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What do you think of the freemium model for mobile games? It certainly does have its advantages as you will first be able to give the game a go in terms of checking it out, whether it falls within your expectations or otherwise, and then only will you invest additional dollars to make sure that your progress in the game itself will go on smoothly. Of course, there is also the danger of spending plenty of dough in the long run compared to the one-time payment for a game itself. Rovio has decided to take the freemium route with their upcoming Angry Birds Go! kart racing title that will be out this coming December 11th. The thing is, we have heard whispers on the ground that you will find plenty of in-app purchases in the game, and some of them are going to burn a huge hole in your wallet – to the tune of $100, apparently!

Gamers in New Zealand have already received an early release of Angry Birds Go!, and there is this issue of your racer tiring out after a certain number of races. This would mean you can ultimately wait for your racer to recover, or pay actual dough so that your racer has additional energy. If you do not have patience as a virtue, locked characters and bonuses too, can be unlocked earlier by forking out extra money.

Angry Birds Go! In-App Purchases Rumored To Get Very Expensive original content from Ubergizmo.

Heads up Angry Birds fans! If you loved playing the game on Android and iOS devices, Rovio has announced that Angry Birds Star Wars 2 will finally be making its way onto the PC. The developer has placed the game up for purchase and download via its website and gamers can expect to fork out $4.95 for it. The game was originally released for mobile devices back in September but apparently there has been enough demand by PC gamers to warrant Rovio releasing a PC version of the game as well. Angry Birds Star Wars 2 is the sequel to Angry Birds Star Wars that was released back in 2012 which also had a PC version of the game, so we guess it makes sense that Rovio would release a PC variant of Angry Birds Star Wars 2.

The PC requirements for the game is relatively low and we expect anyone with a modern day computer should be able to play it without any issue. For those who are eager to get their hands on the game, hit up Rovio’s Angry Birds website for the purchase and download. So, who else is excited to get their hands on the PC version of the game?

Angry Birds Star Wars 2 Makes Its Way Onto The PC original content from Ubergizmo.

With Halloween coming up fast, Rovio has gotten into the holiday spirit, and is pushing out an Angry Birds Friends update that brings along a spooky-specific Halloween theme. In addition, starting tomorrow a new Halloween Tournament will be launched, bringing with it some gaming particulars that last for one week. As far as the Halloween […]

It does seem as though Rovio will no longer be able to escape the “gravitational pull” of their Angry Birds franchise, as anything else that they roll out will not matter all that much. You could more or less say that they are a victim of their own success in this case, and this time around, we have the announcement of Angry Birds Go! – coupled with its licensing partners. The Angry Birds Go! game will launch this coming December 11th, with the countdown app released on this coming October 31st.

Just what is Angry Birds Go! all about? For starters, it will invite players regardless of their age to join the birds as they start to make their way downhill in karts. These will be new elements in the Angry Birds franchise that should open up the doors to extra opportunities for innovative product lines, reaching out across multiple consumer products categories to boot. For starters, the Angry Birds Go! game will also feature Hasbro’s TELEPODS, so that players are able to take advantage of it to “teleport” new karts into the game so that they have an edge over the competition.

Do you think that the Angry Birds franchise is about to run out of steam pretty soon, or will it still go on strong three decades down the road just like how Star Wars simply refuses to clock out?

Angry Birds Go! Announced original content from Ubergizmo.

What started as an iOS game has now become a global phenomenon. Angry Birds is perhaps the most popular mobile game franchise out there, the game is actually available for a wide variety of platforms right now. Rovio, the developer of Angry Birds, has now teamed up with the University of Helsinki to create Angry Birds Playground. Basically, its a set of educational materials geared towards kindergarten-age children. Based on Finland’s educational curriculum, Angry Birds Playground focuses on physical education to language and from art, math to music.

Sanna Lukander of Rovio tells The Guardian that Angry Birds Playground is “a full 360-degree approach to learning, where games are just one part of it,” and that its not just “learning by sitting down and playing with a digital device.” 123 Education Development, a Chinese firm, is also involved in this project. It will be initially launched in an early learning centre in Shanghai, China. Students will get branded games, books, toys and an “interactive whiteboard” as well as a “five-string instrument.” The project is said to promote both physical and social education. University of Helsinki will remain involved in Angry Birds Playground, it will continue to train teachers and incorporate their feedback in future versions of the project.

Angry Birds Playground To Be Introduced In Chinese Classrooms original content from Ubergizmo.