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Is Angry Birds Patterned after Muppets and Sesame Street Characters?

Tad Pole — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:06:32 +0000

While some of the world has moved on to Song Pop and Candy Crush, I'm still in the Angry Birds era. This article just came to my attention that compares the characters from Sesame Street and the Muppets to the ones in Angry Birds. Maybe that explains the attraction. Click to see more comparisons.

Watch 25,000 Christmas Lights Tuned to the 'Angry Birds' Theme [VIDEO]

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:52:45 +0000

A family in Austin, Texas turned their Christmas light display into the brightest ever tribute to the popular ‘Angry Birds’ game. Pigs beware! The 25,000 lights that adorn the home blink in a dazzling, rapid display to the game’s iconic theme covered by the indie band Pomplamoose. The house not only dances in theme with [...]

Angry Birds Passes 200 Million Downloads [VIDEO]

Matt Herkimer — Sat, 21 May 2011 11:50:01 +0000

My wife--bless her heart--has gotten hooked on something called "Angry Birds" and, apparently, she is not alone.
The Angry Birds phenomenon shows no sign of slowing up. Developer Rovio Mobile says that the franchise has now generated more than 200m downloads across all platforms, with its latest incarnation Angry Birds Rio racking up 35m since its launch in March.

via Angry Birds: 200m downloads are the tip of the mobile gaming iceberg | Technology | guardian.co.uk.