Last April, we reported that Sega had completed the acquisition of Rovio Entertaiment, the studio responsible for the Angry Birds series, for an estimated $746 million. Now the deal is done.
Rovio is now part of the Sega Group and the company has released a statement (thanksVGC), reporting future plans for the merger.
it wishes to take advantage of“Rovio’s knowledge and experience in the real-time mobile game market will bring Sega’s current and new titles to the global mobile game market with huge potential.” .
At the same time, Sega also stated that Rovio hopes to“beyond”Mobile game development and will support it in this new phase.“Rovio’s goal is to expand its platform beyond mobile games, and Sega will actively seek to support this process with its features.
Would you like to see a cross between Sonic the Hedgehog and Angry Birds characters in the future, since they share a home?
