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
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
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On the up
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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
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Rovio discontinues public offering of shares due to oversubscription during IPO
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Golden Egg
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No.10 Jersey
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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
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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
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Iap Inspector
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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
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Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Rovio London's new Executive Producer Will Luton shares career insights
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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
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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
Right People, Right Job
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VP of HR Marjo Kuosmanen breaks it down
London Nest
Angry Birds developer Rovio opening London studio
New office for Finnish outfit
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Bundle Of Joy
Ubisoft, Bandai Namco, GungHo and more to bring over 100 games to Hatch mobile streaming platform
Play the best Pac-Man game for free
Up In The Cloud
New mobile streaming Rovio spin-off Hatch aims to finally bring cloud gaming to the masses
Vesa Jutila reveals how the start-up is offering consumers new ways to play games
Publishing Power Panel
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Steel Media's Chris James gets them chatting
Flocks Of Angry Birds
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Rovio games downloaded 3.5 billion times
Own Goal
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Back To The Nest
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Free To Pray
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Flat out fails in the UK
Shot Down
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"Adjustment of product structure platform" to blame