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==Incidents==

===Delisting of games (2019)===

In 2019, a majority of the Angry Birds games made from 2009-2014 were delisted from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Originally, the delistings were for "testing purposes".<ref>[https://x.com/AngryBirds/status/1156820806460219392 "HI Jordan, we've removed some of our older titles from app stores for testing purposes. Stay tuned!" - @AngryBirds (August 1, 2019)]</ref> The updated reasoning from Rovio was due to "changing devices and marketplace requirements".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://roviosupport.helpshift.com/hc/en/5-rovio-entertainment/faq/2271-i-can-no-longer-find-my-old-angry-birds-games-in-the-store/|title=I can no longer find my old Angry Birds games in the Store.|date=2024-01-02|work=Rovio Entertainment Support|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008124843/https://roviosupport.helpshift.com/hc/en/5-rovio-entertainment/faq/2271-i-can-no-longer-find-my-old-angry-birds-games-in-the-store/|archive-date=2024-10-08|url-status=live}}</ref> This unexpected delisting caused fans of the series to utilize the "#BringBack2012" hashtag on social media sites such as [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brockpress.com/rovio-the-company-behind-angry-birds-is-entirely-responsible-for-its-own-downfall/|title=Rovio, the company behind Angry Birds, is entirely responsible for its own downfall|first=Christian|last=Roethling|date=2024-02-14|work=Brockpress|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927124322/https://brockpress.com/rovio-the-company-behind-angry-birds-is-entirely-responsible-for-its-own-downfall/|archive-date=2024-09-27|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2021, a remake of the original ''Angry Birds'' game titled "''Rovio Classics: Angry Birds''" was in the works.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rovio.com/articles/bringing-back-2012-angry-birds-sets-a-flightpath-for-a-re-release/|title=Bringing Back 2012 – Dev Diary 1: Angry Birds sets a flightpath for a re release|date=2021-11-23|work=Rovio|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010145252/https://www.rovio.com/articles/bringing-back-2012-angry-birds-sets-a-flightpath-for-a-re-release/|archive-date=2024-10-10|url-status=live}}</ref> This version was a paid title and removed third party advertisements from the game. In 2023, the game was delisted from the Google Play store and renamed to "Red's First Flight" on the Apple App Store due to "the game's impact on [its] wider games portfolio."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/rovio-says-classic-angry-birds-was-delisted-due-to-impact-on-search-results|title=Rovio says classic Angry Birds was delisted due to impact on search results|first=Marie|last=Dealessandri|date=2023-03-07|work=Games Industry|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919174300/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/rovio-says-classic-angry-birds-was-delisted-due-to-impact-on-search-results|archive-date=2024-09-19|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, a majority of the Angry Birds games made from 2009-2014 were delisted from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Originally, the delistings were for "testing purposes".<ref>[https://x.com/AngryBirds/status/1156820806460219392 "HI Jordan, we've removed some of our older titles from app stores for testing purposes. Stay tuned!" - @AngryBirds (August 1, 2019)] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174541/https://x.com/AngryBirds/status/1156820806460219392 Archived])</ref> The updated reasoning from Rovio was due to "changing devices and marketplace requirements".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://roviosupport.helpshift.com/hc/en/5-rovio-entertainment/faq/2271-i-can-no-longer-find-my-old-angry-birds-games-in-the-store/|title=I can no longer find my old Angry Birds games in the Store.|date=2024-01-02|work=Rovio Entertainment Support|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008124843/https://roviosupport.helpshift.com/hc/en/5-rovio-entertainment/faq/2271-i-can-no-longer-find-my-old-angry-birds-games-in-the-store/|archive-date=2024-10-08|url-status=live}}</ref> This unexpected delisting caused fans of the series to utilize the "#BringBack2012" hashtag on social media sites such as [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brockpress.com/rovio-the-company-behind-angry-birds-is-entirely-responsible-for-its-own-downfall/|title=Rovio, the company behind Angry Birds, is entirely responsible for its own downfall|first=Christian|last=Roethling|date=2024-02-14|work=Brockpress|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927124322/https://brockpress.com/rovio-the-company-behind-angry-birds-is-entirely-responsible-for-its-own-downfall/|archive-date=2024-09-27|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2021, a remake of the original ''Angry Birds'' game titled "''Rovio Classics: Angry Birds''" was in the works.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rovio.com/articles/bringing-back-2012-angry-birds-sets-a-flightpath-for-a-re-release/|title=Bringing Back 2012 – Dev Diary 1: Angry Birds sets a flightpath for a re release|date=2021-11-23|work=Rovio|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010145252/https://www.rovio.com/articles/bringing-back-2012-angry-birds-sets-a-flightpath-for-a-re-release/|archive-date=2024-10-10|url-status=live}}</ref> This version was a paid title and removed third party advertisements from the game. In 2023, the game was delisted from the Google Play store and renamed to "Red's First Flight" on the Apple App Store due to "the game's impact on [its] wider games portfolio."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/rovio-says-classic-angry-birds-was-delisted-due-to-impact-on-search-results|title=Rovio says classic Angry Birds was delisted due to impact on search results|first=Marie|last=Dealessandri|date=2023-03-07|work=Games Industry|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919174300/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/rovio-says-classic-angry-birds-was-delisted-due-to-impact-on-search-results|archive-date=2024-09-19|url-status=live}}</ref>

These actions and justifications are further put into question as 2-3 years into the sale of ''Angry Birds Trilogy'', the publisher Activision pulled the sale of the game and downloadable content (DLC) from other platforms, specifically Xbox 360/One and the Sony PlayStation 3/4 due to licensing issues with Rovio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forum.psnprofiles.com/topic/47156-dlc-delisted/|title=DLC delisted|date=2017-04-06|work=PSNProfiles|author=The Shopkeeper|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125011235/https://forum.psnprofiles.com/topic/47156-dlc-delisted/|archive-date=2021-01-25|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trueachievements.com/forum/viewthread.aspx?tid=691318|title=DLC Delisted|date=2015-07-20|author=Cursed|work=TrueAchievements|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721040323/https://www.trueachievements.com/forum/viewthread.aspx?tid=691318|archive-date=2021-07-21|url-status=live}}</ref> Another instance was with the ''Angry Birds Space'' PC port on the Steam store, as the game has been delisted for many years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/210550/Angry_Birds_Space/|title=Angry Birds Space on Steam|work=Steam|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425123750/https://store.steampowered.com/app/210550/Angry_Birds_Space/|archive-date=2021-04-25|url-status=live}}</ref>

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 ==Incidents==
 ===Delisting of games (2019)===
-In 2019, a majority of the Angry Birds games made from 2009-2014 were delisted from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Originally, the delistings were for "testing purposes".<ref>[https://x.com/AngryBirds/status/1156820806460219392 "HI Jordan, we've removed some of our older titles from app stores for testing purposes. Stay tuned!" - @AngryBirds (August 1, 2019)]</ref> The updated reasoning from Rovio was due to "changing devices and marketplace requirements".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://roviosupport.helpshift.com/hc/en/5-rovio-entertainment/faq/2271-i-can-no-longer-find-my-old-angry-birds-games-in-the-store/|title=I can no longer find my old Angry Birds games in the Store.|date=2024-01-02|work=Rovio Entertainment Support|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008124843/https://roviosupport.helpshift.com/hc/en/5-rovio-entertainment/faq/2271-i-can-no-longer-find-my-old-angry-birds-games-in-the-store/|archive-date=2024-10-08|url-status=live}}</ref> This unexpected delisting caused fans of the series to utilize the "#BringBack2012" hashtag on social media sites such as [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brockpress.com/rovio-the-company-behind-angry-birds-is-entirely-responsible-for-its-own-downfall/|title=Rovio, the company behind Angry Birds, is entirely responsible for its own downfall|first=Christian|last=Roethling|date=2024-02-14|work=Brockpress|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927124322/https://brockpress.com/rovio-the-company-behind-angry-birds-is-entirely-responsible-for-its-own-downfall/|archive-date=2024-09-27|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2021, a remake of the original ''Angry Birds'' game titled "''Rovio Classics: Angry Birds''" was in the works.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rovio.com/articles/bringing-back-2012-angry-birds-sets-a-flightpath-for-a-re-release/|title=Bringing Back 2012 – Dev Diary 1: Angry Birds sets a flightpath for a re release|date=2021-11-23|work=Rovio|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010145252/https://www.rovio.com/articles/bringing-back-2012-angry-birds-sets-a-flightpath-for-a-re-release/|archive-date=2024-10-10|url-status=live}}</ref> This version was a paid title and removed third party advertisements from the game. In 2023, the game was delisted from the Google Play store and renamed to "Red's First Flight" on the Apple App Store due to "the game's impact on [its] wider games portfolio."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/rovio-says-classic-angry-birds-was-delisted-due-to-impact-on-search-results|title=Rovio says classic Angry Birds was delisted due to impact on search results|first=Marie|last=Dealessandri|date=2023-03-07|work=Games Industry|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919174300/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/rovio-says-classic-angry-birds-was-delisted-due-to-impact-on-search-results|archive-date=2024-09-19|url-status=live}}</ref>
+In 2019, a majority of the Angry Birds games made from 2009-2014 were delisted from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Originally, the delistings were for "testing purposes".<ref>[https://x.com/AngryBirds/status/1156820806460219392 "HI Jordan, we've removed some of our older titles from app stores for testing purposes. Stay tuned!" - @AngryBirds (August 1, 2019)] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174541/https://x.com/AngryBirds/status/1156820806460219392 Archived])</ref> The updated reasoning from Rovio was due to "changing devices and marketplace requirements".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://roviosupport.helpshift.com/hc/en/5-rovio-entertainment/faq/2271-i-can-no-longer-find-my-old-angry-birds-games-in-the-store/|title=I can no longer find my old Angry Birds games in the Store.|date=2024-01-02|work=Rovio Entertainment Support|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008124843/https://roviosupport.helpshift.com/hc/en/5-rovio-entertainment/faq/2271-i-can-no-longer-find-my-old-angry-birds-games-in-the-store/|archive-date=2024-10-08|url-status=live}}</ref> This unexpected delisting caused fans of the series to utilize the "#BringBack2012" hashtag on social media sites such as [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brockpress.com/rovio-the-company-behind-angry-birds-is-entirely-responsible-for-its-own-downfall/|title=Rovio, the company behind Angry Birds, is entirely responsible for its own downfall|first=Christian|last=Roethling|date=2024-02-14|work=Brockpress|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927124322/https://brockpress.com/rovio-the-company-behind-angry-birds-is-entirely-responsible-for-its-own-downfall/|archive-date=2024-09-27|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2021, a remake of the original ''Angry Birds'' game titled "''Rovio Classics: Angry Birds''" was in the works.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rovio.com/articles/bringing-back-2012-angry-birds-sets-a-flightpath-for-a-re-release/|title=Bringing Back 2012 – Dev Diary 1: Angry Birds sets a flightpath for a re release|date=2021-11-23|work=Rovio|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010145252/https://www.rovio.com/articles/bringing-back-2012-angry-birds-sets-a-flightpath-for-a-re-release/|archive-date=2024-10-10|url-status=live}}</ref> This version was a paid title and removed third party advertisements from the game. In 2023, the game was delisted from the Google Play store and renamed to "Red's First Flight" on the Apple App Store due to "the game's impact on [its] wider games portfolio."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/rovio-says-classic-angry-birds-was-delisted-due-to-impact-on-search-results|title=Rovio says classic Angry Birds was delisted due to impact on search results|first=Marie|last=Dealessandri|date=2023-03-07|work=Games Industry|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919174300/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/rovio-says-classic-angry-birds-was-delisted-due-to-impact-on-search-results|archive-date=2024-09-19|url-status=live}}</ref>
 These actions and justifications are further put into question as 2-3 years into the sale of ''Angry Birds Trilogy'', the publisher Activision pulled the sale of the game and downloadable content (DLC) from other platforms, specifically Xbox 360/One and the Sony PlayStation 3/4 due to licensing issues with Rovio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forum.psnprofiles.com/topic/47156-dlc-delisted/|title=DLC delisted|date=2017-04-06|work=PSNProfiles|author=The Shopkeeper|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125011235/https://forum.psnprofiles.com/topic/47156-dlc-delisted/|archive-date=2021-01-25|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trueachievements.com/forum/viewthread.aspx?tid=691318|title=DLC Delisted|date=2015-07-20|author=Cursed|work=TrueAchievements|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721040323/https://www.trueachievements.com/forum/viewthread.aspx?tid=691318|archive-date=2021-07-21|url-status=live}}</ref> Another instance was with the ''Angry Birds Space'' PC port on the Steam store, as the game has been delisted for many years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/210550/Angry_Birds_Space/|title=Angry Birds Space on Steam|work=Steam|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425123750/https://store.steampowered.com/app/210550/Angry_Birds_Space/|archive-date=2021-04-25|url-status=live}}</ref>