Rovio, the Finnish games studio behind “Angry Birds” said on Monday that it had accepted a takeover offer from Sega Sammy, part of the Japanese consoles and games giant Sega. The deal values Rovio at ...

"Competition for customers intensifying." ...

You have to imagine they're a bunch of Angry Birds.

“Preliminary discussions … have now ended,” the companies say, but Rovio is continuing to explore options, including "preliminary non-binding discussions with certain other parties." By Georg Szalai ...

After review, Sega determined that "the recoverable amount related to Rovio significantly fell below its carrying amount," resulting in an impairment loss of ¥30.4 billion ($198.6 million) in the ...

More popular animal characters are coming to Sega Corporation’s lineup, as the company announced in a press release that it will acquire Rovio Entertainment Oyj. Sega offered to purchase all of ...

Japanese video game developer Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. is purchasing Rovio Entertainment, the Finish-based video game developer that created Angry Birds, for about $776 million. Sega offered $10.17, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Now, the deal is official, with Rovio noting that it expects the deal to close in Q2 of its current fiscal year, meaning some time ...

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Rovio this week announced that it is renaming Rovio Classics: Angry Birds to "Red's First Flight" on the iPhone and the iPad, due to the "impact" that the "Classics" name and title was having on its ...

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"Red and Sonic: two globally recognized and iconic characters made by two remarkably complementary companies," Rovio's CEO says. By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor Sega unveiled a recommended cash ...