Chillingo’s Angry Birds Flies Through 500k Sales Barrier in Just 1 Month
San Francisco – 8 March 2010 – Chillingo has announced at the Games Developer Conference in San Francisco today that Angry Birds, its award-winning catapult puzzle game for iPhone and iPod touch, has sold more than 500k units worldwide in less than a month.
“Chillingo is really the App Store kingmaker,” said Mikael Hed, CEO of Rovio. “No other company has managed to repeatedly raise previously unknown titles to the top of the App Store charts, making them into leading game brands as they have done with Angry Birds.”
“As soon as anyone plays Angry Birds, they are happy and addicted,” promised Chillingo’s Head of Publishing, Johnny Coghlan. “It has universal appeal to players of any age and experience level, thanks to Rovio’s expert design and development skills.”
Anyone who wants to dive into this hugely addictive game can get the full version with over 100 levels and additional Crystal features for just $0.99 on the App Store now. There’s also a free Lite Version available, and the latest hit Angry Birds trailer can be seen on YouTube.
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