GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

March 30, 2012 2:28 PM Jasmine Maleficent Rea
Jasmine Maleficent Rea

Here are some of the stories that ran on GamesBeat this week. We’re running more articles exclusively in the GamesBeat section of VentureBeat, particularly when they’re mainly of interest to our game readers. The broader-interest posts will continue to run …

Angry Birds creator Rovio acquires Futuremark Games Studio

March 27, 2012 1:36 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Angry Birds publisher Rovio Entertainment has acquired its fellow Finnish game development house, Futuremark Games Studio, in order to get some new talent.

Rovio, which just launched its Angry Birds Space mobile game blockbuster, is buying the game-making division of …