Wing A Wager
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Jeremy Shea on the success of Angry Birds Champions
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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Teemu Hamalainen
Production Director
Pekka Rantala
CEO
Wilhelm Taht
Executive Vice President, Games
Julie Beaugrand
Head of Studio (Toronto)
Jorge Gonzalez
Head of Rovio Barcelona
Miaomiao Li
Performance Marketing Manager
Marjo Kuosmanen
VP, HR
Gustavo Viegas
Performance Marketing Manager
Miika Tams
Product Lead, VP Games
Mika Ihamuotila
Chairman of the Board
Sandro Kvlividze
Design Lead
Johannes Mang
Head of Studio, Stockholm
Harshal Karvande
Senior Game Designer
Kati Levoranta
CEO
Veli Kiviaho
Head of Beacon Growth
Alexei Ryan
Senior Studio Recruiter
Timothy Coolidge
Design Director
Kieran O'Leary
Director of Growth
Alex Pelletier-Normand
CEO
Heini Kaihu
Chief Sustainability Officer
Bryan Cook
Angry Birds Bounce Game Lead
Luis de la Camara
Vice President of Marketing
Jarkko Rajamäki
Vice President of Advertising
Niklas Hed
COO
An Vu
User Acquisition Lead
Cyril Barrow
VP Operations, games
Tommi Koivisto
Senior Producer
Måns Wide
Lead Game Designer and Product Manager, Angry Birds 2
Jon Howard
Head of communications and PR
Timo Rahkonen
VP of strategy and investor relations
Matthew Wilson
Senior Manager Publishing
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Accolades
Articles featuring Rovio
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
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Rovio's Michail Katkoff shares insights on the role of a product manager
Advice on the skills you need to be a success in the role
Force Multiplier
How Glu Mobile and G5 made big UA investments and grew bigger (but Rovio didn’t)
Counting more than the cost
Touchdown
Angry Birds developer Rovio partners with the NFL for special in-game events
New characters, costumes and levels in Angry Birds 2 and Angry Birds Evolutions
Bird Is The Word
Are casual games maturing? Lessons from Angry Birds 2
Om Tandon breaks down what makes Rovio's hit game such a success
The Deconstructor Of Fun
Ex-FunPlus studio lead Michail Katkoff heads to Rovio as product management director
Will also play a key role in direct development
Bulls & Bears
Which mobile game stocks performed best in 2017?
On the up
Rovio Shares
Rovio's share price falls 20% as user acquisition spend increases and profits drop
UA spend went up by 308.7% in its July-September period
Finland Ipo
Ups and downs: How Finland's biggest IPOs of 2017 are performing
How are this year's IPOs performing today
Rovio Interview
Rovio's Games EVP on building a focused portfolio in new genres
A chat with Wilhelm Taht
Eddie The Bird
Iron Maiden mascot Eddie to star in Angry Birds Evolution in-game event for Halloween
Rovio also plans to sell 'Eddie the Bird' merchandise
Best Of 2017
Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2017
The movers, shakers and moneymakers
Hot Ticket
Rovio on its $1 billion IPO and acquisition strategy
“We are stronger now than ever before"
Rovio Oversubscription
Rovio discontinues public offering of shares due to oversubscription during IPO
Institutional offering still going ahead
Golden Egg
Rovio: "We’re bigger and stronger than ever"
EVP of Games Wilhelm Taht discusses the growth of the Angry Birds maker
No.10 Jersey
Rovio signs multi-year shirt sleeve sponsorship deal with Everton FC
Developer gains access to Everton's players, crest, and stadium
Angry Unicorn
Rovio eyes $1 billion valuation for October IPO
Listing could pave the way for acquisitions
Taking Flight
Deconstructing Rovio’s pragmatically Finnish IPO
Angry Birds dev going public
Mumjam 2017
Rovio reveals first ever MumJam to take place November 11th-12th
Designed to bring mothers into the games industry, but all are welcome
Rovio Ipo
Rovio officially unveils plans for an IPO on Nasdaq Helsinki
The rumours were true
Match Me
Angry Birds Match launches worldwide after nine months in soft launch
Making use of The Angry Birds Movie characters
The Charticle
How Rovio's mobile game revenues keep soaring higher
How did Battle Bay, Angry Birds Evolution and Angry Birds Blast contribute?
Rovio Financials Q2 Fy17
Rovio revenues soar past $100 million as Battle Bay and Angry Birds Evolution score strong launches
The Angry Birds Movie continues to bring in the cash
Flying High
How Angry Birds 2 significantly increased its revenues within a year
Michail Katkoff deconstructs the changes that breathed new life into the game
Iap Inspector
How does Angry Birds: Evolution monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Tencent Eyeing Rovio
Report: Tencent considers Rovio acquisition in deal worth $3 billion
Either that or Rovio is going to IPO
Rovio Interview
The Eastern influences that inspired Angry Birds Evolution’s design
Rovio's flagship IP is back with a new mobile RPG
Shaking The Nest
Rovio's Board of Directors appoints Mika Ihamuotila as new Chairman of the Board
Kaj Hed steps down after nine years as Chairman
Flying High
The Angry Birds Movie 2 flies into cinemas September 2019
Angry Birds Movie 2 release date set for September 20th
Record Year
How Rovio is steering the ship to a new wave of success
Rovio's Wilhelm Taht on the company's cultural shift, new IP and building on its most famous licence in Angry Birds
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Rovio London's new Executive Producer Will Luton shares career insights
Reflecting on nearly a decade in the games industry
Iap Inspector
How does Rovio's Battle Bay monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Soaring Financials
Rovio’s games business revenues soar to nearly $62 million in Q1 2017
Nearly doubles quarterly revenue year-on-year
Stockholm To London
Will Luton joins Rovio's London studio as Executive Producer
Leading "the next generation of mobile MMOs"
Acquisitive Inquisitions
10 mobile game M&A deals that probably won't happen but which maybe should
Joining the dollar dots
Earth Birds
Rovio partners with WWF for Earth Hour-themed Angry Birds Friends tournament
Switch your lights off and fling some birds
Engaging Users
Why does Flurry say mobile game engagement is down?
Rovio's Wilhelm Taht dives into the stats
Happy Birds
Rovio revenues shot up 34% in 2016 as games business had best year ever
Games business revenues increase to €159 million
Job Losses
Rovio may cut as many as 35 jobs as it restructures animation division
Games thought to be unaffected
Angry Banned
Angry Birds is the most blacklisted app on corporate devices worldwide
Should probably be more concerned about Angry Birds 2
Gates To Success
How Rovio tweaked its gated production framework to offer more autonomy
VP Operations Cyril Barrow explains the evolving strategy
Roviocon 2017
Rovio to host talks and panels from industry legends at second RovioCon in Helsinki on April 20th
Followed by jazz and jolly conversation