• News

  • TV & Film

  • PlayStation

  • Xbox

  • Nintendo

  • PC

  • Reviews

  • News

  • TV & Film

  • PlayStation

  • Xbox

  • Nintendo

  • PC

  • Reviews

  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
Threads
Submit Your Content
Angry Birds is officially being renamed, OG game taken offline

Home> News

Published 10:44 23 Feb 2023 GMT

Angry Birds is officially being renamed, OG game taken offline

And the new name leave a lot to be desired.

Imogen Donovan

Imogen Donovan

Angry Birds is no more. Please give a warm welcome to Red's First Flight, the new name for the famous story of the battle between avians and swine, and oh, the game is going to be removed from Android devices.

Confused? Well, so are a lot of other people. Angry Birds is iconic for the combination of hooking gameplay mechanics, comical story, and the satisfaction of chucking birds into ramshackle bastions constructed by green pigs. The Rovio team saw a need and they filled it. I'm sure plenty will remember asking politely for their parent's iPod Touch for the thrill of breaking through another few levels until you got stuck and started the shark game instead.

The dynamic between the factions is deeper than you might think according to The Angry Birds Movie directors Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly. "Like Aristotle said, anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy," they said in response to a question over the true source of the birds' ire. Also there are two The Angry Birds Movies which is beyond me.

Advert

Without Angry Birds, there would be no Pigeon Simulator. Probably. Check out the trailer about the nefarious birds below:

It sounds like, per Rovio's statement, the game is too successful and it's causing hindrances to the other games that it offers. "We have reviewed the business case of Rovio Classics: Angry Birds, and due to the game's impact on our wider games portfolio, we have decided that Rovio Classics: Angry Birds will be unlisted from the Google Play Store on Thursday, 23rd February," announced the developer. Angry Birds costs 99 cents on the App Store, whereas the subsequent Angry Birds entries like Angry Birds 2, Angry Birds Friends and Angry Birds Journey encourage players to shell out a little more to support the live service elements.

Moreover, the game will be gone from Google Play and renamed to Red's First Flight on iOS which is, as Eurogamer says, a rather rubbish name. How the might fall. And explode.

Featured Image Credit: Rovio Entertainment, Sony Pictures Releasing

Topics: Retro Gaming, Mobile Games

Advert

Advert

Advert

  • Fortnite becomes unplayable for millions as port is taken offline
  • Halo fans rejoice, the OG game is making its long-awaited return
  • Final Fantasy Fans Left Devastated As Hit Game To Be Delisted This Year
  • Gamers Are Dumbfounded by $70 Mobile Game: “I’m Incredibly Excited To Not Pay That”

Choose your content:

5 mins ago
6 mins ago
2 hours ago
  • Rockstar GamesRockstar Games
    5 mins ago

    GTA 6 Original 2025 Release Date Confirmed, and We All Missed It

    The original release date wouldn't have been far off

    News
  • Rockstar GamesRockstar Games
    6 mins ago

    GTA 6 Job Listing Has Gamers Losing It Over Next Trailer

    GTA fans are hyped!

    News
  • Rockstar GamesRockstar Games
    2 hours ago

    Red Dead Redemption 2 Update Leaves Gamers Furious

    Many players relied on that

    News
  • NintendoNintendo
    2 hours ago

    Nintendo Switch Gamers Treated To 2 Classic Free Games

    Poor timing with Silksong out tomorrow though...

    News