Edav Nomad

From Yahoo! Games:

They've conquered smartphones and social networks. Next up for the Angry Birds? The final frontier.

We've got the exclusive scoop on the next official game in Rovio's blockbuster, bird-flinging franchise: "Angry Birds Space." The game is due to smash into mobile devices on March 22.

The fourth major release in the Angry Birds series is a departure in more ways than one. The hook? You'll be lobbing birds on entirely new planets while contending with zero gravity, leading to new gameplay elements like slow-motion puzzles and "lightspeed" destruction. And just like with other Angry Birds games, expect those outer-space physics to be dead on.

"We think fans are really going to love it because we've already gotten amazing feedback on the physics of our games," Andrew Stalbow, GM of Rovio North America, told Yahoo! Games. "They're so accurate and easy to grasp that some teachers use Angry Birds in their lessons about projectile motion."

"Science and education are very important to us, and we're very excited to have NASA and National Geographic as launch partners on Angry Birds Space," Stalbow added.

Though the specifics are still under wraps, Rovio has confirmed that the game will feature some completely new birds alongside some familiar ones, now sporting new super powers. (No word if Hawkman makes a cameo.) The game's three-star level rating system will be back as well.

Rovio considers Angry Birds Space to be their biggest launch since the original game, which has put up some staggering numbers over the years. Since the franchise debuted in 2009, it's been downloaded over 700 million times across various iOS and Android devices, making it one of the most lucrative game properties in the world. The game also helped launch the Google Plus gaming channel, and earlier this week finally flung itself at Facebook.

With Angry Birds Space, however, they're kicking it up a notch by simultaneously releasing the product in mobile gaming, retail, and animation channels, a multi-media blitz that the company believes is a first for a mobile game. In other words, those Angry Birds toys, costumes, and playsets were really just the beginning. Angry Birds moonbase, anyone?

Exclusive: Angry Birds Space Launching in March

There is a trailer but it doesn't show any gameplay.

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Dancien Graves

If there is no gravity wouldn't the birds just keep flying? No way to arc them or anything?

Edav Nomad

The video below explains some of it and even shows some gameplay at the end. It was mostly filmed on the International Space Station.

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Portabliss: Angry Birds Space (iOS, Android, PC, Mac) | Joystiq

bladyblue

Maybe the birds will implode in outer space and people can get their lives back from that game.

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Mad Mouse

I just tried the demo of the PC version and it's really fun! ..and addicting

Taking the gravity of the planets and other planets around the pigs into account is challenging.

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Cristiano

I think it is a lot more fun than the original. I've gotten through 19 or 20 levels so far, and it often makes me laugh. The game is pretty well done. It's familiar enough to not alienate fans of the game, but adds enough new twists to make it more challenging and fun (as opposed to just being frustrating after awhile like the original).

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Mad Mouse

Awww, wtf. The page I linked no longer works for buying the game. I tried clicking the activate full game button in the game, too and that link no longer works! I has a huge sad


ETA: yay, the site finally works now and I bought my full version!

Edav Nomad

I got it on my Android Tablet for free!!!

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Angry Birds Space hits an astronomical 10 million downloads | Joystiq

It took three days but of course that counts the iOS, Android and PC versions.