The Angry Birds landed in Finland over the weekend, making the Särkänniemi Adventure Park the first official place to boast attractions based on the hit smartphone game by Rovio. full story ![]()

A flyaway success? The hugely popular Angry Birds brand opens its second UK activity park tomorrow at Yorkshire theme park, Lightwater valley.
dailymail.co.uk (2 days ago)

ROVIO, the Finnish maker of the hugely popular mobile game Angry Birds, has announced a 57 per cent rise in net profit last year.
news.com.au (1 month and 20 days ago)
Rovio Entertainment, the Finnish company that created the Angry Birds mobile game franchise, said net profit in 2012 was up 57% over the prior year as demand for its games and licensed merchandise continued to grow.
wsj.com (1 month and 21 days ago)
Sony announced today that it has won worldwide distribution rights to the upcoming Angry Birds movie which is slated to hit theaters July 1, 2016. Apparently several studios were vying for the rights. In a press release Sony Pictures Entertainment's co-chairmen Michael Lynton and Amy Pascal said: Every studio in town would love to add Angry Birds to their slate. There are...
forbes.com (9 days ago)

The developers of the immensely popular video game Angry Birds announced plans Monday to open a series of theme parks in Russia within the next year, with a fizzy drink down the road.
rian.ru (3 months and 13 days ago)

Former Guns N' Roses axeman pens updates theme tune for the app
nme.com (2 months and 18 days ago)

HELSINKI -- Mobile game developer Rovio Entertainment Ltd. says the popular Angry Birds franchise helped it double revenue in 2012, with net profit surging more than 55 percent to 55.5 million euros ($71.2 million). The Finnish company says that sales last year were 152.2 million euros, up from 75.6 million euro a year earlier. Net profit in 2011 was 35.4 million euros. CEO...
huffingtonpost.com (1 month and 20 days ago)
CAPE CANAVERAL — Angry Birds are getting their taste of space. The creator of the Angry Bird franchise is helping bring an interactive attraction to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The Angry Birds Space Encounter attraction will open at the end of the month. It features an appearance by astronaut Don Pettit, as well as the usual Angry Birds characters....
staugustine.com (2 months and 3 days ago)
As "Angry Birds" maker Rovio ventures more into licensing and theme parks, it's transforming more into Disney and away from being a game maker.
wsj.com (1 month and 18 days ago)

Construction on the Holy Land USA theme park in Waterbury, Connecticut theme park began in 1955 but the 19-acre park closed in 1984 and has been deteriorating ever since.
dailymail.co.uk (2 months and 30 days ago)
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