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Coming out of left field (from a 'fowl' hit? *groan*) is Rovio Entertainment's announcement that it has acquired Futuremark Games Studio, the gaming arm of benchmarking software developer Futuremark. Rovio, of course, is the developer behind the hugely popular Angry Birds franchise, which was just recently launched into space in the latest multi-platform installment, Angry Birds Space.
"They are an incredibly talented and experienced team, and we are thrilled to have them on board," said Mikael Hed, Rovio Entertainment’s CEO. "Rovio’s success is founded on the excellence of our team, and Futuremark Games Studio is going to be a superb addition."
Futuremark CEO Jukka Mäkinen said he was "proud to see the potential of [Futuremark's] talented games team recognized by Rovio." As for Futuremark, the benchmarking company will do what it does best and "will now focus on supporting gamers and industry with 3DMark." Mäkinen said there will be a new version released later this year, one that will allow gamers to compare performance across operating systems.
For Rovio, this is the developer's second acquisition in the past year, after scooping up Kombo Animation Studio last summer.
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Nimrod
March 27, 2012 at 2:38pm
Am I the only one who thinks FUCK ROVIA when I read this? Cant those faggot fucks build their own team with all the money theve made? AB is exactly whats WRONG with the game industry.
Nimrod
March 27, 2012 at 2:38pm
Am I the only one who thinks FUCK ROVIA when I read this? Cant those faggot fucks build their own team with all the money theve made? AB is exactly whats WRONG with the game industry.
AETAaAS
March 27, 2012 at 2:22pm
Does this mean we will see a Angry Birds 'Ultra' with heavy 3D acceleration and PhysX integration? Or maybe AngryMark 2012... :p
