日前，芬兰开发商Rovio公司宣布聘请Petri Jarvilehto担任掌机开发业务高级副总裁， 以加快手机游戏《愤怒的小鸟》进军掌机游戏领域的步伐。

据游戏邦了解，Petri Jarvilehto是另一家芬兰开发公司Remedy Entertainment的联合创始人，该工作室曾经推出《Alan Wake》和《Max Payne》等大制作的游戏，Jarvilehto仍将保留在Remedy公司的董事会席位。

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游戏邦还获悉，《愤怒的小鸟》这款于2009年12月发布的手机游戏目前已突破7500万下载量。但Rovio希望《愤怒的小鸟》的影响力能够延伸至手机之外的其他游戏平台，该公司首席执行官Mikael Hed 表示“我们希望《愤怒的小鸟》成为一个长久的全球游戏品牌，我们认为传统游戏平台可以提供更具娱乐性、更强大、更富参与性的游戏体验。”

该游戏最近在PlayStation Network平台上发布了一个PlayStation迷你版本，Rovio还通过Twitter微博表示，该游戏将于今年推出一个Wii和3DS版本 。这款游戏的Mac和PC版本已经在2011年1月份发布。（本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译，转载请注明来源：游戏邦）

Angry Birds Dev Rovio Gears Up For Consoles With Remedy Hire

Finnish Angry Birds developer Rovio said it is accelerating its console game efforts with the hiring of a new SVP of console development.

The new addition to the company is Petri Jarvilehto, who co-founded fellow Finnish developer Remedy Entertainment, the studio behind big budget games like Alan Wake and Max Payne. Jarvilehto will remain on Remedy’s board of directors.

The hiring for a new head of console development comes as Rovio reports 75 million downloads of its mobile gaming hit Angry Birds. The physics-based game that has players slingshot birds into evil pigs launched in December 2009.

Rovio wants to be known beyond mobile gaming. “We want to make Angry Birds a long lasting global gaming franchise, and we see the console platforms as a way of delivering an even more entertaining, powerful and involving experience,” said Rovio CEO Mikael Hed in a statement.

Jarvilehto added, “With consoles we have the opportunity to create a new kind of gaming experience [with Angry Birds].”

The game recently launched on PlayStation Network as a PlayStation Minis title, and a weekend Tweet from Rovio said the franchise will see a Wii and 3DS release later this year. Mac and PC versions launched in January. （Source：gamasutra）