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An A.P.P.L.E. Review: Rovio releases Angry Birds Star Wars

Rovio has been releasing new versions of Angry Birds every few months and once again, they have a new hit on their hands.  After releasing Angry Birds in Space, topping an astronaut on the Internation Space Station performing an angry birds experiment was going to be hard to top.  What better way to top it than licensing the name Star Wars.  Angry Birds Star Wars is a wonderful mix of the previous Angry Birds games and thos items we have…

Angry Birds Seasons HD Currently Free in Apple iTunes Store

Angry Birds Seasons HD for the iPad by Rovio Entertainment Ltd., is currently free in the iTunes App Store. The App was recently updated to version 2.4.1 and now has more than 290 levels within the game. This is not the shareware version of the program but instead is the full app.  You can download the app from the Apple iTunes store at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/angry-birds-seasons-hd/id398329664?mt=8

Rovio Makes Announcement on Angry Birds Space

Rovio, in coordination with NASA, has made an announcement about the availability of Angry Birds Space, the latest in the Angry Birds franchise.  They have posted a video of the announcement and a bit of the gameplay on they website at: http://space.angrybirds.com/announcement/ The anouncement starts with NASA Astronaut Don Petitit, and current International Space Station Resident, in a old school style announcement clip with cutesy graphics being added to his announcement.   His demonstrates some of the physics involved in the…

Rovio Posts New Teaser for Angry Birds in Space Game

Rovio, the maker of the iTunes Store #1 hit, Angry Birds has posted the latest teaser for their next rendition of the Angry Birds franchise, Angry Birds Space.  The quote “In Space, Nobody Can Hear You Squeal…” is emblazoned on the page when you go to the website meant for the game itself. Teaser three, shown in the photo above has the usual Angry Birds pig in a Face on Mars like moon scape type scene.  With the announcement coming…

Angry Birds Space Gets a New Trailer Courtesy of NASA

A new trailer  on you tube this shows a well known NASA clip from the moon walks of the 1970’s, in which one of the astronauts is preparing to launch a bird and the other one guiding him.   It is a hilarious intro for the global announcement of the App coming  on March 8th at 10am EST.

Rovio Announces Angry Birds Space Coming March 22

Rovio, the makers of what is perhaps the most popular game of all time, Angry Birds are not happy just going places like Rio.  Now they are going into Space.  With an announcement on the Rovio news blog, Rovio says “We’re going to announce more information in early March, and on March 22nd we will launch simultaneously in mobile gaming, animation, retail, and publishing. Not only is this a first for us as an integrated entertainment company, but the first…

Piracy is a good thing? Rovio seems to think so.

While there are many agencies and groups which take a hard line against any kind of piracy, including the SBA, RIAA, amond others, there seems to be one company now that actually thinks it is a good thing to some extent. Rovio, the maker of the popular game Angry Birds seems to be taking a page from the MS-Dos 1.0 book and saying that the piracy is actually growing their business more than it is hurting it.  According to Rovio…