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48-779: On July 15, 2013, Rovio announced a sequel titled Angry Birds Star Wars II . It is based on the Star Wars prequel trilogy and the television show Star Wars Rebels . Angry Birds Star Wars II was released on September 19, 2013. Angry Birds Star Wars was discontinued on February 3, 2020 along with Angry Birds Rio and Angry Birds Star Wars II , with the games also being pulled out of app stores. The game combines elements of both Angry Birds and Angry Birds Space , featuring levels that take place on both standard terrain and in outer space. The game begins on Tatooine , Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker 's home desert planet , moves to

96-536: A Golden Droid level. There are additional bonus levels if the player manages to hit golden droids in selected levels. On June 13, 2013, power-ups were added. There was a Facebook version of Angry Birds Star Wars that included weekly tournaments in addition to some story levels. It closed down on March 3, 2014. In December 2019, Rovio announced that Angry Birds Star Wars would be discontinued on February 3, 2020, alongside Angry Birds Star Wars II , Angry Birds Space , Angry Birds Rio , and other games. The game

144-581: A book titled Angry Birds Feathered Fun for learning all about birds. In the same year, Rovio created a contest with the prize Angry Birds: Hatching a Universe , a book about the franchise and all the characters. It was released for sale by Titan Books on 24 May 2013; And again by Insight Editions on 4 June 2013. The book was written by Danny Gordon with a foreword by Mikael Hed. As of 10 March 2014, IDW Publishing announced that they will be publishing Angry Birds Comics starting in June 2014, with Paul Tobin being

192-550: A feature film in the stop-motion animation style reminiscent of Aardman Animations , famous for the Wallace & Gromit franchise. To that end, Rovio has acquired a Helsinki -based animation studio to prepare Angry Birds short cartoons on for Nickelodeon Extra, the first of which was a Christmas special named "Wreck the Halls" that debuted in December 2011. He'd acknowledges that such

240-456: A film would be years away, and that Rovio must keep the characters relevant until then, by producing sequels and new adaptations of the game. Angry Birds Toons , a TV series based on the game, made its debut on March 16, 2013. Angry Birds Toons was released through third-party video distribution platforms, including Comcast's Xfinity On-Demand in the US, Samsung Smart TVs, and Roku set-top boxes. It

288-416: A game show based on Angry Birds currently called Angry Birds Challenge . On 9 June 2018, a series titled Angry Birds BirLd Cup was released on YouTube . It follows two teams (Team Red & Team Chuck) of rambunctious kids ready to put their soccer skills to the test. With Everton stars Wayne Rooney , Dominic Calvert-Lewin , Tom Davies , and Cenk Tosun on hand to lend their expertise and officiate

336-625: A lot of positive response as well. At the 2013 Webby Awards , Angry Birds Star Wars was awarded as the "Best Game" from both the Judges and as the People's Choice. The game also earned a pair of nominations for Best Video Game from the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and the British Academy Children's Awards (BAFTA Kid's Vote). Angry Birds Star Wars II Angry Birds Star Wars II

384-483: A new group of Hatchlings, trying to survive on an uncharted island. An animated film adaptation, The Angry Birds Movie , was released on 20 May 2016 which fully anthropomorphizes the characters for the first time in franchise history, giving them limbs and voices. Developed, produced and financed by Rovio Entertainment , it is animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks and distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Entertainment under their Columbia Pictures banner. It

432-407: A new series titled Angry Birds Bubble Trouble was released on Amazon Freetime Unlimited and YouTube. It shows Red, Chuck, Bomb, Silver, and Stella in their Dream Blast designs having fun and dreaming. On 6 June 2023, a new long-form television series titled Angry Birds Mystery Island which is in development and is set to be released on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Kids+. The series focus on

480-453: A similar digital toy hybrid concept as Skylanders or Disney Infinity characters, but there is a different technology behind it. These are figures used to "teleport" a character of the corresponding figure into the game by scanning a tiny QR code via the device's camera. The Telepod platform technology was invented by ReToy, a bMuse company, in partnership with Hasbro. Telepods figures are not only for this use, but can also be used with

528-561: A stop motion animated series. It tells the stories of the Minion Pigs' life. On 1 November 2014, Rovio released Angry Birds Stella , a 2D/3D animated series, telling the stories of Stella's life and that of her friends on their own island. On 3 July 2015, Rovio released the Rocket Science Show , an educational live-action-animated series, the NASA tell viewers facts about planets in

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576-401: A televised animated series, and two films; The Angry Birds Movie (2016) and its sequel The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), with a third film currently in production. By January 2014, there had been over 2 billion downloads across all platforms, including both regular and special editions. By July 2015, the series' games had been downloaded more than 3 billion times collectively, making it

624-504: Is also available in a number of countries on traditional television broadcasts. Angry Birds Toons is still accessible on mobile devices by an additional Angry Birds Toons channel on all of the Angry Birds apps homescreens. The DVD versions of the TV series were released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment . The series has a total of 3 seasons. On 11 April 2014, Rovio released Piggy Tales ,

672-408: Is directed by animation veterans Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly in their directorial debut. Jon Vitti wrote the film's screenplay, and John Cohen and Catherine Winder served as the producers. Rovio also hired David Maisel , former executive producer of Marvel Studios films such as Iron Man , to be the executive producer of its feature-length films. A sequel , The Angry Birds Movie 2

720-692: The COVID-19 pandemic . In June 2013, Rovio and NASA opened the Angry Birds Space Encounter theme park at the Kennedy Space Center . It offers creating characters and shooting birds at pigs, as in the video game. It also opened in the Space Center Houston . Angry Birds World theme park at Doha Festival City opened in April 2019; the indoor part had opened in June 2018. Rovio opened

768-614: The Death Star I in parallel with A New Hope , travels to Hoth , then Cloud City in parallel with The Empire Strikes Back , and eventually ends up with Endor and Death Star II in parallel with Return of the Jedi . With the exclusion of Blue Bird, all the Birds are given new powers not yet seen before in a canon Angry Birds title, some of these that are upgraded as the game progresses further. Players can replay previously completed levels with

816-463: The Solar System . On 12 July 2015, Real Angry Birds , inspired by the game Angry Birds , premiered on Nat Geo Wild . In 2016, Rovio released Fun Game Coding , another educational live-action-animated series, containing insightful instructions from tech-savvy Rovio employees. On 10 March 2017, Rovio released Angry Birds Blues , an animated series based on The Angry Birds Movie . It shows

864-639: The 2023 season, being rebranded for the 2024 season. Rovio opened "Activity Parks" of the game. The first one opened in Lightwater Valley , England, with dance floors, playgrounds that include slides, and touchscreen devices for visitors to play Angry Birds. The attraction also opened in Vuokatti , Finland, with obstacle courses and races, and a separate "Angry Birds Town" with kids' cars. A park opened in Malaysia, but closed after six years on 5 April 2021 due to

912-460: The Mighty Eagle. On 1 June 2019, a series titled Angry Birds MakerSpace was released on YouTube. It features the birds and pigs working together in a shared workspace. On 18 January 2020, a series titled Angry Birds Slingshot Stories was released on YouTube. It features structures from the original Angry Birds game and shows the birds and pigs' life outside the levels. On 31 August 2020,

960-621: The UK was created in Sundown Adventureland, in the Nottinghamshire countryside. It was announced that UK theme park Thorpe Park would open their own Angry Birds Land themed area within the park, opening in May 2014, with a 4D cinema showing a 10-minute Angry Birds film with 4D effects, and a slight re-theme of existing drop tower ride Detonator . This Angry Birds Land operated until the end of

1008-521: The birds being sent to the real world from a girl's phone, causing mayhem while the pigs are looking for them. In late 2018, Rovio announced that a new, long-form Angry Birds television series titled Angry Birds: Summer Madness is in production and was originally set for release in 2021 on Netflix. It was pushed and was released in January 2022. It focuses on Red, Stella, Bomb, and Chuck as teenagers in summer camp causing mayhem with their teacher being

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1056-475: The competition, the two teams will go head to head in a series of soccer-centric challenges to earn points. The team that scores the most points will claim the illustrious BirLd Cup, and BirLdwide acclaim. On 3 October 2018, a short, three-episode series titled Angry Birds Zero Gravity was released on YouTube. On 17 November 2018, a series titled Angry Birds on the Run was released on YouTube. The series focuses on

1104-680: The first official Angry Birds retail store in Helsinki on 11 November 2011 at 11:11 a.m. local time. It expects to open its next retail store somewhere in China, considered the game's fastest-growing market. Merchandise has been successful, with 45% of Rovio's revenues in 2012 coming from branded merchandise. The most notable toys are the Telepods, created by Hasbro . These figures are created for Angry Birds Star Wars II , Angry Birds Go! , Angry Birds Stella , and Angry Birds Transformers . Telepods use

1152-420: The game. After a few weeks of the release of Angry Birds Space , they also released Angry Birds Space -themed books about numbers, alphabets, and stickers. On 20 March 2012, National Geographic published a paperback book titled Angry Birds Space: A Furious Flight Into The Final Frontier shortly before the release of Angry Birds Space which became available on 22 March 2012. National Geographic also has

1200-490: The games featured exclusive levels and elements that aid in promotion. The following games feature the Angry Birds and Bad Piggies as playable characters or exclusive rewards featuring them, along with some miscellaneous references to the franchise. Rovio is investigating ways to expand the Angry Birds brand, including merchandise, television shows and movies. As of 2024, Mikael Hed, CEO of Rovio Entertainment, has envisioned

1248-503: The lives of the Blues having fun, while the Hatchlings were doing random stuff and ruining their plans. On 3 July 2017, Netflix and KidsClick picked up every Angry Birds Toons , Angry Birds Stella , and Piggy Tales episode in the form of 23 compilations. On 1 June 2018, U.S. television production company Big Fish Entertainment announced that they would be partnering with Rovio to create

1296-439: The most downloaded freemium game series of all time . The original Angry Birds has been called "One of the most mainstream games out right now," "One of the great runaway hits of 2010", and "The largest mobile app success the world has seen so far". The first main-series video game sequel, Angry Birds 2 , was released on 30 July 2015. The first game in the series was initially released on 11 December 2009 for iOS . At

1344-492: The number of playable characters may make the levels unbalanced due to characters having different powers. Some reviewers did not like the numerous microtransactions but found the game fun. At the 2014 Kids' Choice Awards , Angry Birds Star Wars II received a nomination for Favorite App Game. Angry Birds 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

1392-522: The pigs. Upon learning of the attraction, Rovio Entertainment was reported to be considering working with the theme park to officially license it. In March 2012, Rovio announced plans for an official Angry Birds Land, that opened on 28 April 2012, at the Särkänniemi adventure park in Finland. Angry Birds Land opened in May 2014 at Johor Bahru City Centre in Malaysia. The first Angry Birds themed park in

1440-544: The player to summon a specific character into the game via its QR code ; this summon is once per level, but the player can use multiple Telepod summons per level. Each Telepod can be used on up to 15 separate devices and one must rescan the Telepod to get access to the particular character if the game is fully closed. As of December 2013, Hasbro has sold over 1 million Angry Birds Star Wars II Telepods units. The player can via in-app purchase or through achievement rewards, have

1488-459: The rerelease of the original Angry Birds , Rovio employee Steve Porter stated that the Rio and Star Wars games were unlikely to be re-released due to third-party licensing. The game has received generally favorable reviews with a Metacritic score of 77/100 based on 24 reviews. While the game continues the gameplay of its predecessor with fun new ideas, some reviewers have noted that the increase in

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1536-639: The roles of characters from the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Characters from the original trilogy and the television show Star Wars Rebels also make appearances in the form of a bird or a pig. In official books and annuals, characters' names are changed to fit whether they are portrayed by bird or pig. Angry Birds Star Wars II was discontinued on February 3, 2020, along with Angry Birds Star Wars and Angry Birds Rio . In Angry Birds Star Wars II , players must destroy targets fortified in or out of their created fortresses including various bosses, depending on

1584-444: The side they are in (Bird or Pork side). Players also earn up to 3 stars, as of other games in the series. The game features over 56 playable characters. The game differs from the other Angry Birds games because the player can summon a specific bird/pig instead of the pre-determined selection. This summoning can be done to replace each bird/pig. The game is compatible with Hasbro 's Telepods line of toys-to-life figurines, allowing

1632-584: The soft drink collection: Lagoon ( pear - apple ) and Space Comet ( orange - cola ). The game's characters have been used, officially or otherwise, in amusement park attractions. In September 2011, the Window of the World theme park in Changsha , China opened an unlicensed Angry Birds attraction. Visitors to the park use a large slingshot to launch stuffed versions of the bird characters at green balloons that represent

1680-419: The time, the 2009 swine flu epidemic was in the news, so the staff decided to use pigs as the enemies of the Angry Birds. The company released ports of the game to other touchscreen smartphone operating systems, including Android . In early 2019, all remaining Angry Birds games released before October 2014 (with the exception of Friends ) were discontinued and removed from app stores, though Bad Piggies

1728-541: The title a Gold Award, praising the game for being "faithful to the source material" and "filled with content". Justin Davis of IGN says it is a great game with Star Wars references and Force powers, and has a huge variety of perfectly tuned stages. However, the console version got negative reviews. In a 2013 poll on the Rovio website, the game collected the most votes for favorite Angry Birds game. The Facebook version has garnered

1776-496: The titular flock of colorful angry birds who try to save their eggs from green-colored pigs. Inspired by the game Crush the Castle , the original game has been praised for its successful combination of fun gameplay, comical style, and low price. Its popularity led to many spin-offs ; versions of Angry Birds created for PCs and video game consoles , a market for merchandise featuring its characters, Angry Birds Toons (2013–2016),

1824-490: The toy set that comes with the toy, like other Angry Birds board games. One of the 2012 New Models for Hot Wheels cars from Mattel is based on Red, the Blues, and Chuck. The package card bears both the Hot Wheels and Angry Birds logo. In 2016, Lego released six sets based on The Angry Birds Movie . In 2011, Rovio published a cookbook titled Bad Piggies: Egg Recipes , along with doodle books based on some characters of

1872-515: The upgraded abilities. Differences from other games are that Birds may still perform their chosen abilities a split second after colliding with an object. The Millennium Falcon is called the Mighty Falcon and used instead of the Mighty Eagle found in previous games. When a certain number of stars are earned, the player gets a reward. It can be either 5 Mighty Falcons (an item that may be used during normal levels to try to earn badges) or access to

1920-595: The use of certain birds or pigs during gameplay. With the Revenge of the Pork and the Rebels update, the former Watto's shop, which was a separate area of the game to buy playable characters, was removed and was merged within the character swap menu. The game was released on September 18, 2013. Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X versions of the game were announced, with the former being released on October 24. The Mac version's release plan

1968-524: The writer. In the summer of 2017, GoComics announced that it will be running a comic strip series based on the world of The Angry Birds Movie , with each issue available to view on its website. The strip ran for over a year, from 3 August 2017 to 20 September 2018. In early 2012, Olvi started to manufacture Angry Birds soft drinks , after licensing with Rovio with two different tastes: Tropic (tropical fruits) and Paradise ( pineapple - mandarin ). In September 2012 Olvi released two new tastes to

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2016-456: Was a 2013 puzzle video game and a crossover between Star Wars and the Angry Birds series, released on September 18, 2013. The game is the seventh Angry Birds game, developed by Rovio Entertainment . The game is a prequel to Angry Birds Star Wars and is based on the Star Wars prequel trilogy , as well as the television show Star Wars Rebels . In the game, birds and pigs play

2064-550: Was added back in early 2020. Rovio has declined to explain their reasoning behind the decision apart from a brief tweet and support response, both giving different answers. However, in June 2021, by popular demand of the fans, Rovio announced that the classic games will be available on the stores again sometime in the future, starting with a recreated version of the original Angry Birds game known as Rovio Classics: Angry Birds released on mobile platforms on 31 March 2022. In August 2023, Sega acquired Rovio Entertainment. The deal

2112-543: Was announced on 6 June 2024, with DNEG Animation and Rovio's new parent company Sega Sammy Group producing without the involvement of Sony Pictures . There have been several toys made from Angry Birds characters. The game's official website offers plush versions of the birds and pigs for sale, along with T-shirts featuring the game's logo and characters. In May 2011, Mattel released an Angry Birds board game, titled "Angry Birds: Knock on Wood". Over 10 million Angry Birds toys have been sold thus far. Rovio opened

2160-459: Was closed on 17 August 2023, rendering Sega the current owner of the Angry Birds brand alongside their subsidiary Rovio. Description These games were soft-launched in select countries but were permanently discontinued after a few months, never making a full release. From 2011 to 17, Angry Birds has collaborated with many other companies and released variations of the game in the respective companies' theme. Most of them were Flash -based. All of

2208-467: Was discontinued, and on November 13, 2014, the Windows PC version was no longer available for purchase or download and would not be updated. The game was discontinued on February 3, 2020, alongside every Angry Birds title released before Angry Birds Transformers (excluding Angry Birds Friends and Bad Piggies ). It was removed from both App Store and Google Play . In a 2021 interview, nearing

2256-403: Was pulled from both App Store and Google Play . In a 2021 interview, nearing the rerelease of the original Angry Birds , Rovio employee Steve Porter stated that the Rio and Star Wars games were unlikely to be rereleased due to third-party licensing. The game has received favorable reviews on mobile with a Metacritic score of 88/100 based on 22 reviews. Mark Brown of Pocket Gamer gave

2304-564: Was released on 13 August 2019 which was co-produced by both Rovio Animation and Sony Pictures Animation . Directed by the creator of The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack , Thurop Van Orman , the sequel breaks from the series' source material by having the Birds and Pigs ending their rivalry to form an alliance to battle a larger threat, as well as becoming one of the most critically well-received video game film adaptations ever made, garnering an unprecedented score of 73% from Rotten Tomatoes . A second sequel, The Angry Birds Movie 3 ,

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