The World Famous Angry Birds Explode across Retail
November 25, 2011
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Focus Multimedia :
25th November 2011 – One of the world’s hottest properties, Angry Birds, is now available on PC at retail.
Angry Birds has established itself as the must-have game, and has transformed into a worldwide social and cultural phenomenon.
The original Angry Birds and Angry Birds Rio are the first two titles from Rovio Entertainment to arrive on PC at retail. Both games are now available to purchase in stores all across the UK, Ireland and online.
Featuring the full extent of challenging, physics-based demolition gameplay, the retail PC releases of Angry Birds deliver the perfect opportunity for everybody to enjoy the complete Angry Birds experience. The seamless version-checker and auto-updater provide a simple 2-click process making it easy for anyone to download all the latest levels and keep their favourite Angry Birds games up to date.
About Angry Birds...
In the original Angry Birds, the survival of the Angry Birds is at stake. Dish out revenge on the green pigs who stole the Birds’ eggs by using the unique powers of the Angry Birds to lay waste to the pigs’ confounding constructions.
About Angry Birds Rio...
In the sequel, Angry Birds Rio, the Angry Birds have been captured, caged and taken to Rio! There they meet many new friends and work together to make their escape from a desolate grey warehouse to the lush green jungle. Players must help the Angry Birds escape and beat their captors by bombarding the evil marmosets and smashing all obstacles in the way!
Use logic, skill and brute force to crush the enemy on every level. Play through hundreds of levels, replay levels to boost your score and shoot for the coveted three stars! Unlock all the golden bonuses to discover even more Angry Birds mayhem.
Angry Birds and Angry Birds Rio are on sale now, priced at £10.20 SRP. In stock now at www.focusmm.co.uk and all good retailers, including supermarkets, high street game stores, book stores and online shops.
About Rovio
Rovio is an industry-changing entertainment media company based in Finland, and the creator of the globally successful Angry Birds franchise. Angry Birds, a casual puzzle game for touchscreen smartphones, became an international phenomenon within a year of release, and is now the number one paid app of all time. Following this success in mobile gaming, Angry Birds has expanded rapidly in entertainment, publishing, and licensing to become a beloved international brand. For more information, check out www.rovio.com.
About Focus Multimedia
Focus Multimedia delivers “Products that sell 52 weeks of the year” and is the UK’s market leading publisher of impulse price PC games and software. Focus creates and supplies consumer demand for entertainment through traditional and non-traditional channels across the UK and abroad. The Focus catalogue boasts over 350 titles featuring world famous brands and global best sellers. Critically acclaimed franchises include Driving Test Success, Angry Birds, Assassin’s Creed, Bejeweled, Hidden Expedition, Mystery Case Files, The Settlers, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Serif, SpongeBob SquarePants and LEGOLAND. The extensive Focus product portfolio covers all genres within all software markets, including casual and core games, home office, reference, utility, education and children’s. Focus has sold over 27.5 million units since first opening its doors in 1995. Focus Multimedia is a highly regarded, privately owned British company, with a reputation built on quality of products, service, customer support, creativity, passion and success. For further information please visit www.focusmm.co.uk or call +44 (0) 1889 570156.
© 2009-2011 Rovio Entertainment Ltd. Rio © 2010 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
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