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  • Dress like an Angry Bird this Halloween
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    Dress like an Angry Bird this Halloween

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    I was in a Wal-Mart the other day looking for some stationary. And sitting there, amongst all of the day planners, paper, and pens, was a huge display for Angry Birds. In this instance they were selling 3D posters and stickers, but if you meandered into another part of the store you'd no doubt find t-shirts, plush toys, cell phone cases... the Angry Birds marketing giant is officially in full swing. And so it should come as no surprise that this Halloween, you might just see a little red bird or green pig ring your doorbell looking for candy.
  • Angry Birds has the numbers, but Plants vs. Zombies has a Hip Hop Video
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    Angry Birds has the numbers, but Plants vs. Zombies has a Hip Hop Video

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    There is no question that the phenomenon that is Angry Birds is backed by impressive numbers. The game has been downloaded over 350 million times and Rovio sells an average of 1 million t-shirts and plush toys, respectively (Techcrunch). An amusement park in China has created a real-life Angry Birds game.And in an entertaining piece in The Atlantic, senior editor Alexis Madrigal proved he does not have an economic bone in his body by estimating that Angry Birds costs the US economy $1.5 billion a year based on what may possibly be the worse analysis I have ever read in my life. One would think PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies should have Angry Birds-envy, if not for the fact that Plants vs. Zombies now has its very own hip hop video.
  • Watch out Disney! Angry Birds gets its own amusement park game in China
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    Watch out Disney! Angry Birds gets its own amusement park game in China

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    Actually, I better say, watch out Rovio! Like the fake Apple Stores, Techcrunch is reporting that a Chinese amusement park has created an unauthorized and very authentic carnival-like attraction based on Angry Birds.Players shoot plush Angry Birds toys (authorized, probably made in China) with a giant sling into inflatable pig balloons. This puts Rovio in an interesting spot.
  • Hot Summer in the City: 2011 Casual Game Outlook
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    Hot Summer in the City: 2011 Casual Game Outlook

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    As most of the United States struggles with record heat waves, the summer of 2011 may also be recorded as one of the hottest in the brief history of casual games. As the mercury continues to reach its highest heights, so are the valuations on casual games companies—witness Zygna's upcoming $1 billion IPO and EA's $750 million+ purchase of PopCap. Yet, Nintendo's staggering loss of approximately $300 million in Q1 shows a marketplace struggling with balance. Overheated, interglacial or ice age? Where is casual gaming going? An examination of key indicators provides some insights to this changing climate.
  • Casual Connect Seattle News Round-Up
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    Casual Connect Seattle News Round-Up

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    This year at Casual Connect, we had a roving reporter getting the scoops on games coming out this year. We'll post the previews (a lot of them) over the upcoming weeks. In the meantime, here is a news round up on what you may have missed last week at the show!
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    Stop thinking about platforms and start focusing on the people

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    Game developers are technologists. When we produce a game, we think first of the platform the game should run on, as we feel it's the most important aspect when designing a game.I'm going to argue the contrary: for any casual game to be successful today, it needs to be designed to work on multiple platforms.When you tell any casual gamer that the game their friends are talking about can be played on their office PC, but not on their iPad, they'll just simply ask "why?" If they can watch streaming movies on their TVs, computers, and even iPads, why can't they play Angry Birds online on their work PC's?
  • Angry Birds Seasons Preview
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    Angry Birds Seasons Preview

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    The Easter holiday weekend is right around the corner, and you know what that means: another holiday, another Angry Birds Seasons update.This time around the piggies are celebrating springtime with floppy bunny ears, freshly grown grass, and plenty of Easter eggs - all ripe for the smashing.
  • Rovio plans to create new versions of Angry Birds for every species
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    Rovio plans to create new versions of Angry Birds for every species

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    Earlier this year, Rovio announced they raised $42 million from the venture capitalists. Today, Rovio has revealed it's plans to spend that money: to launch a different version of Angry Birds for every single animal species in the world."Angry Birds is the most successful mass-market brand since ever," the Mighty Eagle of Rovio proclaimed, "why mess with success when you can build the same game again and again and again?" The next games Rovio plans to release are Angry Monkeys, Angry Anteaters, Angry Bats, and Angry Platypuses, and Angry Salmon (the farm-raised kind).