January 31st, 2013

Rovio Adds 20 New Levels To Angry Birds Star Wars With Escape From Hoth Episode

A new update out today for Angry Birds Star Wars adds 20 new levels to the game for free, via the new Escape From Hoth content pack. It brings new types of enemies via the “mynock pigs,” and adds another boss fight into the mix as well as new bonus levels. I don’t know how close to canon this is, but it looks like fun and it’s a free extension of Angry Birds gameplay. → Read More

December 17th, 2012

Rovio Launches Angry Birds Star Wars On Facebook With Social Integration, New Power-Ups

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Rovio has just announced that its Angry Birds Star Wars game, the same one that hit number one in the App Store just over two hours after its release, is headed to Facebook.

The company has already launched Angry Birds Star Wars on just about every platform but BlackBerry — iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Kindle Fire, Mac, PC, and Windows 8 are all covered. → Read More

November 9th, 2012

Feel The Force: Angry Birds Star Wars Tops U.S. App Store In Record 2.5 Hours, Says Rovio

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Rovio’s Angry Birds Star Wars mash-up launched yesterday — and took just 2.5 hours to reach the number one spot in the U.S. App Store. In a blog post announcing the number the games maker noted that the speed with which its latest Angry Birds incarnation rocketed to the top of the chart beat all its previous records. The game is also currently topping the U.K. iOS App Store paid app chart. → Read More

October 8th, 2012

Angry Birds Star Wars Hits iOS, Android And Toys-R-Us On November 8th

Did you know that George Lucas will pimp out the Star Wars franchise to anyone with $10 and a Twinkie? It’s true. In related news, the Angry Birds Star Wars mashup launches on November 8th on iOS, Android and with a series of board games, toys, and of course costumes.

As explained by the image here, the red bird assumes the role of Luke Skywalker with the rest of the cast filled out by the… → Read More