Soft Launch
Rovio targets China over Western markets for Angry Birds Dream Island
Game has been in soft-launch since February 2018
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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Pekka Rantala
CEO
Matthew Wilson
Senior Manager Publishing
Miaomiao Li
Performance Marketing Manager
Jorge Gonzalez
Head of Rovio Barcelona
Wille Miljas
central marketing director
Gustavo Viegas
Performance Marketing Manager
Alex Pelletier-Normand
CEO
Cyril Barrow
VP Operations, games
Katharina Schmidt
Senior Business Development Manager
Kati Levoranta
CEO
Veli Kiviaho
Portfolio and Performance Lead
Sandro Kvlividze
Design Lead
Timo Rahkonen
VP of strategy and investor relations
Harshal Karvande
Senior Game Designer
Tommi Koivisto
Senior Producer
Wilhelm Taht
Executive Vice President, Games
An Vu
User Acquisition Lead
Kieran O'Leary
Director of Growth
Niklas Hed
COO
Miika Tams
Product Lead, VP Games
Timothy Coolidge
Design Director
Bryan Cook
Angry Birds Bounce Game Lead
Måns Wide
Lead Game Designer and Product Manager, Angry Birds 2
Marjo Kuosmanen
VP, HR
Luis de la Camara
Vice President of Marketing
Jon Howard
Head of communications and PR
Julie Beaugrand
Head of Studio (Toronto)
Alexei Ryan
Senior Studio Recruiter
Mika Ihamuotila
Chairman of the Board
Heini Kaihu
Chief Sustainability Officer
Teemu Hamalainen
Production Director
Johannes Mang
Head of Studio, Stockholm
Jarkko Rajamäki
Vice President of Advertising
Joeli Niva
Legal Counsel
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Accolades
Articles featuring Rovio
“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
Tekkerz
Rovio and Everton kick off new YouTube series with social influencer Tekkerz Kid for World Cup
New animated series will also feature Wayne Rooney and Cenk Tosun
Birds On Tour
Rovio reveals slew of licensing partnerships in US for Angry Birds
Bags, oral care, crocs, you name it
Angry Tv
Long-form Angry Birds animated series set for 2020
Rovio wants to extend IP outside of games and film
Rovio Financials
Record revenues for Angry Birds 2 boost Rovio profits
But overall company sales dip year-on-year
Fly By
Angry Birds the latest big IP to flock to Facebook Instant Games
Joins Disney Tsum Tsum as latest hit mobile title to release on the platform
Flying Into Cinemas
Rovio confirms Angry Birds Movie 2 for September 20th 2019
Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones joins cast as film's main villain
Angry Investors
Rovio: What went wrong?
A real nest buster
Exec Shake-up
Rovio’s investor relations chief exits
Ville Heijari named CEO of Rovio Entertainment Corporation
Mixed Picture
2018 so far for mobile game company stock
Winners and the losers
Wing A Wager
How a real-money version of Angry Birds has WorldWinner flying high
Jeremy Shea on the success of Angry Birds Champions
Hatching A Plan
Rovio proposes pay cuts for owner and chairman amid profit warnings
The board will meet on April 16th to discuss the changes
Jobs News
Changes at Angry Birds developer as Rovio London closes and head of games Wilhelm Taht departs
Changes afoot at company following recent profit warning
Business News
Rovio issues profit warning as company plots big Hatch investment and UA costs rise
Revenues also anticipated to be well down from forecasts
Cash Slinger
Rovio partners with GSN Games for real-money tournament game Angry Birds Champions
Play Angry Birds for cash on the WorldWinner platform
Eddie Birds
Nodding Frog brings Angry Birds Evolution character to Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast
Eddie the Bird joins the real Eddie and co
Island Blast
Rovio soft-launches casual puzzle sequel Angry Birds Blast Island
Available on Android, but we're not sure exactly where
In-game Events
Why Rovio built Angry Birds Evolution from the ground up with in-game events in mind
Rovio Games VP Miika Tams on ensuring events are a 'natural fit' and what works best
Understanding Others
Manage your emotions, get better at your job
Rovio London's Will Luton on working