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More Angry Birds is on the way!

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Figuring out how to make the characters in "The Angry Birds Movie" look simple was a big challenge for Sony Imageworks.

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"Angry Birds" is a hit in both the United States and China.

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Will audiences defy critics and turn out to support an animated feature inspired by a mobile gaming app?

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Will Rovio's big gamble on "Angry Birds" pay off?

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No wonder they're angry.

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Our first-look at the "Angry Birds Movie" is promising.

The layoffs will not affect anyone working on "The Angry Birds Movie," which the company hopes will be a big hit.

Scheduled for arrival in late 2016, Zeptolab's CG-feature film explores Om Nom's origin story.

This week had its up and downs for Rovio, the Finnish company that makes Angry Birds mobile games. On the plus side the voice cast for the CGI Angry Birds movie was announced, with Jason Sudeikis as Red, Josh Gad as Chuck the yellow bird. Danny McBride as Bomb, Bill Hader as the pig, Maya Rudolph as Matilda and Peter Dinklage as The Mighty Eagle, of course. The film is set for release in May 2016.

But will anyone be watching by then? The game company, which expanded rapidly as its addictive games became the crack of the iPhone, has seen its popularity decline and just announcedthey will have to cut 130 jobs. :

CEO Mikael Hed said in a statement on Thursday that Rovio expects to cut up to 130 jobs in Finland, as the company had been building its team on assumptions of “faster growth than has materialized.” The Espoo, Finland-based company currently has about 800 employees.

Privately owned Rovio has grown by double-digit numbers following the 2009 launch of Angry Birds and the wide-ranging merchandise that followed.

The crashing, tinkling and piggy laughter of the Angry Birds game has been the background of many a night at home or subway ride for years. In 2011 Angry Birds costumes were the most popular for Halloween, there were comics, cookbooks, plush toys and everything else. But after a while even the most addictive game gets a little tired—especially after two billion downloads.

The tale is a pretty familiar one in the world of viral mobile games. Zynga was king of the world with Farmville and then we all decided that i was a waste of time to buy rutabegas and moved on to Candy Crush Saga. And Candy Crush Saga maker King Digital went public earlier in the year only to see their stock fall to half their IPO, as the game slid down Apple’s charts.

Now don’t get me wrong, I’m still addicted to Bubble Witch Saga 2, and gird up every Wednesday for my clan war in Clash of the Clans, but…none of these things are meant to last.

I’m pretty sure these Transformers would like some noms too.

“Mom, what’s for breakfast?”

“Well honey, we have pancakes, bacon, potatoes, Decepiticons…”

If you were a kid from the 80’s, 90’s, or still a kid at heart, then you’re most likely familiar with Transformers. You know, “Transformers: More than meets the eye.” In honor of the franchise’s 30^th anniversary, Hasbro Toys treated some eager reporters and fans to a breakfast this morning at Southpaw in San Diego’s Downtown Gaslamp area. I’ve heard of character breakfasts, but never one that dealt with robots.

All throughout the bar/restaurant, we were treated to Transformer toy splendor. Arranged along the bar area was private transformers collection that included some originals from the 80’s, Beastwars, and even some rocker themed ones I’ve never seen before (all posed on a 1984 “Planet Cybertron” poster). On the outside dining tables was a selection of the larger ones that transformer as you spin their parts. And there was even a buffet style “Mashem’s” table. Transformers Mashem’s are figures that allow the appendages to be swapped with other robots, allowing for some pretty creative robot making.

What I was most excited about were the videogames that Hasbro has in store for the Transformers brand. A few things are in the works, one of which is an online MMO called Transformers Universe. The computer based game features opened world areas that you can explore either as Autobots or Decepticons that are unique to the game. You can go hunting for Energon, fight wild Terracons, or even participate in 4 versus 4 pvp in either a death match mode, or a modified capture the flag. But instead of capturing flags, you try to steal the opposite team’s Energon.

To add another layer to the game, players can use Energon to craft items, or collect items by defeating enemies. The items can do various things, like boost stats for a continuous duration of time. The game is free to play, but if you are feeling a little impatient and don’t want to wait out the time it takes for your items to be made, you can purchase relics. Relics are in game currencies that are available as pickup items, so you can go throughout the duration of it without having to spend a dime. But like I said, if you’ve got better things to wait on, then they are purchasable with real world money. Currently Transformers Universe is in open beta. There is no set date yet for the actual release. Visit www.transformersuniverse.com to check it out for yourself.

Even bigger for the video gaming market is the crossover in the works. Transformers will be pairing up with the widely popular, widely recognized Angry Birds franchise. Unlike other Angry Birds games, this won’t be the typical drag and launch game featuring different themes. Angry Birds: Transformers will be a side scrolling shooter where the transforming birds and pigs have to fight enemies along the way. Another interesting addition is the cars that will be available for purchase. These transforming vehicles can be photographed, and then downloaded for use in the video game. The toys themselves will also have physical tracks available for them, so there will be more for them than just as downloads for the game. No release date is yet set for Angry Birds: Transformers.

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