by Sebastian Anthony on December 23, 2010 at 01:00 PM

Those cheeky, purse-squeezing capitalists over at Rovio have released yet another Angry Birds update. Not only does the latest version include some new levels ("Ham 'em High"), but you can now buy the Mighty Eagle. It's an in-app purchase, and it'll cost you either $1, a few British pennies, or a handful of Euro cents.
The Mighty Eagle is a new item that lets you skip the current level, and ...
by Vlad Bobleanta on December 20, 2010 at 04:30 PM

Angry Birds Seasons has now become available in Nokia's Ovi Store. Angry Birds Seasons is Rovio's holiday-themed version of the insanely popular mobile game, and it has already been out for iOS and Android for a while. And starting today, it also brings its 25 new levels to devices powered by the new Symbian (formerly known as Symbian^3), such as the Nokia N8, C7, and C6-01.
Like the Android ...
by Jay Hathaway on December 14, 2010 at 01:30 PM

If you love Angry Birds, and you love Monty Python and the Holy Grail, you'll probably have a blast playing Camelot Smashalot, a new Web game from Monty Python's "Ministry of Silly Games." Camelot Smashalot plays a lot like Angry Birds, except that you're catapulting livestock at Frenchmen, not birds at green pigs. This might just be an excuse to capitalize on Angry Birds' success, but Smashalot ...
by Vlad Bobleanta on December 1, 2010 at 05:00 PM

Rovio's highly anticipated Winter/Christmas-themed Angry Birds spin-off makes its debut today, for both Android and iOS. It has 25 new levels collectively called Season's Greedings, but the catch is that you can only play one level per day -- so they'll last you exactly until Christmas.
The Android version also comes bundled with the 45 Halloween levels that made up the Halloween special ...
by Lee Mathews on November 29, 2010 at 09:45 AM

There's no denying that Angry Birds is an addictive little game -- and an unbelievably popular one at that. Sales are still going strong in just about every mobile platform's app store and seasonal versions are have fans clamoring for more. Well, good news, Birds lovers! If you ponied up your hard-earned 99 cents for the iOS Halloween version you're getting a special gift in your digital stocking ...
by Vlad Bobleanta on November 23, 2010 at 12:30 PM

There will be an Angry Birds Christmas edition, a Finnish TV station has just confirmed. No exact release date is known at this point, but it will obviously be out in time for -- you guessed it! -- Christmas. There's no information on pricing either, but we'd be very surprised if Rovio suddenly decided to change anything about its current pricing structure.
As with the very successful ...
by Jay Hathaway on November 22, 2010 at 03:00 PM

It's easy to get so caught up the addictive gameplay of Angry Birds that you forget the game has a plot. Hardcore Birds fans love all the random extras and YouTube videos following the war with the pigs, though, and now there's a new one that might be the coolest yet.
In this live-action video, the Angry Birds attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with their enemies, the evil pigs, but it ...
by Jay Hathaway on November 9, 2010 at 01:00 PM

Android Angry Birds players, you're getting closer to catching with to your iPhone brethren. The 45 levels of Angry Birds Episode 4: The Big Setup are now available as an update from the Android Market, bringing the total number of levels on Android to a whopping 195. Version 1.42 of Angry Birds also fixes a blank screen issue on Android 1.6 devices and improves the graphics on small QVGA screens. ...
by Jay Hathaway on October 29, 2010 at 05:00 PM

As if Angry Birds needed any more money or publicity, the makers of the bestselling iPhone and Android game just won $100,000 in Palm's PDK Hot Apps Competition. The competition was open to WebOS apps developed using Palm's PDK software development kit, and Angry Birds walked away with top honors in the paid apps category. A game called Glow Hockey also won $100,000 as the best free app in the ...
by Vlad Bobleanta on October 21, 2010 at 07:30 PM

Angry Birds, the mobile gaming phenomenon of our times, now has a special Halloween-themed edition waiting for you in the iTunes App Store. It's available for iPhone or iPod touch for $0.99 or for the iPad for $1.99. The Halloween edition has 45 additional levels, and for the first time ever lets you bash something other than pigs: pumpkins, of course.
The basic idea of the game is the same, ...
by Sebastian Anthony on October 19, 2010 at 06:47 AM

Wired, proving yet again that it strives to cover only the most important and socially conscientious news, has published a couple of stories on the physics of Angry Birds. In the first part, the height of the slingshot and red bird are discussed, while the second part deals with an even stickier question: does the Angry Blue Bird multiply its mass?
Angry Birds, if you're not "with it," is a ...
by Lee Mathews on October 15, 2010 at 08:30 AM

Update: the GetJar site, due to a crushing amount of traffic, suggests you visit m.getjar.com on your Android phone to pick up your free copy of Angry Birds.
Angry Birds for Android has just shed its beta tag, and there's more good news for lovers of Rovio's quirky little trajectory game: it's totally free right now, thanks to GetJar. As with a lot of mobile apps "totally free" means "ad ...
by Jay Hathaway on October 11, 2010 at 04:32 AM

Microsoft's new Windows Phone 7 website debuted over the weekend, and one of the app icons pictured was for Rovio's smash hit game, Angry Birds. The thing is, Rovio has never said that it would be bringing its bestselling iPhone and Android game to Windows Phone 7. The official Rovio Twitter account posted that it's "not committed" to developing for Windows Phone 7 and that MS used the Angry Birds ...
by Samuel Gibbs on September 30, 2010 at 12:30 PM

Rovio, the Finnish based game studio responsible for one of the most addictive and time destroying iPhone games ever, Angry Birds, has just dropped a massive update for said game. Not only does it add Game Center support, Retina Display graphics, and 15 new levels, but it boasts an "awesome" new Golden Egg sound board to boot. Version 1.4.2 adds to the recent 1.4.1 update, which brought 15 ...
by Lee Mathews on August 24, 2010 at 05:00 PM

Angry Birds has been one of the most popular games on the App Store for a coon's age. It's the number one paid app in pretty much every country. Now, at long last, those of us who own a webOS device will be launching birds and destroying stuff to our hearts' content. Yes, Angry Birds is on its way to the Palm Pre (and will soon follow on the Pixi).
PreCentral has shared a video of the avian ...