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Sonic Blitz Is Dead — And Now Rovio Is Closing the Studio Behind It

Rovio is closing its Copenhagen studio after Sonic Blitz failed to meet retention goals, ending Sega's latest experiment with Sonic on mobile.

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Sega downsizes free-to-play division after "weak performance" from Sonic Rumble Party, moving over 100 devs onto "full game" releases in "mainstay IPs"

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'Sonic Blitz': Dash Into Action With Sonic and Friends in This Marvel Snap-Style Mobile Game

Who would have thought that Sonic could be a TCG game? Well, Rovio is bringing "Sonic Blitz" for card game lovers, but only in one country at the moment.

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15 Years Later, Angry Birds Built an Unlikely Empire

Angry Birds showed just how big a cultural impact mobile games could have.

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A Sonic and Angry Birds crossover brings your favorite characters to these iPhone games for a limited time

Sega and Rovio's new crossover brings some iconic characters together across five iPhone games for a limited time only.

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Pushing Buttons: your top local multiplayer games

In this week’s newsletter: Party quiz games, an interactive thriller, a dungeon crawler and more – your split-screen multiplayer recommendations are an inspiration. Here’s are some of the best

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Angry Birds developer Rovio just sold to this beloved game company for $775m

Rovio, the company behind Angry Birds, has been bought by Japanese gaming outfit SEGA.

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Sega splurges $776 million on Angry Bird creators Rovio

Sega's CEO says Angry Birds is "loved across the world".

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Angry Birds maker Rovio agrees £625m takeover by Sega

Sega will pay 9.25 euros per share and 1.48 euros per share option for the mobile gaming business.

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Sega Offers $776 Mln for Angry Birds Maker Rovio

Japan's Sega Sammy Holdings Inc has agreed to launch an offer for Finland's Rovio Entertainment, the maker of the Angry Birds mobile game, for 706 million euros ($775.8 million), the companies said in a joint statement on Monday. Tokyo-based Sega will offer 9.25 euros per share for Rovio, a 19%…

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Angry Birds Maker Rovio Confirms Talks with Sega over Tender Offer

Rovio Entertainment, the company behind the mobile game Angry Birds, confirmed on Saturday that it is in talks with Japan's Sega Sammy Holdings Inc over a possible tender offer. Rovio announced the start of a strategic review and preliminary non-binding discussions regarding a potential tender offer for its shares in…

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Tired Hearing About GME? So Are We, Try These 4 Gaming Stocks Instead

Increased demand for online games and consoles, new offerings, and emerging technologies have significantly benefitted the gaming industry participants. Therefore, it could be wise to invest in fundamentally sound gaming stocks Tencent Holdings (TCEHY), Electronic Arts (EA), Playtika (PLTK), and SciPlay Corp. (SCPL) instead of beaten down GameStop (GME). Keep…

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3 Gaming Stocks You'll Want to Get Your Hands on in 2023

The gaming industry is expected to witness significant growth in the upcoming years, thanks to increased internet accessibility, the growing popularity of e-sports and game events, and technological advancements. Given promising industry prospects, fundamentally sound gaming stocks Playtika Holding (PLTK), SciPlay (SCPL), and JAKKS Pacific (JAKK) could be ideal investments…

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The original Angry Birds is leaving Android and Google Play for good

Developer Rovio is delisting Angry Birds from Android platforms and will rename it on iOS because the mobile game is too popular

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Classic Angry Birds game will be removed from Google Play Store tomorrow

The game doesn’t include pesky micro-transactions and ads like its newer sequels

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1 Gaming Stock to Help Level up Your Portfolio in 2023

The Gaming industry witnessed a slight slowdown in 2022 after two years of pandemic-fueled growth. However, mobile gaming company Playtika’s (PLTK) average DPUs stood at 3.4% in the third quarter. Moreover, the company has maintained its revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance for fiscal 2022. Thus, it could be wise to…

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Rovio Reports Angry Birds Games Growth Again

Finnish game maker Rovio, best known for its Angry Birds franchise, on Friday reported a rise in its fourth-quarter operating profit, boosted by growth from its top three games. "All our top three games Angry Birds 2, Angry Birds Dream Blast and Angry Birds Friends grew year-on-year," the Helsinki-based mobile…

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