Rovio Classics: Angry Birds will remain playable on devices on which the game has been downloaded, even after it has been unlisted. Additionally, the game will be renamed to Red’s First Flight in the App Store pending further review. We have reviewed the business case of Rovio Classics: Angry Birds, and due to the game’s impact on our wider games portfolio, we have decided that Rovio Classics: Angry Birds will be unlisted from the Google Play Store on Thursday, February 23.
Rovio’s full statement on the removal follows: The real kicker to this situation is that, while Angry Birds “Classic” is being removed from Android entirely, it will still be available on iOS under the new name “Red’s First Flight.” Rovio also changed the name of the game on the Play Store to “Rovio Classics: AB” in what seems like a pretty clear attempt to bury the title. Rovio’s other games, such as Angry Birds 2, rely on these microtransactions and ads to turn a profit, and it’s quite clear that Rovio sees this one-time purchase version of the game as a threat to those versions.Īngry Birds “Classic” was released on March 31, 2022, meaning it was available for less than a year. Angry Birds “Classic” is a one-time purchase on Android for an ad-free game that also lacks microtransactions. While it’s not said explicitly, the reasoning here is quite clear. In a statement shared on Twitter, Rovio says that it has “reviewed the business case” for this game in particular and decided to pull it from distribution due to the “impact on our wider games portfolio.” Why is this classic version of the game shutting down? As of February 22, Angry Birds “Classic” is the only paid app Rovio distributes on the Play Store. The original version of the game was delisted long ago as Rovio turned its attention to free-to-play spinoffs and sequels. This means that the “Classic” version of Angry Birds will no longer be available for purchase on Android, though it will remain accessible to those who have already purchased the game for $0.99.Īngry Birds “Classic” was a re-release of the original version of Angry Birds, which was one of the first hit games on mobile devices. Starting tomorrow, February 23, “Rovio Classics: Angry Birds” will be delisted from the Google Play Store.
Rovio announced this week that it will remove the “Classic” version of Angry Birds from the Google Play Store, effectively cutting off Android players.
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