Electronic Arts Buys Chillingo Developer of Angry Birds

medium-image-template-278x1.jpgWe knew all the Angry Birds game hoopla was going to explode soon, and it has in a buy-out by Electronic Arts.  Almost every day this week there was a mention of Angry Birds, whether it's going to be on Windows Phone and how popular it is.  Now Chllingo, maker of Angry Birds has been bought by Electronic Arts.  We're wondering if the birds are still angry.

Electronic Arts announced yesterday that it has acquired Chillingo.  With the acquisition of Chillingo, EA Mobile claims to have increased market leadership on the Apple platform and has strengthened its position as the world's leading wireless entertainment publisher.The acquisition combines Chillingo's expertise in cultivating the ideas of independent developers with EA's global reach in mobile publishing.  Chillingo is widely recognized for publishing highly original and successful games from the developer community.  EA is committed to preserving Chillingo's independence, enabling them to manage and cultivate their great network of relationships to deliver the optimal gaming experience for consumers.

Originally a publisher of mobile games for Windows Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Symbian and J2ME games, Chillingo was one of the first to publish on the iPhone platform.  In a short period of time, Chillingo had become one of the world's largest publishers on this platform.