On February 23, Rovio removed the original Angry Birds from Google Play, and renamed it Red’s First Flight in the App Store. In a comment to Axios, a Rovio representative said that the company does not mind re—placing the game in the Google store in the future – or removing it from the App Store.

Finnish Rovio announced that it will soon remove the first Angry Birds from access again. On February 23, it will remove the game from Google Play. The game will remain in the App Store for now, but will be renamed Red’s First Flight.

Rovio has written an open letter to its fans explaining the reasons for removing its old games from the stores. We are talking, first of all, about Angry Birds Classic and Angry Birds Seasons. Due to the increased requests from players, the company will return these projects to Google Play and the App Store in an updated form so that they meet modern standards.The letter was published on the Rovio website on June 22.

Finnish Rovio accuses Wildberries of copyright infringement due to the sale of various products featuring Angry Birds. The company wants to collect compensation in the amount of 60 thousand rubles. However, the marketplace claims that it is necessary to sue not with the site, but with the sellers.The claim to the Moscow City Court was filed by Rovio on April 23, the Kommersant newspaper reports.

Finnish Rovio has halved the cost of attracting users. Thanks to this, the company’s profit grew by 75% year-on-year in the last quarter.

The authors of Angry Birds have adjusted the forecast for the current year. They expect less profit due to the rising costs of attracting users.

Yesterday, the Finnish Rovio launched Sugar Blast worldwide. The game is based on the original IP, but its mechanics are identical to the gameplay of the latest Angry Birds title.

Today it became known about the claim of the Finnish studio Rovio to a restaurant in California. The latter was convicted of violating the intellectual property rights to the Angry Birds trademark.

Now the main driver of Finnish Rovio’s income is games. But there was a time when licensing brought half of Rovio’s revenue. Stephen Porter, its marketing director, told about how the company’s gaming and licensing business was changing.

The creators of Angry Birds decided to change the strategy of releasing games. Rovio announced that it has 12 titles in the works at once.

Magic Leap One augmented reality glasses are taking the first steps towards becoming a gaming platform. A month after the release of the device, it became known that he would have his first game. This fall, a special version of Angry Birds will be released for MR glasses.

Sensor Tower made up the top ten games in the App Store that American users rated the most highly. In the first place was not Angry Birds at all and not even Plants vs. Zombies.

Sony Pictures and Rovio Entertainment are shooting the second part of the full-length animated film The Angry Birds Movie. It will appear on screens on September 20, 2019.

The Finnish company Rovio has signed a multi-year contract with the Liverpool football club Everton to apply the symbols of the Angry Birds franchise to the team uniform.

The Finnish company Rovio has published a three-in-a-row Angry Birds Match puzzle for its flagship franchise. The shareware game is available on iOS and Android from August 30.

Rovio’s revenues for the 2nd quarter of this year increased by 94% to €86.2 million due to good sales of the Angry Birds franchise and the success of the full-length cartoon Angry Birds Movie.

The record performance of the gaming division and the success of The Angry Birds Movie increased the company’s profit by a third compared to 2015.

The Finnish company Rovio has informed about the likely reduction of at least 35 jobs in its animation division.

The authors of Angry Birds reported on the company’s financial results for the first half of 2016. For six months, the revenues of the “bird” giant amounted to €76.4 million (~ $86 million).