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   Who bought Angry Birds?

   • The maker of Angry Birds video games has agreed to be bought by the Japanese gaming giant behind the Sonic the Hedgehog character. Japan's Sega Sammy Holdings is paying €706m (£625m) for Finland-based Rovio Entertainment.

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   Who makes Angry Birds games?

   • From Relude to Rovio. The first angel investor steps in, and Relude changes its name to Rovio, which means 'bonfire' in Finnish. They develop dozens of games for early mobile platforms. 2009 2009 The 52nd game 51 games later, near bankruptcy, and in need of a big hit, Rovio develops its 52nd game, Angry Birds, in eight months.

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   Is Angry Birds still available?

   • † Game has been discontinued and is no longer available. Angry Birds is a Finnish action, puzzle, and strategy based media franchise created by Rovio Entertainment, and owned by Sega. The game series focuses on the titular flock of colorful angry birds who try to save their eggs from green-colored pigs.

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   Why did Sega buy Angry Birds?

   • The acquisition comes as Sega seeks to accelerate its growth in the global gaming market. Rovio is a mobile-first games company that creates, develops and publishes mobile games. Angry Birds, where wingless birds are fired by slingshot to destroy thieving pigs, is its main earner. The franchise was latterly expanded into movies.

   Sega to pay £625m for Angry Birds maker Rovio Entertainment

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   What is Sega paying for Angry Birds?

   • Japan's Sega Sammy Holdings is paying €706m (£625m) for Finland-based Rovio Entertainment. Rovio has said Angry Birds was the first mobile game to be downloaded one billion times, and the brand has also produced two Angry Birds movies. Sega is seeking to tap into Rovio's expertise in mobile gaming.

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   Who owns Angry Birds & Candy Crush?

   • Candy Crush developer King was acquired by Activision Blizzard in a $5.9 billion deal that completed in 2016 while Zynga, the company behind FarmVille, was bought by Take-Two for $12.7 billion last year. Sega is acquiring Angry Birds developer Rovio, the companies announced today.

   Sega is officially buying Angry Birds developer Rovio for $775 million

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   Rovio Entertainment Oyj (formerly Relude Oy and Rovio Mobile Oy) is a Finnish-American video game developer based in Espoo. Founded in 2003 by Helsinki University of Technology students Niklas Hed, Jarno Väkeväinen and Kim Dikert, the company is best known for the Angry Birds franchise.

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   Angry Birds is a Finnish action, puzzle, and strategy based media franchise created by Rovio Entertainment, and owned by Sega. The game series focuses on the titular flock of colorful angry birds who try to save their eggs from green-colored pigs.

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   Apr 17, 2023 · The maker of Angry Birds video games has agreed to be bought by the Japanese gaming giant behind the Sonic the Hedgehog character. Japan's Sega Sammy Holdings is paying €706m (£625m) for...

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   Apr 17, 2023 · Update 04/17/2023: Sega has confirmed it is set to purchase Angry Birds developer Rovio for $775 million following reports of a potential deal earlier in April.

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   Apr 17, 2023 · Sega is acquiring Angry Birds developer Rovio, the companies announced today. It’s paying €706 million (around $775 million), in a deal that’s expected to close by the end of September.

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   51 games later, near bankruptcy, and in need of a big hit, Rovio develops its 52nd game, Angry Birds, in eight months. Downloads of the game fly to dizzying heights in a matter of weeks and it becomes one of the biggest mobile games and entertainment brand success stories of all time.

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   Apr 17, 2023 · Sega Sammy, the gaming firm behind Sonic the Hedgehog, has agreed a deal to buy rival Rovio Entertainment - best known for Angry Birds. The pair confirmed that the Japanese firm would pay €706m (£625m) for Rovio just days after takeover talks were revealed. The acquisition comes as Sega seeks to accelerate its growth in the global gaming market.