Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Rovio buys fellow Finns Futuremark Games Studio]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/27/rovio-buys-fellow-finn-futuremark-games-studio/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/27/rovio-buys-fellow-finn-futuremark-games-studio/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/27/rovio-buys-fellow-finn-futuremark-games-studio/#comments Rovio, the team responsible for Angry Birds and Angry Birds Space (and parts of this), has acquired Futuremark Games Studio, creator of Unstoppable Gorg and Shattered Horizon, among other titles. Futuremark Games was founded in 2008 and is based in Finland alongside Rovio, which may explain why Rovio chose to acquire this particular smaller studio over your own basement operation in Florida. Maybe.

"They are an incredibly talented and experienced team, and we are thrilled to have them on board," Rovio Entertainment CEO Mikael Hed said. "Rovio's success is founded on the excellence of our team, and Futuremark Games Studio is going to be a superb addition."

That might also be why Rovio chose Futuremark Games, but if it helps just keep telling yourself that this is a classic case of nationalism.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>acquireandroidangry-birds-spacefinlandfuturemarkfuturemark-games-studioiosipadiphonemacmobilepcRovioTue, 27 Mar 2012 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Lead & Gold, Shattered Horizons free to play this weekend on Steam]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/05/lead-and-gold-shattered-horizons-free-to-play-this-weekend-on-ste/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/05/lead-and-gold-shattered-horizons-free-to-play-this-weekend-on-ste/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/05/lead-and-gold-shattered-horizons-free-to-play-this-weekend-on-ste/#comments Happy holidays, everybody! Oh, you didn't hear? This weekend is apparently "Frontier Weekend," according to Steam. We suggest you celebrate accordingly: By donning your raccoon-skin cap, boarding up in your log cabin and playing some Lead & Gold: Gangs of the Wild West and Shattered Horizon, both of which are free to play on the gaming platform starting later this evening and running until Sunday.

If you decide you'd like to continue playing the two multiplayer-centric titles once this esteemed holiday has come and gone, you can purchase both titles this weekend in a single bundle, at the significantly reduced price of $12.49. Or, in frontier currency, two pounds of rabbit meat and a medium-sized wagon wheel. What a bargain!

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JoystiqLead & Gold, Shattered Horizons free to play this weekend on Steam originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 05 Nov 2010 05:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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