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Rovio November 5, 2015

Rovio struggling to recreate the success of Angry Birds with Amazing Alex

18 days after it debuted in the iOS App Store, “Amazing Alex” has dropped to No.10 on Apple’s paid iOS app chart and to No.99 on Apple’s list of top-grossing apps. 

Rovio November 4, 2015

Angry Birds Aim for World Domination

The makers of Angry Birds, the mobile device application in which suicide-bombing creatures are launched at green egg-stealing pigs, want it to be become much more than just a game.

Rovio November 4, 2015

'Bad Piggies' get a shot at greatness

After spending years releasing new games in the "Angry Birds" series, Rovio is now putting its focus on the Birds' foes with the just-released "Bad Piggies."

Rovio November 4, 2015

'Angry Birds' to Take Flight in Recipe Books and More

Angry Birds" was set to flap from touchscreens to big screens, books and toys, testing whether one of the best-known mobile apps can become an entertainment franchise akin to Mickey Mouse and Iron Man, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Rovio October 22, 2015

Is Amazing Alex the new Angry Birds?

On July 12, Rovio released "Amazing Alex," the company's first big followup to their runaway sensation, the Angry Birds franchise. And just like Angry Birds, the game quickly soared to the top of the charts.

Rovio October 21, 2015

Angry Birds, the Next Mickey Mouse?

Mikael Hed is unrepentant about the 200 million minutes per day that people around the world fritter away playing Angry Birds, the iPhone game created by the company he heads.