Angry Birds

[miDnIghtEr20C]

thought we had a thread for this phone game... but oh well...

anyhoo...here's how you do the code for the special levels that was supposed to be shown during the super bowl... not sure if it was.

[nmcmahan52]

i love some angry birds

[cuco33]

This game is dope and my girl steals my droid x on the norm to play it.

[Isntmenttolast]

i have it on my phone and have yet to play it... when im bored i really must step back from the keyboard and play it.

[iggytx]

[VOLTAN]

LOVE this game.  And so do my kids.  Great way to keep them occupied while out & about.

[miDnIghtEr20C]

always great to see an iggy post!   glad to see you're still lurking!   hope you've been well iggy!

[Szabada]

just watched that video, pretty funny

[VOLTAN]

 

So it turns out this whole Angry Birds thing is pretty popular. We know it's been downloaded 350 million times, it's the top-selling PSN game, and the game has helped boost the value of developer Rovio to an estimated $1 billion. Now for one more statistic to blow your mind: 30 million people play it every day.


Of course, that feat is made possible by the fact that Angry Birds is on almost every platform imaginable.

GamesIndustry.biz reports that the number came from North American general manager Andrew Stalbow at the Web 2.0 conference. The game is also estimated at 300 million minutes of playtime, and has been downloaded an additional 50 million times since our previous report, bringing the total to 400 million.

To put that number in perspective, New York City houses roughly 8 million people. So imagine almost four Manhattans, all flicking pissed-off foul at pigs, every day. That's how popular Angry Birds is.

http://www.shacknews.com/article/70685/angry-birds-played-by-30-million-people-per-day

[miDnIghtEr20C]

it's on PSN?   great advertising Sony!

[mondayshift]

we have it on 2 computers and the PS3, not on a phone though.

[Isntmenttolast]

i hate those pigs, i can never get the last one,

[VOLTAN]

Only for the hardest of the hardcore!


http://www.brilliantstore.com/diy-toys-os-ym1079.html

[VOLTAN]

Those who have never downloaded or played Angry Birds are quickly becoming a minority class, as Rovio has now announced new milestone. The game has now been downloaded 500 million times. That's a big number, proving that people just can't get enough of slinging feathered kamikaze birds at greedy green pigs.


The noteworthy achievement here is how the game seems to be bucking the trend of progressively slower success and instead picking up speed. In early September, it had achieved 350 million downloads. It launched in late 2009, meaning that it took almost two years to reach 350 million, but only two months to stack on another 150 million. Of course, it can't hurt that it comes in multiple flavors, and is available on just about every platform.

Still, Rovio took the opportunity to give their wunderkind a hearty pat on the back. "This is a fantastic landmark achievement for us, and we're extremely delighted to see such an incredible amount of people enjoying our games," said CEO Mikael Hed in the announcement. "We remain committed to creating more fun experiences and bringing exceptional quality to Angry Birds Fans everywhere."

Currently Rovio is planning the grand opening of an Angry Birds retail shop in Helsinki, Finland, which will specialize in Angry Birds merchandise. Meanwhile, the company has acquired an animation studio to produce cartoons. This is happening, people. This is happening.

http://www.shacknews.com/article/70902/angry-birds-reaches-half-a-billion-downloads

[mondayshift]

i hate those pigs, i can never get the last one,

the Rio version has monkeys.

Birds vs Monkeys!