Tag: angry
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The Best of Tinder vs Vanity Fair
The creators of the Tinder dating app for Android and iOS have struck back at glossy gossip mag Vanity Fair on Twitter after an article suggested the app was nothing more than a ‘hook-up’ tool and that 30% of its registered users are actually already married. Tinder has targeted the rag in a defensive tweet […]
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Rovio to lay off 110 Staff – Angry Birds Go released soon!
Its never nice to hear about large companies shrinking in size and laying off staff, but in it happens all the time in the fleeting world of technology. Unfortunately of the folks at Rovio, the makers of the mega successful Angry Birds franchise, its them that re currently under threat. Yes, Rovio Entertainment has announced plans to close […]
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Flappy Bird Pulled From App Store, Now an eBay Phenomenon
Flappy Bird. Unless you’ve had your head in the sand or have spent the last few month’s enjoying the excellent weather, you must have heard of it. You take on the role of a bird with enormous lips that has to navigate a never ending obstacle course of very Mario-like green plumbing pipes. You fly […]
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WWDC Tickets Sell Out In 2 Hours
Many developers left feeling frustrated as pricey tickets to Apple’s WWDC event sell out in under 2 hours.
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100 Million Americans Playing Mobile Games, New Study Reports
A new study on mobile gaming habits in America and Europe suggests that upwards of a 100 million people are playing mobile games on their smartphones, tablets, and iPod touches. The study published by market research firm Newzoo confirms what many had believed that mobile gaming is becoming a force to be reckoned with as […]
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Angry Birds destroy the cover of MAD magazine!
Those Angry Birds are at it again! Blasting out of their own mobile game and into popular culture, our furious feathered friends are now causing havoc on the cover of classic American funny mag – MAD! Proving to be the cultural phenomenon that the games makers Rovio Mobile has promised, the Angry Birds join […]
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Angry Birds Boss rants again! And “Rio” gets an update – 15 new levels & play as Blu
It’s always amusing to read of another angry rant from Angry Birds boss Peter Vesterbacka and the top man at Finnish firm Rovio Mobile has once again been letting his words get the best of him during a discussion at the Casual Connect games conference in Seattle, Washington. Vesterbacka is quoted as saying “Game makers […]
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Angry Birds Boss rants again! And “Rio” gets an update – 15 new levels & play as Blu
It’s always amusing to read of another angry rant from Angry Birds boss Peter Vesterbacka and the top man at Finnish firm Rovio Mobile has once again been letting his words get the best of him during a discussion at the Casual Connect games conference in Seattle, Washington. Vesterbacka is quoted as saying “Game makers […]
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Android 2.3 update will bring Angry Birds into the 3rd dimension on LG Optimus 3D
The LG Optimus 3D is finally available to buy and along with it, of course, comes the potential to play gaming titles in the stunning three-dimensional format. With the Android 2.3 update coming this October, the crossover for 2D-to-3D apps and games will come into play. And where would mobile gaming be without feather-flinging addiction […]
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Rovio bigger than PopCap. PopCap bigger than Zynga – It’s a gaming war of words!
Big gaming news emerged yesterday when EA Games (Electronic Arts) announced it had snapped up “casual” online games company PopCap for over $1-billion – Aquiring the developers behind ever-popular classics such as Bejewelled, Alchemy and Chuzzle as well as publishers for a range of apps for desktop PCs, Nintendo DS to iPhone and Android mobiles. Today […]
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Angry Birds board game is a modern classic!
Today traditional board games are mostly dust-collecting antiquity of a bygone age, but “back in the day” you couldn’t go without playing a much-loved classic over the Christmas period or to pass the time on a rainy caravan holiday. Many of the classics have gone mobile – Scrabble, Monopoly and Cluedo being amongst popular downloadables […]
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Barnes & Noble US book shops help readers complete Angry Birds levels
US book shop chain Barnes & Noble hope to lure customers into their stores by offering to help them complete levels on Angry Birds. Angry Birds Magic Places will take flight next Tuesday exclusively through 700 Barnes & Noble stores in the United States where you will be able to use the elusive Mighty Eagle […]