Angry Birds,one of the world’s most popular computer games has been launched on Facebook.
Rovio Asia senior vice president Henri Holm said the company launched the new version of the game in Jakarta because it’s the “world’s most Facebook-connected city.”
Currently more than 600 million people play Angry Birds on smart phones and other mobile devices around the world.Thailand has 13.7 million Facebook users.
The Facebook version includes four new power-ups, including “sling scope” (for better targeting), “king sling” (for more power and velocity), “super seeds” (to supersize your bird, turning it into a “pig popping giant”), and “birdquake” (to shake the battlefield and bring down pigs’ defenses). Besides being gifted with power-ups, players can earn them through game play or purchase them.
To play the Angry Birds Facebook version for free, log on to Facebook.AngryBirds.com. People can play alone or with their Facebook friends.
The company now also sells a million Angry Birds toys and a million T-shirts every month.
