SEGA Finalized Angry Birds Dev Acquisition
Several months after SEGA announced it's desire to buy Rovio Entertainment, the deal has been finalized.
Japanese corporation SEGA informed that the merger process with the creators of the Angry Birds series - Rovio Entertainment - has finally been concluded.
Recall that the first time we heard about SEGA's desire to buy Rovio was this April. According to the information provided at the time, the deal was to be worth nearly $775 million and, using Rovio's live-service game experience, would help expand the Japanese company's portfolio in the mobile game market.
At the same time, the corporation expressed its willingness to support the studio with the goal of moving beyond mobile games.
At the time of writing this news, neither party has shared more details about their joint operation. Therefore, we do not know what projects this cooperation will bring. All that remains is for us to be patient and look out for those "exciting adventures" mentioned in SEGA's announcement.
Recall that Angry Birds is one of the most popular game series of the past decade. The first game in the series appeared in 2009 on mobile devices and immediately won the hearts of players around the world. In the following years, the universe of the titular agitated avians lived to see not only a number of sequels or spin-offs, but also TV shows and animated movies.
In recent years, however, the series has lost a lot of popularity, but perhaps with the support of SEGA the world will go crazy for Angry Birds once again.
