He started writing a weekly column on the toy industry and action figure for a toy news site and in a years time he tripled the sites daily traffic with his updates, reviews and product features. Since he couldn’t find the information he decided to pursue it himself thinking other people might also be interested in the same news. In 1999 he was confounded by a lack of information and news about some of his favorite toy lines he was collecting. He has been surrounded by collectables ever since. The first line he ever collected was Mego’s World’s Greatest Super Heroes line back in the 70s. Rovio proudly announces that it has been nominated in four categories in 2014 LIMA awards (Best Digital/New Media Program, Best Licensed Promotion, Best Digital/New Media Licensee and Overall Best Licensed Program) and the winners will be announced at the LIMA Opening Night Awards Ceremony on June 17th.ĪFi founder and Editor-In-Chief Daniel “Julius Marx” Pickett has been around toys his whole life. Rovio is participating in the 2014 Las Vegas Licensing Expo on June 17-19. We’re happy to collaborate with the innovative team at Hasbro on the TELEPODS platform.”Īdditionally, Finnish photographer Vesa Lehtimäki will feature Angry Birds Star Wars TELEPODS figures in his new photo series. ![]() “Rovio is constantly exploring novel ways to delight the world with new entertainment technology, including ways for players to experience our games in both the physical and digital space. “We’re thrilled at how popular the TELEPODS platform is with our fans,” said Jami Laes, EVP Games of Rovio. To celebrate this momentous milestone, Rovio is releasing a brand-new chapter for Angry Birds Star Wars II called Rise of the Clones, which brings 44 levels featuring new gameplay elements like wind and water currents. At launch, Hasbro introduced the innovative TELEPODS platform, powered by Retoy, where players use smart devices to “teleport” their physical TELEPODS figures into game, and released more than 30 different TELEPODS figures including Rebel Birds and Imperial Pigs. ![]() ![]() Espoo, Finland - May 28th 2014 - Rovio Entertainment Ltd is proud to announce that the fans of the massively popular Angry Birds Star Wars II game have scanned their TELEPODS figures into the game more than 30 million times! Released in September 2013, the game features the most extensive roster of playable characters of any Angry Birds title so far, including the first chance to play as the pigs by joining the Pork Side.
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