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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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Chairman of the Board
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Tommi Koivisto
Senior Producer
Julie Beaugrand
Head of Studio (Toronto)
Niklas Hed
COO
Matthew Wilson
Senior Manager Publishing
Kieran O'Leary
Director of Growth
Cyril Barrow
VP Operations, games
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Senior Game Designer
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Chief Sustainability Officer
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CEO
Kati Levoranta
CEO
Joeli Niva
Legal Counsel
An Vu
User Acquisition Lead
Wilhelm Taht
Executive Vice President, Games
Jorge Gonzalez
Head of Rovio Barcelona
Veli Kiviaho
Portfolio and Performance Lead
Timo Rahkonen
VP of strategy and investor relations
Teemu Hamalainen
Production Director
Katharina Schmidt
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Måns Wide
Lead Game Designer and Product Manager, Angry Birds 2
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Accolades
Articles featuring Rovio
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
Still Flapping
Rovio's Q3 2019 sales up 5% thanks to Angry Birds Dream Blast
Angry Birds 2 had a soft summer
Ip Rethink
Rovio restructures its branding division, potentially losing 20 staff
Focusing on key partnerships in a competitive world
Best Of 2019
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2019
Revealed: The movers, shakers and moneymakers!
Fourth Year Running
Rovio, Seriously, Supercell and more unite for SpecialEffect's One Special Day 2019
Games developers far and wide will donate all UK revenue made on October 4th to the charity
Going Green
Game companies look to spark climate change debate by launching Playing for the Planet Alliance
Part of UN Climate Action Summit
Jam Tomorrow
Rovio to increase UA spending in H2 2019 to maximise 'window of opportunity'
2019 sales and profit will be lowered than predicted
Empty Nest
Rovio launches new Angry Birds-less match-puzzler Sugar Blast
Like a free-flowing Candy Crush
Red Hot
Angry Birds film sequel currently sits as highest-rated video game movie ever
Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus pegs birds follow up at 82 per cent
In The Red
Rovio files lawsuit against “Angry Birdz” chicken restaurant in California
A cease and desist letter was ignored by the owners in February
Soft Launch
Rovio targets China over Western markets for Angry Birds Dream Island
Game has been in soft-launch since February 2018
“long-term Partner”
Rovio partners with AR firm Zappar for Angry Birds Explore
Soft-launched in Finland, Spain, Portugal and Russia
Franchise Management
How Rovio’s licensing and games businesses have evolved over the last decade
The Finnish company's marketing director Stephen Porter guides us through the highs and lows of the last 10 years
Dream Start
Angry Birds 2 and Dream Blast drive up Rovio games revenue to $74m in Q1
Angry Birds Dream Blast is already the games division's second-biggest revenue driver