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August 2, 2015

Angry Birds 2 Passes More Than 10 Million Downloads

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In a post on the official Angry Birds Twitter account, Angry Birds franchise developer Rovio announced that the game’s long anticipated sequel, Angry Birds 2, has passed a pretty significant milestone. Just a few days after the game’s launch on mobile platforms, Angry Birds 2 has crossed more than 10 million downloads. You can check out the announcement tweet for Angry Birds 2 below. Now granted, this is not a huge sales milestone since Angry Birds 2 is free-to-play. The game does have pay elements and micro-transations, but Rovio has not revealed any financial stats of those elements for the game. However, the download mark is evident of the franchise’s enduring popularity among fans and players. Angry Birds 2 is a free-to-play game, so big download numbers are to be expected. Rovio did not share any information regarding how many of those 10 million players have spent real-world money on it. This should bode well for Rovio considering there will soon be an animated feature based on the franchise that

October 2, 2014

Angry Birds developer to lose 130 staff

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Rovio has revealed that it is in the process of laying off 130 employees, a figure that makes up 16% of the company’s workforce, as it looks to refocus on its most important businesses. According to chief executive Mikael Hed the company hired more staff than necessary due to forecasted growth being slower than expected. “We are an entrepreneurial company and have been exploring multiple areas. We have been building our team on assumptions of faster growth than have materialised,” said Hed. “As a result, we announced today that we plan to simplify our organisation around our three key businesses with the highest growth potential: games, media, and consumer products.” The news follows revelations from earlier in the week that Angry Birds has lost more than 60 million players since 2012. At its highpoint the franchise had 263 million active players but has seen that number dwindle in recent months, although the game series is still one of the most popular in the world with more 2 billion downloads across