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Rovio's first non-Angry Birds game in production photo

Rovio is worth a bazillion dollars from their bird flinging physics title Angry Birds, and they've got a new sequel coming, but they're also working on a new IP that they'll release in a couple of months. Aside from this being a non-Angry Birds title, no other details were given. 

Rovio CEO Mikael Hed told AllThingsD that they're looking to branch out into merchandising, animation and other areas. "If everything we did was just about mobile games I’d be more worried,” he said.

Hed also is considering acquisitions, being acquired and maybe even publishing other developers' games. Dat money.








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Monkey News's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 12:02
Monkey News
That is one damn ugly owl. At least i hope its an owl.
Black Nexus's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 12:04
Black Nexus
Wtf is that thing in the header?
Jyystelli's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 12:04
Jyystelli
First non-angry birds game? I thought they made dozens of not so successful games before striking gold with the birds..
Stealth's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 12:05
Stealth
they havent actually made a game


they ripped off a game and renamed it and called it angry birds
BoomingEchoes's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 12:07
BoomingEchoes
Thanks Dale, I just woke up and I had to make sure I was even awake.. Damn bird.. Demon.. thing.. is going to haunt my nightmares.
Lazar Gruev's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 12:07
Lazar Gruev
It's not their first new game. There had been many more java games from Rovio.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 12:10
mix
Angry owls...I am willing to bet we won't see THAT much innovation from them.

EggmaniMN's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 12:15
EggmaniMN
And absolutely no one will care because people who buy cellphone games don't look at the developer. They look at the title.
Frogboss's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 12:18
Frogboss
Wonder who they are ripping off for this next game.
Foggle's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 12:28
Foggle
Dying to see which Flash game they'll re-skin this time!
UltorOscariot's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 12:29
UltorOscariot
Nice fledgling owl header. I'd really like to see them stretch their horizons. Maybe make something called Chronically Depressed Fish.
TSAVO's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 12:35
TSAVO
"...they're looking to branch out into merchandising, animation and other areas."

Isn't that exactly what they did with Angry Birds to milk it?
OrangeArmy's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 12:37
OrangeArmy
Miffed Poultry

Confirmed!
Chris Carter's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 12:43
Chris Carter
@Monkey
It's a Skeksis!
llort het's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 12:44
llort het
can't wait until Rovio is 'betrayed" by the fickle casual market in which success is pretty much determined by dumb luck. Casuals don't even know the meaning of brand loyalty
tekbunny's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 12:46
tekbunny
Happy moles. Calling it now.
Occams electric toothbrush's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 13:04
Occams electric toothbrush
God that bird is a perfect thing.
Allistair Pinsof's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 13:09
Allistair Pinsof
I always thought Cut the Rope was made by the Angry Birds guys. Apparently not. I guess that explains why I like Cut the Rope so much more.
LK4O4's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 13:54
LK4O4
Rovio's made a few other games, including a DSiWare game if I'm not mistaken. But damn do they know an opportunity when they see it. Angry Birds was their only break-out hit, and they built up that IP to hell and back.
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 13:55
pedrovay2003
Maybe this game will keep my attention for more than three seconds.
REWQ's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 14:49
REWQ
How exciting! Will it be another game based on 1000's of physics-based flash games before it?
amtalx's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/24/2012 16:55
amtalx
This actually makes me less terrified for this company's future. Riding the Angry Birds train will only take you so far.
pagey123's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/25/2012 04:32
pagey123
Let's be honest they got So much money whatever they do won't be a too much of a loss lol
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