Angry Birds Developer Rovio Buys Finnish Game Studio Futuremark
'Space' edition of popular bird-launching game hits 10 million downloads in 3 days
Angry Birds developer Rovio has a lot to be happy about. It has purchased Futuremark Games Studio, the gaming side of the Futuremark software company—and just three days after the release of the new zero-gravity Angry Birds Space on March 22, the game was downloaded 10 million times, topping the sales charts on Apple platforms in 104 countries.
Futuremark is known for its zero-gravity games, which include Unstoppable Gorg, Hungribles and Shattered Horizon. The terms of the deal with the company, based in Finland, were not disclosed.
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