Rovio Is Opening An MMO Studio In London To Work On New IPs

Rovio announced today that it is expanding with the opening of a new studio in London that will be dedicated to creating MMOs with new IPs "beyond the Angry Birds universe." The as-yet unannounced title(s) will almost certainly be made for mobile platforms, but it will be interesting to see what Rovio comes up with.

Rovio Senior Vice President of Studios Antti Viitanen had the following to say about the announcement.

Our business is profitably growing and London is the most logical place for us to found a new studio that will complement our overall global mix of internal and external developers. London is also a fantastically diverse talent magnet.

Head of Studio Mark Sorrell also weighed in.

We believe that the best game experiences are those that you share with other people. So we’re starting a studio to do exactly this. We look forward to bringing a diverse team together to deliver unique MMOs that are creative, inclusive and delightful.

The new studio will be Rovio's fifth in-house studio, joining "three in Espoo, Finland and one in Stockholm, Sweden." The company intends to grow the studio to a team of "some twenty members" over the next two years. Should you be interested in applying, you can find any open positions here.