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SEGA has successfully purchased Rovio, the developers of Angry Bird. According to SEGA's CEO Haruki Satomi, she stated that “the mobile gaming market has especially high potential, and it has been Sega's long-term goal to accelerate its expansion in this field.” Besides acquiring the Angry Birds franchise, Sega also has mobile games such as Small Town Murders and Sugar Blast. Sega, the company behind popular games such as Sonic the Hedgehog and Mortal Kombat 2 is reportedly close to acquiring Rovio, the game developer responsible for the original Angry Birds game. Initially reported by The Wall Street Journal, the deal is said to close as soon as next week with Sega reportedly paying USD 1 billion to acquire Rovio according to people familiar with the matter. Last February, Rovio also removed the original Angry Birds game from the Google Play Store and had the game renamed to "Red's First Flight" on Apple's App Store. This year marks the 15th anniversary of Angry Birds, a franchise that began as a simple mobile game and has since grown into a global phenomenon. From hit games to animated series, feature films, and even merchandise empires, Angry Birds has become a cultural cornerstone, solidifying Rovio’s place in mobile gaming history. Read more in our articles including "SEGA acquires Rovio for USD 776 million" and "Sega is reportedly acquiring Angry Birds developer Rovio for $1 billion".