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Deals April 17, 2023

Sega agrees to snap up Rovio for €706 million to accelerate its global mobile expansion

Sega has officially announced its decision to acquire Angry Birds developer Rovio. The Japanese company wants to strengthen its position in the global mobile games market with the help of the Finnish developer.

Industry News February 28, 2023

Angry Birds 2 surpasses $500 million in lifetime revenue, nearly half of Rovio’s portfolio

Angry Birds 2 remains the highest-grossing game in Rovio’s portfolio. It has just hit a new milestone, surpassing $500 million in lifetime revenue.

Deals January 20, 2023

Playtika offers to snap up Angry Birds developer Rovio for €750 million

A major acquisition in mobile gaming is looming on the horizon. Israeli giant Playtika has made an offer to buy Finnish developer Rovio, best known for the Angry Birds franchise.

Industry News April 29, 2022

Rovio reports record game revenue of €85 million for Q1 2022, surpassing 50 million MAU across its portfolio

Rovio has issued a financial report for the first quarter of 2022. Despite the overall decline in the mobile free-to-play market, the company behind Angry Birds managed to achieve record gaming revenue.

Industry News April 20, 2022

Rovio open to more M&A deals in future, says it wants to make “right acquisitions”

Rovio is not known for actively purchasing other studios. However, the Angry Birds developer is now looking for potential M&A targets, saying that these deals will be an important part of its strategy.

Industry News March 10, 2022

Sony, Nintendo, Google Play, Bungie, and WarnerMedia halt their operations in Russia

Amid global support for Ukraine, more companies are suspending their business operations in Russia. Sony, Nintendo, WarnerMedia, and some other studios have joined the ongoing exodus.

Industry News August 27, 2021

Rovio faces federal lawsuit for ‘stalking’ kids and collecting their personal data in Angry Birds

New Mexico has filed a federal lawsuit against Rovio Entertainment. The company is accused of collecting children’s personal information in Angry Birds.

Industry News June 22, 2021

Rovio receives exclusive rights to use Moomin characters in mobile games

Angry Birds creator Rovio has made a deal to use Moomin characters in its upcoming mobile games. The studio also made an investment into Gutsy Animations, hoping to diversify its IP portfolio.

Industry News June 11, 2020

Rovio releases detective match-3 game. Company uses AI to test levels

Angry Birds makers have become another studio to borrow from Playrix’s experience. Rovio released a match-3 game that uses pretty much the same concept and mechanics as Homescapes and Gardenscapes.

Industry News April 28, 2020

Rovio reports 50% profit increase thanks to UA spend reduction

Rovio earned €66.6 million in Q1 2020, down 6% year-on-year. However, the publisher’s pre-tax profits grew 53% to €11.5 million. This the Angry Birds company achieved by reducing its UA costs.

Industry News October 8, 2019

Wargaming closes development studio in Finland

Sad news from Wargaming. The Belarusian gaming corporation disbands Wargaming Helsinki after three years of work and closes the project the team was working on.

Featured May 29, 2019

Rovio: 10 years of making and licensing Angry Birds IP

Rovio marketing director Stephen Porter spoke at Casual Connect Europe today about ten years of Angry Birds games and licensing.

Video August 9, 2016

White Nights St.Petersburg 2016: Rovio Entertainment On Gated Processes

The next White Nights St.Petersburg 2016 video is a presentation from Cyril Barrow (Rovio Entertainment). He spoke about giving a freedom to a team.

Video July 22, 2016

White Nights St.Petersburg 2016: Why Hasn’t Rovio Stars Published a Game for Over a Year?

Another one White Nights St.Petersburg 2016 video. Matthew Wilson from Rovio Stars explains why the company hasn’t published a game for over a year. And also describes the state of mobile publishing in 2016.

Game Development June 7, 2016

Deconstructing the Game: 10 Facts about Love Rocks

In October 2015 the match-3 market saw the launch of Rovio’s “Love Rocks”. The project has made a great difference from the existing titles of the kind: when confronted with Love Rocks, even an experienced match-3 player will feel abashed. There’s nothing wrong with that, it’s rather a testimony that the game indeed has new things to offer.

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Sega agrees to snap up Rovio for €706 million to accelerate its global mobile expansion

Angry Birds 2 surpasses $500 million in lifetime revenue, nearly half of Rovio’s portfolio

Playtika offers to snap up Angry Birds developer Rovio for €750 million

Rovio reports record game revenue of €85 million for Q1 2022, surpassing 50 million MAU across its portfolio

Rovio open to more M&A deals in future, says it wants to make “right acquisitions”

Sony, Nintendo, Google Play, Bungie, and WarnerMedia halt their operations in Russia

Rovio faces federal lawsuit for ‘stalking’ kids and collecting their personal data in Angry Birds

Rovio receives exclusive rights to use Moomin characters in mobile games

Rovio releases detective match-3 game. Company uses AI to test levels

Rovio reports 50% profit increase thanks to UA spend reduction

Wargaming closes development studio in Finland

Rovio: 10 years of making and licensing Angry Birds IP

White Nights St.Petersburg 2016: Rovio Entertainment On Gated Processes

White Nights St.Petersburg 2016: Why Hasn’t Rovio Stars Published a Game for Over a Year?

Deconstructing the Game: 10 Facts about Love Rocks