Promoting Within
Rovio appoints VP of marketing Kieran O'Leary to COO
CTO Petri Hyökyranta also moves to leadership team
Company Profile
Rovio
Website
www.rovio.com
About
Rovio is a leading European mobile game developer that focuses on publishing its benchmark quality games directly, and uses selected partners to further broaden its distribution network. The company was founded in late 2004, is based in Helsinki, and is growing fast to support the global demand of its premium games.
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Accolades
Articles featuring Rovio
New View
Rovio teams up with Burger King to offer Angry Birds plushies and AR game
Uses Zappar's tech
Soaring
Angry Birds 2 breaks $600 million in lifetime revenue
Detail from Q1 2021 financials
Come Craft Joy
Help Rovio create its next great game!
Luiz Tenório provides the lowdown
My Hero
Rovio launches midcore strategy game Darkfire Heroes
First game from Copenhagen studio
Welcome To New Gateway
Rovio soft-launches new narrative puzzle game Supernatural City
Available across US, Canada, Finland, Sweden and more
Protect The Earth
Rovio teams up with Kahoot to educate players on climate change
The Angry Birds creator developed six quizzes for the platform
Taking Flight
Rovio appoints Ben Mattes as its SVP for future of gaming and Angry Birds brand strategy
He first joined the Angry Birds creator last summer
Money Bags
Rovio continues to see good profitability despite drop in revenue
The Angry Birds creator generated $329.7 million in 2020
Aim, Fire
Rovio confirms April launch for upcoming fantasy RPG Darkfire Heroes
The game has been in soft launch since August 2019
Poc In Mobile
"To improve diversity across all industries I implore each and every individual to care"
Rovio senior game designer Harshal Karvande on how people need to push diversity
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Taking user acquisition and retention to the next level
"As UA managers, we have the tools to decide what KPIs we pursue"
Farewell
Rovio shuts down streaming platform Hatch, but Hatch Kids is still going
Operations ceased on December 31st 2020
Rebrand, Relaunch
Angry Birds Journey soft launch takes flight
New title is a reinvention of previously tested Angry Birds Casual
Top Dog
Rovio names Alexandre Pelletier-Normand as its new CEO
"We are delighted to appoint Alexandre as a new CEO. In accordance with our strategy, we have shifted our focus in the past years to our games business"
Legends Die Young
Update: Angry Birds Legends plucked from development
Rovio will close servers in February 2021
Financials
Rovio sees a drop in revenue as it generates $79.3 million in Q3 2020
"As a result of the moderate level of UA investment and stable games revenues, the profitability continued to be at a high level and improved significantly year-on-year"
Swing And A Miss
Rovio scraps Angry Birds Tennis following unsuccessful soft launch period
Free-to-play sports title will no longer be developed
Get Angry!
Angry Birds are invading Topgolf to offer a new interactive experience
Across all US venues
So Long
Rovio CEO Levoranta will step down at the end of the year
"We will continue working closely together until the end of the year, and then it will be time for me to thank everyone for excellent cooperation"
Rovio Jobs
PG Connects Helsinki Digital Careers Week: Get your next job with Rovio
UX and server developer roles featured
Pgc Helsinki Digital
PGC Helsinki Digital: How to hire competitively and proactively in the games industry
"Candidates don't trust us anymore, they don't trust the company, they don't trust corporations"
Welcome Aboard
Rovio hires Andy Muesse to head up its Stockholm studio
"It's awesome to officially welcome Andy into the Rovio flock"
Best Of 2020
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2020
Revealed: The movers, shakers, and moneymakers
Financials
Rovio's games revenue increases 2.2 per cent year-on-year in Q2 2020
"We had an eventful Q2 and continued delivering on our strategy on multiple fronts"
Achievement Unlocked
Call of Duty: Mobile takes home two accolades at International Mobile Gaming Awards
Best Techincal Achievement and Excellence in Gameplay
No Go Phoenix Rangers
Rovio cancels in-development puzzle RPG Phoenix Rangers after seven months in soft launch
Team will be reassigned to different projects within the studio
Got A Clue?
Rovio launches its new murder mystery puzzle game Small Town Murders
"A fantasy world featuring a cast of unique and quirky characters"
An Old Friend
Rovio hires Jakob Longer as its new head of corporate development
He worked for the company from 2012 to 2016
Your Next Job
Get your next job at Rovio with Pocket Gamer Connects Digital's Career Week
Plenty of roles open in Helsinki and Stockholm
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Fueling growth through user-centric UA design
"If you want someone to see something, make it stand out"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Rovio's Alexei Ryan outlines industry shortcuts on hiring and why recruiters should improve
A third of hires take place internally globally today
Pgc Digital #2
Rovio director of growth Kieran O'Leary to share tips on finding "new best-performing creatives"
"Why wouldn't you like to work in one the most creative industries?"
New Acquisition
Rovio acquires Darkfire Games for an undisclosed figure
It will now be known as Rovio Copenhagen
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: How Rovio's design director Timothy Coolidge is operating from his 10-year-old son's bedroom
"In the space of a few weeks, I sold everything and took the leap to join the games industry"
Rovio Financials Q1 Fy20
Rovio profits soar to $14 million as UA spending is cut by almost half
Angry Birds 2 sees a very small increase in bookings despite the lack of UA
Casual Strong Too
PGC Digital: It's the"best time to launch" as a hypercasual, says IronSource director
The comment was made during PGC Digital 'Panel: Smart use of Data to Optimise' Performance
Testing Ip Impact
Rovio soft-launches turn-based RPG Angry Birds Legends
Available on Android in the UK, Sweden and Finland
Summer Madness
Angry Birds is coming to Netflix in 2021
40 episodes have been ordered
Slingshots Return
Rovio soft-launches Angry Birds Casual in the US for "early market testing"
Finland, Poland and Sweden too
Company Culture
Diverse and independent teams are the key to connecting with global audiences
Rovio's head of HR Heini Kaihu on the benefits of a diverse workforce
Bird Bonanza
Rovio and Duolingo partner for crossover promotion in Angry Birds 2
In-app appearances, rewarded videos and character crossover
New Studio
Former Rovio and Dodreams execs close pre-seed investment round for Helsinki-based start-up Flowstate Games
Edvard Groundstroem will head up the studio as CEO
Hatch-ing A Plan
Rovio refocusing mobile streaming service Hatch to save $6.5 million in 2020
Hatch cost the firm $11.8 million in 2019
Service Ace
Rovio soft-launches Angry Birds Tennis in US
Mexico players can also test new sports title
Happy Bird-day
Angry Birds celebrates 10 years with PUBG crossover and K-Swiss footwear
Now a phenomenon
Live And Kicking
Angry Birds’ unexpected decade-long success
From iOS to celebrity status to film:
Anger Mis-management
Rovio launches anger-powered Angry Birds venting machine in Time Square
Yell, punch or shake the machine for a prize
Get Nice Angry
10 years on, Rovio looks to turn Angry Birds' anger into positive thinking
Anniversary is in December
I Robot
Rovio to utilise machine learning to create individualised games by 2022
Extending current use for live ops