(Credit: Rovio)
The Force is strong with Rovio.
The Finnish company behind the Angry Birds franchise said today in a blog post that its latest offering, Angry Birds Star Wars, rose to the top of Apple's U.S. app store in two and a half hours -- breaking its own records.
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Angry Birds Star Wars represents the latest in an increasingly large franchise of similar games that continue to be popular with consumers. Rovio has done a good job extending the game to multiple platforms, including smart televisions, and has licensed the Angry Bird brand to different tie-in products, including plush toys, T-shirts, and candy.
Rovio is often held up as an example of a success story in mobile gaming, and the original Angry Birds was considered one of the killer apps back when it was exclusi... [Read more]
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