Rovio launches new game Bad Piggies

News Wireless Global 27 SEP 2012
Rovio launches new game Bad Piggies
Rovio Entertainment announced a spin-off of its popular game Angry Birds, called Bad Piggies. The new game is available for iOS and Android mobile devices as well as Mac and PC. A Windows Phone version will also be released soon. The game sees the pigs try to build adventurous machines in order to get closer to the birds' eggs. The game comes with an initial 60 levels, with free updates planned in future.

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Mobile

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Rovio

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