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|Website=https://rovio.com

|Description=Finnish mobile game developer known for the ''Angry Birds'' series. In the 2020s, the original games were delisted and ~~put~~ users ~~through~~ arbitration.

|Description=Finnish mobile game developer known for the ''Angry Birds'' series. In the 2020s, the original games were delisted and forced users to accept arbitration clause.

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'''[[wikipedia:Rovio_Entertainment|Rovio Entertainment Corporation]]''' (simplified to '''Rovio''') is a Finnish mobile game developer and publisher founded in 2003 as "Relude".<ref name="History">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rovio.com/rovio-history/|title=This is Rovio.|work=Rovio|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401005253/https://www.rovio.com/rovio-history/|archive-date=2025-04-01|url-status=live}}</ref> The company would later rebrand to "Rovio" in 2005.<ref name="History" /> In April 2023, Rovio was in talks with SEGA to be acquired by the Japanese gaming company,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/17/23686155/sega-sammy-acquires-rovio-angry-birds-developer-mobile-games|title=Sega is officially buying Angry Birds developer Rovio for $775 million|first=Jon|last=Porter|date=2023-04-17|work=TheVerge|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318113351/https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/17/23686155/sega-sammy-acquires-rovio-angry-birds-developer-mobile-games|archive-date=2025-03-18|url-status=live}}</ref> with the deal concluding in August.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sega-finalizes-purchase-of-rovio|title=Sega finalizes purchase of Rovio|first1=Jeffery|last1=Rousseau|first2=Staff|last2=Writer|date=2023-08-18|work=Game Industry|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903172237/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sega-finalizes-purchase-of-rovio|archive-date=2024-09-03|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''[[wikipedia:Rovio_Entertainment|Rovio Entertainment Corporation]]''' (simplified to '''Rovio''') is a [[Finland|Finnish]] mobile game developer and publisher founded in 2003 as "Relude".<ref name="History">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rovio.com/rovio-history/|title=This is Rovio.|work=Rovio|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401005253/https://www.rovio.com/rovio-history/|archive-date=2025-04-01|url-status=live}}</ref> The company would later rebrand to "Rovio" in 2005.<ref name="History" /> In April 2023, Rovio was in talks with SEGA to be acquired by the Japanese gaming company,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/17/23686155/sega-sammy-acquires-rovio-angry-birds-developer-mobile-games|title=Sega is officially buying Angry Birds developer Rovio for $775 million|first=Jon|last=Porter|date=2023-04-17|work=TheVerge|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318113351/https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/17/23686155/sega-sammy-acquires-rovio-angry-birds-developer-mobile-games|archive-date=2025-03-18|url-status=live}}</ref> with the deal concluding in August.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sega-finalizes-purchase-of-rovio|title=Sega finalizes purchase of Rovio|first1=Jeffery|last1=Rousseau|first2=Staff|last2=Writer|date=2023-08-18|work=Game Industry|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903172237/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sega-finalizes-purchase-of-rovio|archive-date=2024-09-03|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Consumer impact summary==

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====Privacy====

According to the privacy policy, Rovio uses third party cookies for advertising in their games and . Rovio also shares player data with "persons or companies outside of the Rovio group that provide services to us and process data on our behalf when providing those services", which can include [[Facebook]] and [[Google]].

According to the privacy policy, Rovio uses third party [[Web cookie|cookies]] for advertising in their games and . Rovio also shares player data with "persons or companies outside of the Rovio group that provide services to us and process data on our behalf when providing those services", which can include [[Facebook]] and [[Google]].

====Business model====

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[[Category:Rovio Entertainment Corporation]]

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 |Type=Subsidiary
 |Website=https://rovio.com
-|Description=Finnish mobile game developer known for the ''Angry Birds'' series. In the 2020s, the original games were delisted and put users through arbitration.
+|Description=Finnish mobile game developer known for the ''Angry Birds'' series. In the 2020s, the original games were delisted and forced users to accept arbitration clause.
 }}
-'''[[wikipedia:Rovio_Entertainment|Rovio Entertainment Corporation]]''' (simplified to '''Rovio''') is a Finnish mobile game developer and publisher founded in 2003 as "Relude".<ref name="History">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rovio.com/rovio-history/|title=This is Rovio.|work=Rovio|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401005253/https://www.rovio.com/rovio-history/|archive-date=2025-04-01|url-status=live}}</ref> The company would later rebrand to "Rovio" in 2005.<ref name="History" /> In April 2023, Rovio was in talks with SEGA to be acquired by the Japanese gaming company,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/17/23686155/sega-sammy-acquires-rovio-angry-birds-developer-mobile-games|title=Sega is officially buying Angry Birds developer Rovio for $775 million|first=Jon|last=Porter|date=2023-04-17|work=TheVerge|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318113351/https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/17/23686155/sega-sammy-acquires-rovio-angry-birds-developer-mobile-games|archive-date=2025-03-18|url-status=live}}</ref> with the deal concluding in August.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sega-finalizes-purchase-of-rovio|title=Sega finalizes purchase of Rovio|first1=Jeffery|last1=Rousseau|first2=Staff|last2=Writer|date=2023-08-18|work=Game Industry|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903172237/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sega-finalizes-purchase-of-rovio|archive-date=2024-09-03|url-status=live}}</ref>
+'''[[wikipedia:Rovio_Entertainment|Rovio Entertainment Corporation]]''' (simplified to '''Rovio''') is a [[Finland|Finnish]] mobile game developer and publisher founded in 2003 as "Relude".<ref name="History">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rovio.com/rovio-history/|title=This is Rovio.|work=Rovio|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401005253/https://www.rovio.com/rovio-history/|archive-date=2025-04-01|url-status=live}}</ref> The company would later rebrand to "Rovio" in 2005.<ref name="History" /> In April 2023, Rovio was in talks with SEGA to be acquired by the Japanese gaming company,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/17/23686155/sega-sammy-acquires-rovio-angry-birds-developer-mobile-games|title=Sega is officially buying Angry Birds developer Rovio for $775 million|first=Jon|last=Porter|date=2023-04-17|work=TheVerge|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318113351/https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/17/23686155/sega-sammy-acquires-rovio-angry-birds-developer-mobile-games|archive-date=2025-03-18|url-status=live}}</ref> with the deal concluding in August.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sega-finalizes-purchase-of-rovio|title=Sega finalizes purchase of Rovio|first1=Jeffery|last1=Rousseau|first2=Staff|last2=Writer|date=2023-08-18|work=Game Industry|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903172237/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sega-finalizes-purchase-of-rovio|archive-date=2024-09-03|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Consumer impact summary==
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 ====Privacy====
-According to the privacy policy, Rovio uses third party cookies for advertising in their games and . Rovio also shares player data with "persons or companies outside of the Rovio group that provide services to us and process data on our behalf when providing those services", which can include [[Facebook]] and [[Google]].
+According to the privacy policy, Rovio uses third party [[Web cookie|cookies]] for advertising in their games and . Rovio also shares player data with "persons or companies outside of the Rovio group that provide services to us and process data on our behalf when providing those services", which can include [[Facebook]] and [[Google]].
 ====Business model====
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 [[Category:Rovio Entertainment Corporation]]
+[[Category:Finland]]