry Birds’ movies may finally be breaking the video game box office curse Posted byby GamesBeat June 13, 2016 2 min While it may not be quite as certain as death and taxes, the flop of movies based on video games is about as close... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Rovio to distribute a billion Angry Birds augmented reality ‘BirdCodes’ in huge marketing campaign Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 28, 2016 3 min Angry Birds maker Rovio has partnered with Zappar to release a billion BirdCodes that can be used to redeem digital items in the Angry... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Angry Birds maker Rovio posts 2015 operating loss Posted byby GamesBeat April 6, 2016 1 min (By Jussi Rosendahl, Reuters) – Rovio Entertainment Ltd, the maker of hit mobile phone game Angry Birds, on Wednesday said it fell to loss... Continue Reading 1 min