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Sega Sammy CEO discusses the potential of AI in gaming
  + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSega Sammy CEO discusses the potential of AI in gamingHaruki Satomi, president and group CEO of Sega Sammy Holdings, discusses priorities in its game development process.
Persons: Sega Sammy, Haruki Satomi Organizations: Sega, Sega Sammy Holdings
Angry Birds creator Rovio: Sega makes takeover bid
  + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
London CNN —Japan’s Sega, the company behind Sonic the Hedgehog, is buying Rovio Entertainment in a cash deal that values the creator of Angry Birds at €706 million ($774 million). The company’s prime asset, Angry Birds, which launched in 2009, became the first mobile game series to reach 1 billion downloads, according to Guinness World Records. People tour an Angry Birds theme park at its opening on July 9, 2016 in Tianjin, China. Feature China/Future Publishing/Getty ImagesThe story-based puzzle video game has players launching “Angry Birds” from a slingshot at a fortress containing pigs who stole their eggs. The company’s share price closed 4.2% down in Tokyo on Monday.
Sega to acquire Angry Birds maker Rovio for $776 million
  + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
A model of Angry Birds character 'Red' sits on display inside the reception area of the Rovio Entertainment Oy headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. Japanese gaming giant Sega announced Monday it has made a 706 million euro ($776 million) offer for the maker of the Angry Birds puzzle game, Finland's Rovio Entertainment Oyj. Meanwhile its Angry Birds franchise has been licensed into other entertainment and consumer products. "Among the rapidly growing global gaming market, the mobile gaming market has especially high potential, and it has been SEGA's long-term goal to accelerate its expansion in this field," said Sega Sammy's Group CEO, Haruki Satomi, in a statement. Angry Birds is "loved across the world," he said.
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