Today Angry Birds Seasons gets a magical new update on iOS and Android, with PC and OSX versions to follow in the coming weeks! This latest update – based on the theme of magic – marks the first release from our new studio in Stockholm. Read this Pocket Gamer article for their take on the game and to get the insider’s view from our Creative Director, Patrick Liu.

Abra-Ca-Bacon is a free Angry Birds Seasons update that’s full of surprises. We’re extremely dedicated to giving our fans more of what they love, which is why we keep adding fun new levels to our games with features you might not expect.

This update has 30 extraordinary new levels set in a magical circus world – with six more bonus levels to unlock. But check this out. We’ve also introduced Magic Portals, which is a totally new and exciting gameplay element that lets you teleport birds, pigs and just about anything else from one portal to another!

To celebrate this first release from our Stockholm studio, we teamed up with Simon Pierro – the iPad Magician – and he made a special Abra-Ca-Bacon magic video for us!

Peter Vesterbacka, our Mighty Eagle said: "We’re very very serious at Rovio when we say we want to surprise and delight our fans. We really mean what we say! Simon's incredible iPad magic is perfect for our Angry Birds Season Abra-Ca-Bacon update, which is why Simon has now become the Official Angry Birds Magician!  We expect incredible and magical things from this fresh partnership."

Earlier we also released our very first Vine video to help explain how the new Magic Portals work.

Vine video: https://vine.co/v/bQOhU5EQ69V

Enjoy the videos and don’t forget to update your Angry Birds Seasons app with Abra-Ca-Bacon!

Plus we’ve also thrown in some amazing new items that you’re really going to love. Introducing the incredible suction-cup tires and spring-loaded boxing gloves – two objects to add to your toolbox that will make your machines even crazier! And to see them in action, just check out this video.

IGN’s Game of the Year 2012 now gets its piggest ever update, you might say! So download it today for more levels, more creativity and more madness. And be sure to share it all with your friends!

Download the free update now!

See the game in action! 

*Recording only available on iOS (Android to come later).

With this update we wanted to bring you some magical new gameplay elements. And we thought it would be fun to introduce the Portals mechanism through Vine with its six second video. It just seemed like the perfect way of showing you how the Magical Portals work.

If you’re familiar with Vine then you’ll know what the requirements are: film it on iPhone for a maximum time of six seconds, no editing, no separate video/audio recording and, of course, a direct upload. It’s pretty unforgiving, which is why we had to carefully plan our remake of the gameplay.

We built a set with four stages: slingshot, gameplay view, pig close-up and bird pop. All the stages had custom tricks and effects as well as custom audio sequences that were recorded simultaneously with the live action.

Recording on Vine is done by pressing the screen when recording. In order to get the timing just right, we marked the screen of our iPhone with the length of each sequence.

Have a look at the Vine and some of the photos from the set.

The Angry Birds Seasons Vine was our first-ever Vine and we invite you to tag your Vines with #AngryBirdsVine so that we can have a look at your marvelous creations.

Look out for some more magical content coming your way in the following days and weeks.  Prepare yourself for the update by already downloading the Angry Birds Seasons game!

Some of you may have noticed a new feature in your Rovio games called Rovio Account. Our fans have been asking for a way to play their game on different phones or tablets without losing their progress when changing the device. This is exactly what Rovio Account lets you do!

Rovio Account is currently available in The Croods game globally, and in the classic Angry Birds game on iOS in Finland and Poland. We will gradually introduce Rovio Account into more areas in the future and also add new features. Check out our FAQs if you have more questions!

A while ago a guy named Ben got in touch with an unusual request. He wanted to pop the big question to his long-term girlfriend Mel through Angry Birds! We jumped at the chance to bring these lovebirds together, and started building a custom-made level that featured Ben’s marriage proposal. How did it go, you may ask? Check out the exclusive Huffington Post story to find out what happened. And yes, it was all caught on camera!

For a limited time, you can see Ben’s real in-game proposal if you play the new Angry Birds Friends tournament starting today. So don’t miss out. Download the #1 mobile game today and see a bit of gaming history for yourself! #morethanFRIENDS

Angry Birds Friends arrives on iOS and Android mobile devices – and it’s FREE! Play the game you know and love with friends and compete in weekly tournaments starting on Monday May 6th. Download it today to get some practice in before it all begins. And be sure to invite your Facebook friends to take part in all the fun!

Every Monday a different tournament gets under way, with all-new challenges for you and your friends. Use power-ups such as the King Sling, Super Seeds and Birdquake – or call in the Wingman to give you that winning edge on a new level. And when it’s game time, play for that gold crown and then brag to your friends about your glorious victories. Plus you can celebrate your wins on Facebook and even share fun gifts.

So start warming up right away before the tournament begins. It will give you a much better chance of winning all the glory!

Get Angry Birds Friends for free

This will be a completely separate download from the original Angry Birds title that some of you may already own. The reason why we’re re-releasing the game is that it will be technically easier for us to support in the future, so we’re really happy to get this out there!

Starting from May 1st, this game will be FREE to download until May 15th. So even if you already own our first release, make sure to get this one. It will have more levels!

NOTE: Downloading this new, improved version will not wipe your old game, including your stars and level progress. Both versions are completely separate!

The full list of winners is below. Thanks again to those who participated, and keep popping those pigs!

Pop some piggies with your friends wherever you are! Angry Birds Friends spruces up the classic Angry Birds experience with fun new social features that integrate with Facebook. For the first time ever the fans of Angry Birds can use their mobile to challenge their Facebook friends in weekly tournaments for the coveted bronze, silver and gold crown on the levels. Gather daily rewards, send and receive gifts of power-ups with your friends and brag about your accomplishments.

Angry Birds Friends will soon flock to a mobile and tablet near you! Make sure to like us on Facebook to get the latest updates!

Have you checked out The Croods yet? It's your chance to catch incredible creatures, hunt & gather, and get to know the whole family from the upcoming DreamWorks movie! This pre-hysterical game has already reached #1 for iPad in 40 countries and is available now for free from Apple, Google Play, and Amazon! 

Help the Croods survive the wild... and each other!

Meet the world’s first modern family: The Croods! These cavemen are breaking out of the Stone Age with the use of a new revolutionary tool: the IDEA! The Croods will hunt & gather their way through spectacular new landscapes as they tame amazing new creatures.

Features:

• Trap & tame 10 crazy Croodaceous creatures! You’ve never seen anything like the Girelephant or Molarbear! Think you can catch them all?
• Create wacky inventions with Crood patriarch Grug to open and explore new areas!
• Decorate your pre-historic world with the latest in caveman fashion accessories!
• Get to know the whole family from the upcoming film from DreamWorks Animation!

This free game is available now on iOS and Android , so download now! Or check out The Croods page for more information, screenshots, and fun videos.

Help the Croods survive the wild…and each other!

The first episode of Angry Birds Toons will debut on March 17 across all Angry Birds apps, with a brand new cartoon airing the same time every weekend.

So, download the latest update to your Angry Birds apps and wait patiently for March 17.  When Sunday rolls around you’ll have access to a shiny new channel button in the game homescreen.

Soon enough the stories of the birds and the mischievous little piggies will be told on screens across the globe. On buses, trains, classrooms and living rooms. We can’t wait!

Take a look at the full press release here.

What makes Bomb Bird so angry? Why is the King Pig the King Pig? And are those mischievous piggies ever going to get hold of the eggs?

It’s time to find out!

Angry Birds Toons is an all-new animated series that throws the doors to Piggy Island wide open! For the first time ever, you can get up close and personal with your favorite characters. Join us every week starting the weekend of March 16th for a brand new episode featuring the latest adventures of the birds and pigs!

So mark your calendar, and STAY TOONED to the Angry Birds Toons website to find out more!

It's been a long way since the first cinematic animation, and now we're at 1 billion views. The crazy thing is: we're just getting started.

Anyway, more on that later, here's our animation studio getting down with the Harlem Shake + a phantom camera.

THANK YOU for one billion views, and make sure to check out our YouTube channel for more videos! 

It's also not too late to buy a print on Amazon - just click on the Kiosked pictures below and they'll take you straight through!

Here at Rovio HQ we just love art. Especially when it involves our beloved Angry Birds. And even more so when it’s exclusive!

That’s why we’ve joined with two of the hottest athletes, NHL Stanley Cup champion Anže Kopitar and NBA All-Star Veteran Andrew Bynum, to kick off Angry Birds Superstars!

Angry Birds Superstars is a run of limited edition prints, with our new superstars doing what they do best, Angry Birds style! A must-have for any NHL or NBA fans... Or Angry Birds fans for that matter!



Mousing over the picture above will give you the opportunity to tweet it, share it and even go directly to Amazon to snag yourself a print. And that’s all because of Kiosked, a platform we’ve joined with who make images engaging and interactive!

Awesome, right?

It gets better.

We’re giving away 4 signed copies of these images, so if you want to snag yourself an exclusive print signed by Anže Kopitar or Andrew Bynum, then now’s your chance!

You have the next 48 hours to tell us why YOU’RE an Angry Birds Superstar. Just...

- Tweet your answer
- Include a link to this blog post: http://rov.io/absuperstars
- Tag a tweet with #ABsuperstar
- For those who want to nominate a friend, be sure to include their Twitter handle.

That’s it! Our 4 favorite answers will win some exclusive, signed art!

Competition closes on Friday February 8 at 3pm GMT and all entries will be judged, with 4 winners announced the following week. If you can’t wait that long, then remember, prints are also on sale on Amazon!

It's samba time! Angry Birds Rio is now Apple's Free App of the Week for iPad and iPhone! The bestselling app has more than 200 levels of tropical fun in the exotic locations from the Rio movie. 

In Angry Birds Rio, the original Angry Birds are kidnapped and taken to the magical city of Rio de Janeiro, where they eventually escape their captors and set out to to save their friends, Blu and Jewel – two rare macaws and the stars of the hit motion picture, Rio. Angry Birds Rio pairs the physics-based gameplay of the original game with unique twists based on the film. 

So download now to get more than 200 action-packed levels and outsmart the dastardly smugglers! Can the Angry Birds save their friends in time?

Welcome to the Pig Dipper in Angry Birds Space! This bizarre galaxy is filled with water planets, strange aquatic life and worst of all -- Bad Piggies in boats! Use the unique physics of these water planets to set up some fun trick shots and send the birds careening through water. And get ready for the ultimate underwater boss level! We’ve also got three brand-new power-ups with their own leaderboards.

So dive in to the biggest update ever in the most popular paid iOS app of 2012!

The episode is available now for iOS and Android, with other platforms coming soon. 

We have copies of Angry Birds Trilogy to give away, for a whole week starting from Monday Jan 7 to Sunday Jan 13.

We want to see your coolest Angry Birds pictures ever. It could be fan art, photography, sculptures, piles of swag or more... As long as the pictures are yours (and trust us, we know if they’re not!) then your entry is valid.

We’ll be retweeting some of our favorites throughout the week and announcing one lucky winner over Twitter each day. To find out if it’s you, follow @angrybirds and look out for the #SquawkOfTheDay tag.

Enter your picture via the following:
- A link in the comments below this post
- Tweeting your picture to @angrybirds and tag it with #MakeMeSquawk
- Emailing your picture to community@rovio.com

Competition opens now!

One winner to be announced every day from @angrybirds between Monday January 7 to Sunday January 13. 3DS, Xbox & PS3 versions up for grabs. Look out for the #SquawkOfTheDay hashtag.

Wow, what a year! We released four critically-acclaimed bestselling mobile games, developed two top-rated Facebook games, and reached more than a billion downloads -- all before our 3rd “Birdday”! Angry Birds Star Wars and Bad Piggies in particular have dominated the app charts, with Angry Birds Star Wars holding the #1 position on the US iPhone chart ever since its release!

To top it all off, we had 30 million downloads during Christmas week (December 22-29) and, on Christmas Day, over 8 million downloads in 24 hours alone!

It’s been an amazing year and we can’t thank our fans enough for their fantastic support. Stay tuned in 2013 for even more incredible surprises!

Now is the chance to start your christmas shopping early and add Bad Piggies to your collection of Angry Birds games, to give Amazing Alex a try or to check out Angry Birds Star Wars' bedazzling graphics on your tablet.

Don't miss out on this great opportunity to treat your loved ones (or yourself!) to our complete selection of titles and download now to enjoy our amazing Christmas prices. 

Be quick, sale ends December 17!

Check out the new free update to Angry Birds Star Wars! 

It is a dark time for the Rebellion. Evading the dreaded Imperial Starfleet, a group of freedom fighters has established a new secret base on the remote ice world of Hoth. Unfortunately the evil Lord Vader discovers their hideout, and the desperate Rebel birds must escape the AT-ATs and Pigtroopers hot on their trail. But the Rebels have an ace up their sleeve with the debut of PRINCESS LEIA and her attractive new power!

Think you can you take down AT-ATs and Pigtroopers in 20 icy levels?

This is just the beginning of the story from Episode V, to stay tuned for more adventures coming up!

Angry Birs Star Wars is available in app stores everywhere. The Hoth update is available now on iOS, with Android, Mac and PC coming soon, and other platforms to follow.

#1  Globe Bird Pumpkin by Libby

#2 Halloween-juhla by Roosa

#3 Puffed Up Pumpkin by Chris

#4 Piggie Pumpkin by Daniel

#5 Bad Piggies!! by Rick

#6 Boom! by Brian

#7 Our Front Porch by Kevin

#8 Frankenpig Carter ready for Halloween! by Coral

#9 Devil piggies!! by Alex 

#10 Bomb DUDE!!! by Kristin

A big thank you to all the participants and voters. Winners, check your email!

Keep an eye out for the upcoming Hoth episode, debuting Pink Bird as Princess Leia. And in the meantime, see if you can master the Path of the Jedi! These special Dagobah levels can be unlocked by three-starring each level or  through an in-app purchase. Beat all 40 levels to earn the more powerful green Lightsaber! 

(UPDATE: COMPETITION NOW CLOSED) If you're one of the many hatchlings out there playing Angry Birds Star Wars right now, then let us know. Tag a tweet with #FlingingTheFlock and we may even throw in one of these big, fat Pork Side plush toys!

We will select two people to receive a plush toy by 12PM GMT on Friday November 16, so don't forget to tweet or comment below with #FlingingTheFlock!

Winners will be selected at random. 

UPDATE: WINNERS!

@ytkikd and @Team5ds234 will both receive a big, fat Pork Side plushtoy, with Marisol Henriquez from the comments also making the cut to receive some mystery Angry Birds Star Wars swag as a runner-up. We'll be in touch!

Plus, we've gotten an incredible response from fans and the media alike! We've been overwhelmed by all the great coverage, but here are a few of our favorites:

"Angry Birds Star Wars is the best Angry Birds game yet, and the best Star Wars spin-off in a long time. It's going to be big, and deservedly so." - The Guardian  

"Gamers will come for the Star Wars references, but they’ll stay for the huge variety of perfectly-tuned stages. Bring on more Angry Birds collaborations!" - IGN

"Rovio's latest flies to the tender core of such cynicism and blasts it to stardust, with a payload of creativity, playfulness and reverence for the beloved sci-fi classic." - Polygon

"It's more imaginative than its predecessors, it's packed with content, and it is - by far - the best version of Angry Birds yet." - Pocket Gamer

"For now, we can't get enough of this charming title. Hardcore Angry Birds and Star Wars fans alike will find a lot to love, and won't have to physically visit a mall far, far away to own it. Impressive. Most impressive." - Modojo  

"Easily the best game Rovio has ever made...Not only is the gameplay here wildly creative, but it's incredibly fun and funny." - International Business Times 

Thank you to all of our wonderful fans for making this biggest and best launch yet!

We're still grinning from #ABSWlive, it was so much fun! And now it's over... Angry Birds Star Wars is officially launching, rolling out to app stores near you, so head to our official Angry Birds Star Wars page to find out where to get it OR just hit http://download.angrybirdsstarwars.com on a supported device.

Yay! Group hug!

As mentioned on the live Google+ Hangout, we'll be giving away prizes throughout the day in honor of the #AngryBirdsStarWars.

We want to hear your favorite Star Wars quotes, with an Angry Birds spin!

Do this, and you'll be in with a chance of winning some mystery Angry Birds Star Wars prizes.

You can enter by just leaving a comment below this post. Alternatively, continue sending your tweets and make sure to tag them with #ABSWlaunch, so we can tell that you're celebrating the launch with us!

We'll be picking and announcing some of our favorites throughout the day. Prizes will be surprises, and we'll close this off today at 3PM GMT.

In case you missed it, here's a rerun of #ABSWlive!

Huge thank you to the guys at Google Play for presenting the event, as well as Roy Bahat, Chairman of OUYA, and the IGN offices for being such excellent hosts of #ABSWlive. 

Join Rovio and Lucasfilm executives, game developers and artists for a special Angry Birds Star Wars game-launch Hangout live this Wednesday, November 7, at 11pm PST. Rovio and Lucasfilm teams will take you behind-the-scenes of the new collaboration, including an inside look on how the game was developed.

You'll also get the exclusive first look at the Angry Birds Star Wars Cinematic Trailer and artwork. For a chance to join the Hangout live and experience the game launch as it happens, submit your best questions for the Rovio and Lucasfilm teams here: http://rov.io/abswlive - if you’re comfortable on camera, we may even invite you to join us on a live video feed! Alternatively, you can tweet us your questions with #ABSWlive, whether it’s now or during the event - we’ll be watching.

We can only pick a few lucky fans to join the hangout, but don’t worry -- you can still watch it live from anywhere around the world! Just make sure to tune in to http://rov.io/abswlive at 11 PM PT on Wednesday, November 7.

So join us on Wednesday for the big launch -- and until then, may the birds be with you!

UPDATE: Here it is...

Say hello to Luke and Leia! Red Bird and Pink Bird have gotten an epic transformation with all new powers and settings. Grab your Lightsaber and get ready for an intergalactic adventure through iconic locations like Tatooine, the Death Star, and beyond!

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Your location
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Gameplay-related data includes, for example, information about achieved scores and playing times. This data is used by Rovio game developers to get feedback on game performance, and keep developing the best possible game experience. All data is completely anonymous and used in an aggregate manner. Rovio does not track or store any single person’s personal data.

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