"Angry Birds" is Partnering With "Star Wars" for Newest Installment

The force will help you eliminate the piggies.

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Following up the success of its recent Angry Birds spinoff, Bad Piggies, game developer Rovio, has hinted at another release of the Angry Bird series infused with Star Wars.

Fast Company confirmed Rovio's partnership with Star Wars's production company,  Lucasfilm. Paul Southern, vice president of licensing and consumer products marketing at Lucasfilm explained the partnership with Rovio to Fast Company: "As casual games grow as a category and mobile devices grow as an interface, it’s going to become more important for us in the future.” 

The Angry BirdsTumblr page only hinted with the above photo and invited fans to the Toys 'R Us Times Square location today for an unknown announcement at 10 Am. The Angry Birds/Star Wars spinoff game is scheduled for release on October 28.

[Forbes via Angry Birds]

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