Newsbrief: Two of the lead creators of the
Angry Birds franchise have left development studio Rovio to start a new game development team, with a focus on web and mobile games.
Boomlagoon is CCO Tuomas Erikoinen, originally the lead artist on
Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons and
Angry Birds Rio, and CEO Antti Sten, who describes his role at Boomlagoon as "the main with the plan."
The pair, based in Helsinki, Finland, is aiming to create "convivial and intriguing games," although the studio has not yet divulged details of games it is working on.
