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But today a gamer is as likely to be a middle-aged commuter playing "Angry Birds" on her smartphone.

The author Salman Rushdie in a recent radio interview called himself 'something of a master at Angry Birds. '

In fact, one of our friends is so obsessed that she played until she had beaten every single level of Angry Birds at three stars.

I also found myself being sucked into the wormhole of the Internet and a few games of Angry Birds rather than reading my book.

OK, I say. I'm secretly elated. I'd rather go to a bar, have a beer on my own and maybe play a little bit of Angry Birds on my phone.

But Angry Birds isn't just an addictive diversion -- it could be the beginning of an empire.

The company also regularly issues software updates for the game, adding new levels to keep people talking about Angry Birds.

If we do not figure out a way to link directly to one level of the Angry Birds game, we will probably survive as a culture.

There's no question that Angry Birds can be Rovio's Mickey Mouse -- the company's central symbol.

Rovio, the Finnish developer behind "Angry Birds" , is rushing out a range of tie-in cuddly toys for Christmas.

Electronic Arts has acquired Chillingo, the company that publishes the hugely popular mobile phone game, "Angry Birds" , AP reported.

Windows Phone users can finally get addicted to Angry Birds like the rest of us.

Tongji University and the Angry Birds developers have jointly established the company's 1st overseas studio, Shanghai Evening Post reported.

Games like Angry Birds incorporate cute, warm graphics, amusing sound effects and a reward system to make players feel good.

Mr. Maisel says that will be a powerful tool for getting people to see an "Angry Birds" movie.

Some apps for phones, like the popular game Angry Birds, filled the screen beautifully and worked fine.

But Angry Birds always comes flying right back. But a new app appears to be bucking that trend.

"Angry Birds" toys and stuffed birds have been hot sellers, and a board game hit stores this spring.

"When we go to bed and he knows it's reading time, he says, 'Let's play Angry Birds a little bit, ' " Mr. Thomson said.

When you're playing Minesweeper, Solitaire or Angry Birds, it's a little difficult to convince yourself that you're being productive.

If I'm standing in line at the store, I can check email or play 'Angry Birds. '

So if you want to get a social message across, what better format than to adapt 'Angry Birds' for political satire?

This was already enough to overtake Angry Birds.

When players of "Angry Birds" pause the game, they now get an advertisement with a link to preorder the cookbook.

Inspired by the hugely popular phone game Angry Birds, the film Rio opened in theaters all over Asia on April 8.

'Angry Birds' creator Rovio Entertainment Ltd. developed an HMTL5 version that lobs avian projectiles at enemy pigs with no need for an app.

Angry Birds does not appear angry at Window of the World, however, and may forge a profitable partnership instead.

The Angry Birds craze continues to captivate smartphone users across the globe.

Among the first major players to partner up with Angry Birds was Twentieth Century Fox.

Its goal is to develop more Chinese-themed Angry Birds products, including comic books, animation, and more Chinese versions of the game.

The Angry Birds have been kidnapped, but escape to save their friends Blu and Jewel.

Why struggle through a difficult passage of prose when you can play with . . . angry birds?

We're working on new Angry Birds experiences and we'll expose a bit more of the Angry Birds story.

The apps include the wildly popular Angry Birds game and music identifying software Shazam, which comes pre-installed on every i Phone.

If you don't have Angry Birds, get it here for you iOS device, or here for Android, and enjoy!

And, once you've unlocked the software, it runs many Android applications, from email to news readers TweetDeck to, yes, Angry Birds.

As The New York Times put it, Angry Birds is "perhaps the first game to make the leap from cell phone screens to the mainstream. "

The theme park's marketing manager Ye Xiumei says Window of the World will host the Angry Birds exhibit until the end of September.

A human-scaled mockup of the Angry Birds world was created in a square in Barcelona.

Use the unique destructive powers of the Angry Birds to lay waste to the pigs' fortified castles.

Games like "Angry Birds" should be addictive, but not in an unhealthy way, Vesterbacka said. "It shouldn't be like smoking. "

On Android, Angry Birds is given away free and derives its income from in-game advertising provided by Google's Admob group.

In downtown Seattle, where most passersby ignore crows, angry birds nearly touched their human foes.

Box2D provides the physics behind a number of popular handheld games, including Angry Birds and Crayon Physics Deluxe.

There are now 120 million active monthly "Angry Birds" game players, the company says.

Creative cake: Angry Birds become guards for a cool castle.

Put your Angry Birds skills to the ultimate test in a spectacular boss fight!

The Angry Birds playground is located within the park's American Zone, next to a scaled-down replica of Mount Rushmore.

They purchase a $499 phone or tablet, impress their friends, and then spend all their time watching YouTube videos and playing Angry Birds.

Taking advantage of Apple's touch screen technology, Angry Birds doesn't require the player to master any controls.

The artist transformed photographs of real birds into the "Angry Birds" .

If you already have Angry Birds Seasons, get the latest update by pressing the update button in the application's main menu.

Forget Angry Birds, get ready for an explosion of Little Sheep.

Huge choice and low prices are helping books hold their own on digital devices, even against "Angry Birds" .

Angry Birds Seasons returns with the greenest episode yet: Go Green for St. Patrick's Day!

Handmade Christmas ornaments made for the fans of Angry Birds.

Look out Nokia, Angry Birds are plotting to knock you off your perch as Finland's top company.

Fun cupcakes inspired by the popular video game Angry Birds.

Rovio, founded in 2003, produced 51 titles before creating Angry Birds, but none were a major success.

Cute stuffed toys of Angry Birds, feel extremely comfortable.

Get your slingshots at the ready: Angry Birds are coming your way.

The 'Angry Birds' mobile app is branching out into books, movies and toys.

Besides the aforementioned do-dads, it sells Angry Birds t-shirts, costumes, and even a cookbook.

The best-known example is "Angry Birds" , released in 2009 by Rovio Mobile, a Finnish firm with just 55 employees.

Custom made Angry Birds inspired beanie hats for kids and adults.

An Angry Birds trailer has been viewed on YouTube more than five million times.

T-Mobile ad campaign features real life version of Angry Birds game.

Angry Birds has attracted an unusually high-brow roster of fans.

Life is like angry birds. There are always several pigs laughing when you lose.

The Angry Birds computer game has risen to global ubiquity.

Peter Vesterbacka, creator of Angry Birds, accepted the award for Best Mobile Game.

Hey, with Angry Birds on his side, who can blame him?

And what's in it for the Angry Birds?

Just how big is mobile game phenomenon "Angry Birds" ?

Our learnings from [Angry Birds] is that we're going to launch more games which are very, very casual games.

As we all know, every season is an Angry Birds season.

Angry Birds Rio takes your favorite birds to Rio de Janeiro.

"Angry Birds" won fans with play that was tailor-made for touch screens.

When people are not watching dirty films, they are playing Angry Birds.

Angry Birds Seasons: Happy St. Patrick 's Day!

Even Angry Birds, that mascot of all mobile gaming, is cribbed.

Beat every level on Angry Birds and get three stars.

Angry Birds has become a global obsession.

The most popular app to download is the game Angry Birds.

The more limited free version, Angry Birds lite has been downloaded 11 million times.

Next up: Angry Birds in the classroom.

"Angry Birds" has been downloaded more than 50m times since its release in December 2009.

What's your high score on Angry Birds?

Since its creation in 2009, Angry Birds has been downloaded more than 80 million times.

"Angry Birds" worth $12 billion?

Rovio even sold Angry Birds mooncakes in China for this year's Mid-Autumn Festival.

This battle, by the way, rages on in the form of the Angry Birds mobile game played on millions of smart phones every day.

Angry Birds update features 15 new levels, new themes and more!

Angry Birds, for example, sends your contact information, location among other information.

Oh yes, and to play Angry Birds of course. . .

Officials have suggested teaching the noble lords how to play games such as Angry Birds to improve their technological know-how.

Is he really using his iPad to read that article about the Indonesian economy, or is he playing Angry Birds?

I have absolutely no idea how to play Angry Birds.

Which is why the game was called Angry Birds and not, for example, "Catapult" .

Why do you like to play Angry Birds so much?

HAVE you heard about Angry Birds? It's a mobile phone game that became popular last year.

Angry Birds, the popular iPhone and iPad app, could become a movie and toy. Photo: ANGRY BIRDS

Angry Birds: Seasons, with updates for Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day and Easter

Angry Birds Facebook landing with new power-ups and exclusive levels on Valentine's Day

Today, it is the yellow bird's time. To start, an Angry Birds haiku