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Rovio has made no secret of the expectations and belief it has in its Angry Birds franchise, when The Angry Birds Movie 2, the sequel title to its 2016 box office hit, lands in cinemas later this year, kickstarting what it believes will be a revival of the Angry Birds …

The licensed toy and accessories specialist, Sambro has joined the growing roster of licensing partners for Angry Birds. The deal has been struck just months ahead of the cinematic launch of The Angry Birds Movie 2. Under the agreement, Sambro will develop and launch a range of Angry Birds themed …

Rovio’s latest launch in Angry Birds Dream Blast has helped the studio to a strong start to the year, with games revenue up 16.6 per cent in its year on year Q1 financials. The newest title in Rovio’s Angry Birds cannon launched on January 24th this year and quickly helped …

Rovio Entertainment’s Angry Birds is landing in intu’s Metrocentre this year with the first Angry Birds adventure golf attraction to hit the UK. This is the first in a planned roll-out of the adventure golf sites for across the UK, designed in partnership between Rovio Entertainment and Namco UK Ltd. …

Rovio’s new licensing plans aim at turning its Angry Birds franchise into an evergreen property, bolstered by the “strongest content plan we have ever had,” the company has recounts to Bloomberg. Head of brand licensing, Simo Hamalainen has stated that its plans around the Angry Birds property now span several …

The Blues’ shirt sleeve partnership with Rovio Entertainment – the games-first entertainment company behind the Angry Birds franchise – is up for a total of four awards while the Club’s away kit launch with Umbro has also been shortlisted.

The Angry Birds Movie 2 is the follow up title to the 2016 blockbuster and stars the likes of Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, Sterling K Brown and Bill Hader.

Despite the slow down in growth, the company has hit a record €35.2 million, a growth of 77 per cent, for its biggest game, Angry Birds 2 in a games segment that itself saw a one per cent increase year on year to achieve €66.7 million in gross bookings.

This is within the year that the company is expecting to see licensing revenue fall 37 per cent compared to 2017 when Angry Birds Movie licensing hit its peak.

Alexandre Pelletier-Normand has broad experience in game development and management. He will join Rovio from Gameloft, where he spent 15 years.