What happens when birds fight back? Nothing good, if "Birds" was any indication.
But today's shirt of the day brings good news - the ducks might not be after us when they eventually rise to power. In fact, we may share a common enemy - the world's most annoying dog.
You know, on second thought let's wait and see how this plays out.
Rovio continues to make full use of the Star Wars brand to promote its upcoming mash-up Angry Birds Star Wars. Following the initial "That's No Moon!" teaser trailer the Finnish mobile game maker has released two more teasers that re-use footage from the original Star Wars trilogy in... interesting ways:
These teasers are still lacking any kind of detail on how Angry Birds Star Wars actually plays. Hopefully we'll have an opportunity to see the game itself in motion before it launches. Angry Birds Star Wars is due out for PC, Mac, iOS, Android and Windows Phone on November 8.
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With his Birds of Prey run, Duane Swierczynski has developed this annoying habit of dropping plot threads without fully resolving them and diving right into new stories. That trait continues as his latest arc kicks off in issue #13. The conflict with Poison Ivy has been all but abandoned from where it ended in issue #12. Instead, we're informed that Batman randomly showed up to assist the BoP gals with their poisoning and they're now all on the mend and craving munchies. It's as if there was a Birds of Prey #12.5 that got lost at the printer and Swierczynski is relying on exposition to make up for its absence.
The conflict on tap this month instead involves the theft of Katana's sword/disembodied husband. This should have at least allowed for some decent character development on her end, but Swierczynski gets too wrapped up in the hunt for the blade itself and the new third party that complicates matters. But the most upsetting aspect of the script this month is that the Birds happily allow Starling to torture an enemy for information. While on some level it's fun to watch her work her brand of magic, this really isn't the sort of Birds of Prey team I want to be reading about. And coming on the heels of Black Canary's moral outrage in issue #12, this behavior really makes no sense.
Romano Molenaar enjoys another solid month following his debut on issue #0. He continues to capture the darker style of Jesus Saiz while simultaneously lending a more freewheeling, energetic touch to his pages. With the scripts growing less satisfying all the time, at least the series still has some selling point to fall back on.
Rovio has revealed the first gameplay details for Bad Piggies, the new Angry Birds spinoff coming next week. In Bad Piggies, you’ll be playing as the pigs, and the slingshot mechanic of Angry Birds doesn’t return. Instead, players will use a grid-based building system to create vehicles for the pigs, which can then be moved around the environment. Vehicles range from flying machines to cars, and players will follow the same scoring mechanic as Angry Birds, aiming to earn the highest score to get three stars in each level.
Players will drag and drop vehicle parts in a “blueprint” mode as they create their ride in a mechanic that seems reminiscent of Rare’s Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts.
"As far as the gameplay goes, Bad Piggies and Angry Birds are complete opposites," Rovio executive vice president of games Petri Järvilehto told Yahoo Games. "Angry Birds smash things up, Bad Piggies build stuff. The pigs are all about making plans and building things, even -- and especially -- when they don't work!"
As announced last month, Bad Piggies will be released on September 27th for iOS and Android, with Windows Phone and PC versions to follow. Keep an eye on Bad Piggies’ official site for more details, and check back to IGN later this month for our impressions and review.
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Rovio has announced that Angry Birds Friends will receive a Green Day-themed update. The new content will include 10 themed levels and new pigs inspired by band members Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool. The update will also offer access to Green Day’s newest single, “Oh Love,” as well as an exclusive song called “Troublemaker.”
“We’re all fans of Angry Birds,” Armstrong said. “It’s such an addictive game that when we first started playing it we couldn’t stop. Go Team Green!”
Rovio notes that the collaboration is “the first of its kind for Rovio” and will blend music, video and gameplay. According to a Rovio blog post, the Green Day update will arrive later this fall and will be followed by additional exclusive content and levels.
Angry Birds Friends is the Facebook version of Angry Birds, which Rovio announced earlier this year. It’s not clear if Green Day content will eventually come to other versions of Angry Birds, but we’ve reached out to Rovio and will update this story if we hear back.
For more on Angry Birds Friends -- including all of its features and Facebook integration -- check out the answer to the question you’ve been asking: What the hell is Angry Birds Friends?
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