Highlights
- The announcement came from company CEO Mikael Hed while being interviewed on a breakfast TV show.
After Rovio's immense success with the Angry Birds franchise, it is now planning to introduce a new game called Amazing Alex. The announcement came from company CEO Mikael Hed while being interviewed on a breakfast TV show.
Talking about the game, Hed said "The quality pressure is high. We want to maintain the high standard Angry Birds fans have come to enjoy". He also added that the game will feature an educational element revolving around the main character Alex, who is portrayed as a curious young boy with a passion to build things.
Rovio purchased the original IP for the game Casey's Contraptions developed by Mystery Coconut and Snappy Touch. The game is expected to first debut for iOS and Android devices and later extend to other platforms.
Angry Birds has been in the limelight recently for being the fastest downloaded game ever in mobile history. As of now it has clocked over a billion downloads.