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Rovio announces Angry Birds FPS: First Person Slingshot

Published on: 21st September 2018

Fans can get ready to soar in the new mixed reality game, coming to Magic Leap One Creator Edition this autumn. 

Rovio Entertainment and Resolution Games have revealed details of their upcoming mixed reality (MR) game for Magic Leap One Creator Edition – Angry Birds FPS: First Person Slingshot.

Coming this autumn, Angry Birds FPS: First Person Slingshot will let players see incredibly realistic animated characters and objects overlaid onto their actual environment, bringing Angry Birds to life like never before, right in users’ homes.

Kati Levoranta, CEO at Rovio Entertainment, commented: “We’re excited to expand the Angry Birds brand and universe to new and emerging platforms like Magic Leap, delivering fans a unique way to engage with their favorite characters. Resolution Games has done an incredible job bringing Angry Birds to life in a new experience that will let players see and feel what it’s like to battle the pigs like never before.”

Tommy Palm, CEO of Resolution Games, added: “It has been an incredible experience, bringing Rovio’s massively successful and beloved entertainment franchise to mixed reality. Developing for the Magic Leap platform was a very unique and inspiring process for our team, and we’re confident fans will love how the game is brought to life.”

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