May 14th, 2013 -- Espoo, Finland -- Rovio Entertainment announced the launch of its new mobile game publishing initiative, Rovio Stars, which will feature the best new games from talented and innovative developers. This is the entertainment company’s first foray into including third party titles in its game line-up.
“Rovio Entertainment has positioned itself as one of the powerhouses of mobile entertainment, so moving into publishing is a logical step for us at this point”, said Rovio’s EVP of Games Jami Laes. “We want to help our fans find quality entertainment among the more than 100,000 games available in app stores. That’s where Rovio Stars comes in.”
“In the course of our work, we run into so many fantastic upcoming titles -- games with memorable characters and entertaining gameplay that are also just really fun to play!” said Kalle Kaivola, Director of Development. “These are the sorts of titles we’re interested in. We want to help the developers to give these games that last coat of polish, publish the games and find their audience. We’re focusing on a small, select number of games, and each Rovio Stars launch will be an event of its own.”
The first game to be published under the Rovio Stars program will be Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage by Nitrome Ltd., followed by Tiny Thief by 5 Ants. Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage follows the adventure of a lone Viking, combining a unique ice slicing mechanic with an offbeat humour. Tiny Thief is a beautiful medieval adventure featuring stealth-based puzzles.
“Being involved with Rovio Stars means that we have one of the best marketing teams behind us, as well as visibility to their vast audience. To a small indie studio like Nitrome this is all the backing we could hope for!” said Mat Annal, Managing Director of Nitrome Ltd.
Check out the brand new Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage trailer here: http://rov.io/icebreakertrailer
Developers who are interested in Rovio Stars can find more information at: www.rovio.com/developers
For more information and general media inquiries please contact media@rovio.com
For more information on Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage, and Tiny Thief:
About Rovio Entertainment
Rovio is an industry-changing entertainment media company headquartered in Finland, and the creator of the globally successful Angry Birds franchise. Angry Birds, a casual puzzle game, became an international phenomenon within a few months of its release, and is now the number one paid app of all time. Angry Birds has expanded rapidly in entertainment, publishing, and licensing to become a beloved international brand. www.rovio.com
About Nitrome Ltd
Nitrome is an award winning games studio based in London UK, who develop mobile, PC and browser games. With over 100 games to date, the Nitrome website reaches tens of millions of loyal fans each month and individually titles have reached over 100 million plays across the internet. www.nitrome.com
About 5 Ants
Barcelona-based 5 Ants Studio aims to create imaginative and unique games for all ages. Tiny Thief is the culmination of our most enthusiastic work, a delicious adventure you will never forget. Intrigued? Visit 5ants.com
We are now distributing our tiny icon winter game Ice Beak for use around the web!
This means you can add this and many more Nitrome games to your site by copying the code from our Distribution Page and placing it on your web pages.
Distribution Page: Click Here!
Play Ice Beak: Click Here!
Thanks for Playing!
We are now distributing our action packed multiplayer winter game Bad Ice-Cream 2 for use around the web!
This means you can add this and many more Nitrome games to your site by copying the code from our Distribution Page and placing it on your web pages.
Distribution Page: Click Here!
Play Bad Ice-Cream 2: Click Here!
Thanks for Playing!
Hey Nitromians,
I know it has been a while since we last talked about Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage and I know a lot of you expected it would have been launched by now due to a comment on the Touch Arcade article which mentioned a January release. Well that obviously didn’t happen but rest assured that this is not vapourware... The game has actually never had so many people working on it and we have not at any point stopped working on it. It is getting close to being wrapped up and we will have more news coming soon. Until then thanks for your continued interest... It will be worth the wait!
While you wait check out this new screen shot from a later level in the game and note that we have also updated the progress bar to show that we are still erm.....progressing :)
Icebreaker: Dev Diary #3 - Click Here!
Hi Nitromians!
Bad Ice-Cream is now compatible with our Nitrome Touchy App!
This means that if you have upgraded your Touchy app, you can play our original Bad Ice-Cream game with four players using your Touchy enabled device!
Get Touchy: Click Here!
Play Bad Ice-Cream: Click Here!
Happy Gaming!
A lot has happened since the last update. We hope you enjoyed the trailer as much as we enjoyed your great response, it has helped boost our motivation to soaring heights for the home-stretch of Ice Breaker's development!
We thought it would be a great idea to show you just how far the iOS game has evolved from the original flash version. Check out the latest Icebreaker Update for some indepth analysis and cool new development shots!
We've now added Four Player Touchy support to our game Bad Ice-Cream 2 for premium users!
You can also play the game fullscreen by clicking on the fullscreen button above the game (top right).
So why not grab three of your friends to join in and enjoy this multiplayer Nitrome favourite!
Play Bad Ice-Cream 2: Click Here!
More Touchy Info: Click Here!
Have Fun!
Hi Nitromians,
We have been working very hard to try and get Bad Ice-Cream 2 ready for launch before we break today for Christmas! We have managed it just in the lick of time but in order to make the date we had to sadly leave one very important aspect out which is Touchy support.
We have been working to get it in and it almost worked but we had a lot of bugs with it so it was very unstable. With it having to come out today we had the choice of launching without or delaying the release until after New Year. We hope you agree we made the best choice possible and we will update the game with full 4 player Touchy support as soon as we are back in the office.
So for now go and play 2 player Bad Ice Cream 2 here:
Hey nitromians,
We have a very special reveal for you today. Our first iOS title Icebreaker:A Viking Voyage has a brand new trailer.
Also we have updated the Icebreaker micro-site with an all new awesome design.
What are you all waiting for...Go and check them out NOW!
Remember to please help spread the love for Icebreaker by sharing/liking the video and telling all of your gaming buddies.
Hey Nitromians,
Check out our official trailer over on Touch Arcade for Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage
We will be responding to comments over on Touch Arcade so please direct your feedback for this there! Enjoy :)
Touch Arcade Article: Click Here!
