Rovio Entertainment, the creator of the enduring Angry Birds cellular sport franchise, could also be acquired for $1 billion by Sega, the Japanese online game and leisure firm, the media reported.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Sega is shut to purchasing Rovio and the deal could get closed by early subsequent week.
The unique Angry Birds sport was a brilliant success in 2009, however the franchise has seemingly fallen off since its 2014 peak. The unique was the primary cellular sport to succeed in 1 billion downloads, a report licensed by Guinness World Records.
‘The Angry Birds Movie’ was a box-office success and continues to be the seventh highest grossing online game film.
Its 2019 sequel, ‘The Angry Birds Movie 2’, didn’t obtain the identical stage of success although.
Rovio in February this 12 months eliminated its unique Angry Birds sport from Google Play Store, and renamed the Apple iOS model to Red’s First Flight.
“We have reviewed the enterprise case of Rovio Classics: Angry Birds, and because of the sport’s affect on our wider video games portfolio, we now have determined that Rovio Classics: Angry Birds will likely be unlisted from the Google Play Store from February 23,” the company had said.
‘Rovio Classics: Angry Birds’ will remain playable on devices on which the game has been downloaded, even after it has been unlisted.
Earlier, Israeli developer Playtika was reported to be acquiring Rovio for around $800 million but the deal fell off.
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