Bird Bonanza
Rovio and Duolingo partner for crossover promotion in Angry Birds 2
In-app appearances, rewarded videos and character crossover
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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Niklas Hed
COO
Pekka Rantala
CEO
Jorge Gonzalez
Head of Rovio Barcelona
Tommi Koivisto
Senior Producer
Matthew Wilson
Senior Manager Publishing
Luis de la Camara
Vice President of Marketing
Mika Ihamuotila
Chairman of the Board
Veli Kiviaho
Head of Beacon Growth
Alexei Ryan
Senior Studio Recruiter
Wilhelm Taht
Executive Vice President, Games
Kieran O'Leary
Director of Growth
Cyril Barrow
VP Operations, games
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Design Lead
Måns Wide
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Jarkko Rajamäki
Vice President of Advertising
Kati Levoranta
CEO
Miaomiao Li
Performance Marketing Manager
Marjo Kuosmanen
VP, HR
Jon Howard
Head of communications and PR
Alex Pelletier-Normand
CEO
Miika Tams
Product Lead, VP Games
An Vu
User Acquisition Lead
Gustavo Viegas
Performance Marketing Manager
Bryan Cook
Angry Birds Bounce Game Lead
Heini Kaihu
Chief Sustainability Officer
Harshal Karvande
Senior Game Designer
Julie Beaugrand
Head of Studio (Toronto)
Johannes Mang
Head of Studio, Stockholm
Timothy Coolidge
Design Director
Timo Rahkonen
VP of strategy and investor relations
Teemu Hamalainen
Production Director
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Accolades
Articles featuring Rovio
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
Birdie
Rovio to launch Angry Birds Adventure Golf across UK shopping centres
Metrocentre in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear will be the first to feature the attraction
Venture Gained
Rovio invests $3 million in games start-up fund Play Ventures
Play Ventures was founded in 2018 by video game entrepreneurs Harri Manninen and Henric Suuronen
Angry Birds Movie 2
First trailer lands for The Angry Birds Movie 2
The titular birds team up with the pigs as they face a new threat
Flap
GDC 2019: Angry Birds’ first AR outing is hitting Apple devices later this Spring
Angry Birds: Isle of Pigs will also hit two more VR platforms in the immediate future
Birds Of Prey
Here’s how much money Rovio’s mobile games are making
Angry Birds 2 up 49 per cent in gross bookings
Hatching A Plan
Rovio in talks with several investors for Hatch streaming funding boost
Angry Birds developer wants extra investment for its subsidiary, while taking losses off its books may appease investors
External Funding
Rovio looking to sell over 30 per cent of its stake in streaming service Hatch
To stream or not to stream that is the question
Not So Angry Now
Angry Birds 2 Q4 gross bookings up 77 per cent year-on-year as Rovio reports record quarter for games business
Finnish giant reveals it has 13 new games in development, anticipates big 2019 with new Angry Birds Movie sequel set to launch
Bird’s Eye View
Rovio and Resolution Games partner for Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs
Available on Vive and Oculus Rift now
Jobs News
Ex-Flaregames head of PR Jon Howard lands at Rovio
He'll head up communications and PR at the Angry Birds developer
Squawk
Angry Birds 2 revenue grew 47 per cent in a record-breaking 2018
Bird-flinging sequel brought in revenue over $116 million last year
Big Move
Ex-PlayRaven CEO Lasse Seppänen joins Supercell
Spymaster studio was acquired by Rovio in November 2018
Virtual Birds
Rovio is bringing Angry Birds to virtual reality in 2019 with Isle of Pigs
A partnership with Resolution Games is bringing the long-running mobile hit to headsets next year
Joining The Flock
Angry Birds creator Rovio snaps up Finnish dev PlayRaven
Rovio claims the move will help them strengthen their presence in strategy games
Joining The Flock
New dev strategy for Angry Birds developer Rovio as it gets to work on 12 new games
Targeting at least two releases next year
Job Klaxon
Angry Birds developer Rovio swoops for Gameloft exec to head up games teams
Alexandre Pelletier-Normand joins from Gameloft, where he served as executive vice president of games
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Rovio's Sophie Vo on making the most of user research in early stage development
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Dunk
Rovio partners with the Chicago Bulls NBA team to create the Angry Birds Eye View Cam
Mobile developer becomes the first Finnish company to sponsor an NBA team
Monetised
Rovio and Hatch join Finnish seminar to discuss how to monetise effectively and ethically
Event taking place in Finland and will be streamed online
Blast Off
Rovio soft-launches Angry Birds Dream Blast in Finland and the UK
The bubble popper is available on iOS and Android
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Rovio's Heini Kaihu on how to get a job as head of studio
"Games have become mainstream entertainment and the more diverse a group of people we have in the industry creating the experiences, the better"
Angry Reality
Angry Birds comes to Magic Leap One with Rovio and Resolution Games partnership
Angry Birds FPS: First Person Slingshot dives onto headset in autumn 2018
Good Cause
Supercell, Rovio, Outfit7 and more back One Special Day charity fundraiser
Takes place on September 28th
Bird Feed
Rovio teams up with Jazwares to create range of toys for Angry Birds
The range of toys will support Rovio’s upcoming entertainment ventures
Charity
Angry Birds Match and Imagine Dragons team up to take down paediatric cancer
Rovio collaborates with the band for a special event during childhood cancer awareness month
Best Of 2018
The Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2018
Revealed: the movers, shakers and moneymakers!
Not So Angry
Angry Birds 2 bookings grow 44 per cent to reach a record $33.9m in Q2 2018
But Rovio’s financial report sees a slump in the wake of last year’s movie successes
Why Not
Rovio opens Angry Birds World amusement park in Qatar
It’s called Angry Birds World, of course