Rovio could reverse its decision to de-list Angry Birds from the Google Play store.
At the end of February, the mobile publisher removed the original Angry Birds game from the store due to its business “impact” on the publisher’s other games. On iOS, the game was renamed to Red’s First Flight.
Now, in a statement to Axios from a senior executive at the publisher, Rovio could reverse its decision to remove the game – or if the change is successful it could remove it from iOS too.
Rovio claims its recent moves have been misunderstood and are not the case of lucrative free-to-play games clipping the wings of a popular paid game.
It’s been claimed that the original game’s 79p price tag is more alluring than its free-to-play sequels which contain microtransactions.
“We have reviewed the business case of Rovio Classics: Angry Birds, and due to the game’s impact on our wider games portfolio, we have decided that Rovio Classics: Angry Birds will be unlisted from the Google Play Store on Thursday, 23rd February,” read a statement on Twitter by Rovio from February. “Additionally, the game will be renamed to Red’s First Flight in the App Store pending further review.