VIDEO GAMES: Rovio And Hasbro Announce ANGRY BIRDS: TRANSFORMERS
Angry Bird has taken the world by storm, spawning many spin-off games, a TV Series, and even a film is in development. After the success of the Angry Birds: Star Wars series, Rovio and Hasbro announce a game combining the birds with the Transformers.
By Abary -
Jun 18, 2014 08:06 AM EST
Source: Rovio
After gaining much success from their Angry Birds series, Rovio went on to create many spin-offs, including the highly celebrated Angry Birds: Star Wars series. Now, they have announced a team-up with Hasbro to turn the world-famous birds into the popular Transformer robots. Not much is currently known about the upcoming Angry Birds/Transformers crossover, aside from the first image of the characters on the game's official website, as well as a tagline: "Birds disguised as robots in disguise." Check out the offical press release below.
Espoo, Finland, and Pawtucket R.I. -- June 16th 2014 -- Autobirds, assemble! Rovio Entertainment and Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) are teaming up again to bring together two of the world’s largest and most popular entertainment brands and their fans. Angry Birds Transformers will come to life in multiple forms, including a mobile game, consumer licensed goods and a product line from Hasbro.
“We’re really excited to combine the iconic Transformers universe with the quirky world of Angry Birds” said Blanca Juti, Chief Marketing Officer of Rovio. “This mash-up is going to appeal to those who grew up with the brand in the 80s, as well as fans of the brand today. People are going to love it!”
“Angry Birds Transformers provides fans worldwide with a fun, new story and characters, and innovative ways, like our TELEPODS platform, for consumers to engage with the brand” said John Frascotti, Chief Marketing Officer at Hasbro. “We collaborated with Rovio to create opportunities for kids and families to experience Autobirds and Deceptihogs across multiple formats and entertainment platforms, for a completely immersive branded experience.”
Later this year Hasbro will introduce a product line featuring TELEPODS technology which will enable fans to teleport their favorite Angry Birds Transformers characters into the game and gain unique powers. The Angry Birds Transformers franchise follows successful collaborations between Hasbro and Rovio including the Angry Birds Star Wars and Angry Birds Go! product lines, as well as the upcoming Angry Birds Stella TELEPODS line which will be available September 2014. In 2013, the companies announced an expanded licensing agreement making Hasbro its premier toy and game licensee. Hasbro and Rovio will reveal more exciting Angry Birds Transformers products and content throughout the next few weeks. Keep an eye on transformers.angrybirds.com for more info.
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