The latest mobile developer to get snapped up.
has since been adapted for the big screen twice , but more recent entries in the franchise have struggled to make a similar impact.
Sega isn’t the first company to have expressed an interest in acquiring Rovio. The mobile game developer had previously been in discussions to be acquired by Israel-based Playtika, but talksRovio’s acquisition by Sega is the latest example of an independent mobile gaming titan being hoovered up by a more traditional games giant.
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