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oriXone

huge price increase, gamers angry

huge price increase, gamers angry

Sony still draws the ire of gamers. The Japanese publisher has secretly increased the price of its PlayStation games on PC in some countries and the pill is struggling to say goodbye to them. In view of the current economic situation, many manufacturers are increasing the prices of their games or even their consoles. For ...

NinFan

The Angry Birds franchise goes to a gaming legend

The Angry Birds franchise goes to a gaming legend

Rovio has shown in a few years that it is very capable of later making strange decisions such as the disappearance of the mythical Angry Birds from the Play Store. Perhaps this approach offers new airs to this company which has seen with wide eyes the purchase by SEGA. [Revés para el gaming: EA se ...

Geralt of Sanctuary

Sega buys Angry Birds Company for 5 million

Sega buys Angry Birds Company for $775 million

Japanese gaming publisher Sega announced on Monday that it will buy the company behind the smartphone one-hit wonder Angry Birds for $775 million. It’s the latest major gaming acquisition, and one of the strangest yet. Comments on Grand Theft Auto 6: A Dramatic Read We got a first taste of the deal a report from ...

The Boss

SEGA acquires Angry Birds developer Rovio for 5 million

SEGA acquires Angry Birds developer Rovio for $775 million

Sega announced plans to acquire mobile developer Rovio for as much as $775 million. In Europe, that’s $706m, or £625m. Rovio is best known for its mobile game Angry Birds, which took the world by storm in the early 2010s. SEGA acquired the developer to strengthen its position in the mobile gaming market, which SEGA ...

Geralt of Sanctuary

Sega acquires Angry Birds maker Rovio for 5 million

Sega acquires Angry Birds maker Rovio for $775 million

Sega plans to acquire Rovio, the Finnish company behind the Angry Birds games, for three-quarters of a billion dollars, the company announced Monday morning. The Wall Street Journal on Friday reported the deal as nearing completion, although it forecast a higher price of $1 billion. Sega made it clear that it wanted to strengthen its ...

NinFan

It’s official, SEGA is buying Angry Birds Maker, Rovio

It’s official, SEGA is buying Angry Birds Maker, Rovio

Image: Nintendo Life Tracking rumours that Sega was preparing a deal to buy the Finnish company Rovio — the maker of Angry Birds — the Japanese company officially announced it. Published press release on its website (currently in Japanese only) confirms that the deal has been signed following an offer made by Sega through its ...

The Boss

Sega may buy Angry Birds maker Rovio for  billion

Sega may buy Angry Birds maker Rovio for $1 billion

Sega could buy Angry Birds developer Rovio for a staggering $1 billion, with the deal closing as early as next week. That comes from a report in The Wall Street Journal, which spoke to people familiar with the situation. The deal is apparently expected to close sometime next week, assuming discussions don’t fail or otherwise ...

Geralt of Sanctuary

Sega to buy Angry Birds maker Rovio for  billion, WSJ reports

Sega to buy Angry Birds maker Rovio for $1 billion, WSJ reports

Sega’s parent company, Sega Sammy Holdings, is about to buy Rovio Entertainment, the Finnish mobile games maker behind Angry Birds, in a deal worth $1 billion. The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. That deal could be finalized next week, according to the Journal. Rovio is best known for Angry Birdsthe physics puzzle game released ...