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Angry Birds Maker Confirms Talks With Sega Over Tender Offer
Sunday, April 16, 2023 - 1:25pm | 363Read More...Rovio Entertainment (OTC: RVTTY), the famous Angry Birds mobile game maker, is reportedly in talks with Japan's Sega Sammy Holdings Inc (OTCMKTS: SGAMY) over a possible tender offer. The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that Sega is nearing a deal to acquire...
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The Pros And Cons Of Nintendo's Smartphone Plans
Friday, March 20, 2015 - 11:13am | 870Read More...Investors reacted positively to the news that Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (OTC: NTDOY) will develop its own smartphone games. This announcement also means that big changes are coming to the company behind "Super Mario Bros.," "The Legend of Zelda" and "Pokemon."...
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Will Facebook Home Spawn a Legion of Screen-Snatching Copycats?
Sunday, April 7, 2013 - 9:14am | 650Read More...Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is about to hijack the screens of many Android devices. This may be a brilliant move by Facebook's developers, but it could inspire a cornucopia of copycats. Twitter While at least one analyst believes that Facebook Home is bad for Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), it could be far...
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Should Apple Stop AT&T's Price Hike?
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 9:08am | 940Read More...The nation's largest cellular carrier has a new pricing model in the works, and it's got “milk the customer” written all over it. According to the Wall Street Journal, AT&T (NYSE: T) is exploring the idea of charging app makers for the data consumers use. App makers would reportedly be given...
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Angry Birds IPO Coming to the US … Eventually
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 6:00am | 283Read More...Chatter about a Rovio IPO isn't exactly new. The social gaming company, which is most famous for ‘Angry Birds' says it's shooting to be worth $60 bn – while comparing itself to Disney. If all goes well, the company could go public in Hong Kong as early as next year, reports paidContent.org. So,...
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Don't Bet the FarmVille on Zynga's Success
Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 1:49pm | 1324Read More...If unrelenting greed wasn't enough to chase investors away, maybe Zynga's accounting practices will turn them off. Business Insider has posted an interesting video from Bloomberg's Cory Johnson, in which the reporter breaks down the social game company's revenue and so-called profits. In short,...
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Amazon Says Facebook, Pandora, Netflix, Rhapsody, Games from Electronic Arts, Zynga and Rovio, and Several Thousand More Apps and Games Coming To Kindle Fire Next Week
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 10:28am | 92Read More...Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced that hen Kindle Fire customers across the country open their boxes next week, they will be able to choose from several thousand of the most popular Android apps and games, including Netflix, Rhapsody, Pandora, Twitter, Comics by comiXology, Facebook, The Weather...
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Google+ Games More Profitable for Developers, Less Exciting to Consumers
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 9:33am | 135Read More...Do we really need another version of Angry Birds? I tell you, by the time Rovio gets around to developing a sequel to its hugely popular puzzle game, we'll have seen and/or played the original on 100 different platforms. Now the game is on its way to Google+ (NASDAQ: GOOG). Hurray? Not quite....
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Rovio Entertainment Announces Angry Birds fly into China
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 7:45am | 157Read More...Rovio Entertainment today announced the opening of corporate and marketing operations in China. Angry Birds downloads have reached more than 300 million globally. China is currently the second largest market for Angry Birds and represents immense potential for continued growth. Rovio...
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Want to Own Stock in the Developer of Angry Birds? It May be Possible…
Monday, May 9, 2011 - 6:55am | 154Read More...Could investors eventually own stock in the developer of Angry Birds? It's possible, according to Rovio, the owner of the popular mobile phone game. An initial public offering could happen in three to four years, its chief marketing officer was quoting as saying in a Finnish business daily on...
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Angry Birds Rio for Android to Debut Exclusively in the Amazon Appstore
Monday, March 14, 2011 - 12:31pm | 95Read More...Rovio today announced that Angry Birds Rio will be introduced for the Android platform exclusively in the Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Appstore. Developed in conjunction with Twentieth Century Fox, Angry Birds Rio features the animated stars of the studio's upcoming motion picture, RIO. Additionally,...
