ANGRY BIRDS, Rovio’s blockbuster smart phone and tablet game that has become a global cultural sensation, and RIO, one of the year’s most anticipated motion picture events, are joining forces to create a new game, ANGRY BIRDS RIO – representing a first-of-its-kind game development partnership between Rovio and Twentieth Century Fox.  The announcement was made today by Mikael Hed, CEO at Rovio Mobile, which created ANGRY BIRDS, and Peter Levinsohn, president of new media and digital distribution for Twentieth Century Fox, which releases RIO in theaters worldwide on April 15.

New Jersey - The Global Game Jam^TM (GGJ), an International Game Developer's Association (IGDA) event, today announced that Autodesk, Inc. will be sponsoring the Global Game Jam. Autodesk develops leading art tools and middleware for casual, mobile and console game development.

Now in its third year, this premier event promoting international game development and teamwork has grown to include more than 160 sites registered in 42 counties worldwide. The GGJ will take place Jan. 28-30, 2011.