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Sega Acquires Rovio for $776 Million

Adarsh V.K, ,

Sega Sammy has successfully acquired Rovio, the developer behind Angry Birds, after paying a hefty sum of $776 million. The deal, which was initially proposed in April, faced some finalization and regulatory challenges before being finalized. Sega aims to strengthen its presence in the mobile industry through this acquisition, even though the peak popularity of Angry Birds occurred nearly 15 years ago. However, Rovio is not just one IP address. In addition to Angry Birds and its many spinoff games, the company is known for the match-three puzzle game Sugar…

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Angry Birds Cafe to Open in New York City

Nitin Misra, , ,

To give you an idea of Angry Birds’ age, it was released on iOS, webOS, and a platform called Maemo 5 before it became available on Android, as stated in our 2010 review. Surprisingly, it is still thriving after more than 13 years, and now developer Rovio is being acquired by Sega for approximately $776 million. Additionally, Rovio is set to open the first Angry Birds-themed restaurant, named “iSwii by Angry Birds,” on Friday (July 8th). This restaurant will be situated in the Food Court at Tangram’s new mall in…

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