Episode 69 - Sega To Acquire Angry Birds Developer Rovio For $776 Million

Sega has officially confirmed that it is planning to acquire Rovio Entertainment, a deal that will see the video game company pay $776 million for the Angry Birds developer. Sega says that acquiring Rovio will allow it to strengthen its own mobile game portfolio, and at the same time, it'll be able to use its video game console expertise to help Rovio expand beyond mobile devices. We discuss this new acquisition and try to decide whether this counts for Donnie's prediction that Sega "will be back in a big way."

We'll also be talking about how the Nintendo hacker Gary Bowser has been released from prison but still owes millions, how Jack Black’s "Peaches" from The Super Mario Bros Movie has hit the Billboard Hot 100, and ten rumored video games that could still release in the second half of 2023.

Finally, Donnie takes us all the way back to April 1996 in Retro Rewind.

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Hosts: @wrytersview, @retrogamebrews, @donniegretro
Opening theme: "Gamers Week Theme" by Akseli Takanen
Patron theme: "Chiptune Boss" by @donniegretro
Closing theme: "Gamers Week Full-Length Theme" by Akseli Takanen

Chapters

• 5:56 Reviews, Reactions, and Requests
• 7:21 Very Important Poll
• 14:49 Patron shout-outs
• 18:46 Sega Confirms Plans To Acquire Angry Birds Developer Rovio For $776 Million
• 25:11 Nintendo Hacker Gary Bowser Released From Prison, Still Owes Millions
• 32:45 Jack Black’s ‘Peaches’ from The Super Mario Bros Movie enters the Billboard Hot 100
• 39:27 Top 3 New Releases
• 45:07 Giveaway
• 46:35 Main Topic: 10 Rumored Video Games That Could Release In 2023
• 1:05:26 Retro Rewind: A Look Back at April 1996