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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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Senior Studio Recruiter
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Chairman of the Board
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Executive Vice President, Games
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Performance Marketing Manager
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Vice President of Marketing
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Head of Beacon Growth
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VP, HR
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Head of HR
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CEO
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Design Lead
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Accolades
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The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
The Charticle: The launch of Angry Birds Go!
The early reaction to Rovio first F2P release
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Supercell deal was a vote of confidence in mobile games
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Pre-submission deadline extended to 18 December
Rovio brands a newborn generation of Finns
Swag for birdday babies
Angry Birds Go is our first step to take the brand in new directions, says Rovio
Company also working on brand new IP
Stateside: Violent change is coming. Only the innovative will survive
F2P consensus is fragmenting
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Why working with Rovio is a two-way street
Rovio mergers veep Teemu Huuhtanen flies nest to found new mobile studio
Next Games his next move
We're looking for devs who can match Angry Birds' quality says Rovio Stars
Publishing arm wants to see your ambition
Video Star
Angry Birds Toons hits 400 million views
Brand on the run
New deals see Rovio break the 500 partner barrier for Angry Birds licensing
Something for everyone
Rovio nabs Nokia veteran Teemu Suila to serve as new COO
Set to 'steer corporate development'
Rovio looking to flood its Finnish offices with fresh talent
Fancy working in Espoo, or Tampere?
Rovio unveils third-party publishing initiative Rovio Stars
Aiming for quality over quantity
Rovio rolling out company-wide Accounts system so players can sync progress
Starting with The Croods
Rovio: Consumer goods now make up almost half of our revenue
Sales jump 101% to 152.2 million
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Rovio staffs up to become 'direct media partner' for the world's biggest brands
Building on network of 263 million MAUs
Winter Nights 2013: We're looking to publish very casual games, reveals Rovio
#wnconf But still no formal announcement of plan
Exclusive: Rovio turns publisher as studio opens doors to third parties
Spanish studio 5 Ants' Tiny Thief due in May
With 263 million MAUs, Rovio is poised to take Zynga's crown as world's most popular games outfit
End of an era, start of another
Merry mobile Christmas: Rovio, Disney and Storm8 enjoy monster festive download spikes
Holiday presents for mobile devs
Money on the mind: Rovio on the hunt for 'game economy planner'
Creating and managing monetisation
Rovio: Angry Birds was almost cancelled
Studio had to rediscover the 'magic'
Rovio: We want to be the first entertainment brand with 1 billion DAUs
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Rovio: Half our revenue to come from physical goods
Food, drinks, everyday goods on table
Rovio partners with McDonald's in China to create location-based Angry Birds
A game that gets better with burgers
Rovio: Angry Birds still drawing in 200 million active users a month
Stalbow talks numbers and brand extension
Out There: Rovio's Peter Vesterbacka can keep going all night
Mighty Eagle in caffeine-fuelled campaign
Rovio swoops for Battlefield 3 producer Patrick Liu
Leaves DICE for new Swedish office
Angry Birds plush toys sales to double to $400 million in 2012
Commonwealth Toys & Novelty celebrates
Rovio takes to the PocketGamer.biz jobs board to find 'Amazing' applicants
Recruiting for eight positions
Rovio confirms no plans to move HQ to Ireland
Ireland move 'taken out of context'
Rovio reveals even more new games in the pipeline
Angry Birds could move down the pecking order in 2012
What happened to the $42 million 'invested' in Rovio?
Not listed in company financials apparently
Rovio acquires Casey's Contraptions IP for renewed splash on iOS and Android
Relaunch due this summer
Rovio's 2011 sales were 75.4 million euros, with pre-tax earnings of 48 million euros
Bird flying high
Angry Birds Space and all future Rovio games coming to Nokia Lumia devices, including with exclusive content
Sets up a dedicated dev team
Animated Angry Birds TV series rolling out autumn 2012
Movie pushed back
Rovio announces plan to set up Stockholm, Sweden office
Looking for a GM to manage recruitment of 20-30 staff
Angry Birds outfit Rovio acquires Futuremark Games Studio
Finnish favourite ups its game
Peter Vesterbacka on why Rovio is looking to bring manufacturing jobs back to the US
Also planning 100 Angry Birds retail stores in China
Rovio waiting for the right time to sell, claims CEO Mikael Hed
Studio also in the market for acquisitions
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