Rovio Entertainment is proud to present Angry Birds Go! on app stores across the world. The game is Rovio’s first major free-to-play Angry Birds title and the first time players get to see the Angry Birds world in glorious 3D as they race through Piggy Island.
In Angry Birds Go! players can jump behind the wheel of a downhill kart and race as Red, Chuck, Stella, King Pig, and other favorite characters from the Angry Birds universe. The game features well over 50 different soapbox karts and a selection of tracks ranging from canyons to speedways and stunt roads to air courses.
“Angry Birds Go! is our first major free-to-play Angry Birds game, and while we’re super excited to step into this new territory, we’re also staying true to our roots,” said Jami Laes, the Executive Vice President of Games at Rovio Entertainment. “As with every previous Angry Birds game, there’s lots of free content and we have great new updates already planned – including the eagerly awaited arrival of multiplayer. Our main goal is to provide an amazing experience with more than enough content to make sure everyone has a blast. We do offer some really awesome premium content for fans who want a bit more, but we’ve designed the game so that you don’t have to pay to have a great time. The soft launch in select markets has helped us figure out what’s working well.”
There are many ways to enjoy the game with all the core gameplay in Angry Birds Go! available free of charge. Rovio has also teamed up with select partners, and these partnerships help Rovio to surprise fans with more fun and special content, such as free power-ups and exclusive karts. The first sponsors onboard at launch are State Farm, the Goldfish® Brand and Target.
Players will also have the opportunity to experience Angry Birds Go! with Hasbro’s TELEPODS digital gaming platform. Initially introduced with Rovio’s Angry Birds Star Wars II® earlier this year, the TELEPODS platform allows for a seamless integration of physical characters into the mobile gaming experience. The technology behind the TELEPODS platform allows players to “teleport” their physical Angry Birds Go! karts into the digital game using their mobile devices. With Angry Birds Go! Rovio and Hasbro are now launching a wide collection of karts, tracks, launchers and other fun toys across Hasbro’s TELEPODS and JENGA lines.
“With one million Angry Birds Star Wars TELEPODS figures sold within a month of becoming available, the TELEPODS line is one of the hottest toys for the holidays and Hasbro continues to deliver a seamless physical to digital play experience with the new Angry Birds Go! TELEPODS line,” said John Frascotti, Chief Marketing Officer, Hasbro, Inc. “Rovio has developed a fantastic new property with Angry Birds Go! and we look forward to fans enjoying the new TELEPODS line as well as the Angry Birds Go! JENGA games”
Angry Birds Go! is out in iOS, Android devices, Windows Phone 8 and Blackberry 10.