Traditional Offended Birds sport might be faraway from Google Play Retailer tomorrow

For those who get pleasure from enjoying Offended Birds with out having to pay additional to unlock options, you higher act quick as the one model sans microtransactions is flying the coop on Android.

The sport’s developer Rovio introduced on Tuesday that it might delist Rovio Classics: Offended Birds, a remake of the unique cellular phenomenon, from the Google Play Retailer on Thursday, February 23. Whereas Rovio says the sport will nonetheless be playable on Android as soon as it’s been faraway from the shop, you gained’t be capable of obtain it after tomorrow.

Surprisingly, the iOS App Retailer model will keep put, however it will likely be renamed to Purple’s First Flight.

Launched final March, the basic Offended Birds at the moment prices 89p, and is described as a “trustworthy remake” of the unique 2012 sport during which gamers catapult feathered buddies at grasping pigs. It options all eight unique episodes and greater than 390 ranges.

Notably, the sport doesn’t include any microtransactions or in-game advertisements. Maybe on account of phrase of its impending elimination, the sport is at the moment sitting atop the puzzle video games chart on the Google Play Retailer.

Whereas acknowledging that followers can be saddened by the sport’s delisting, Rovio mentioned it took the choice as a result of title’s influence on “our wider video games portfolio”.

Some irritated gamers took that to imply the sport isn’t producing the identical degree of money as its microtransaction-laden sequels. “What should you didn’t screw over your followers?” tweeted one individual. They added: “Idk concerning the new video games, however I can solely think about they’re gimmicky noise in comparison with the basic sport.”

One other mentioned Rovio risked alienating long-time gamers by taking away the particular sport they like. The unique model’s success led to a raft of sequels and even a success movie that raked in additional than $352 million (£292m) globally in 2016.