a42ee5b73b2f3f83_orgTo celebrate Angry Birds’ five-year anniversary, Rovio has released “Play the Next Level,” a new Angry Birds episode featuring 30 new game levels created entirely by fans.

“Play the Next Level” is the result of a social media competition hosted by Rovio and its partners and was one of the world’s largest user generated events with thousands of entries from all over the world. In its home nest in Finland, Rovio is hosting a BirdDay party for over 2,000 local children and gifting every baby born in Finland on December 11 with a special edition baby Flock outfit.

As part of the celebrations, Rovio is also hosting a Finnish hockey league match between Espoo Blues and Porin Ässät—the birds and the pigs.

About the author

Alexis Willey

Alexis Willey

Alexis Willey is an editorial intern at Adventure Publishing Group. She assists the editors on leading trade magazines The Toy Book and The Licensing Book and online at toybook.com and licensingbook.com. She also contributes to the weekly e-newsletters The Licensing Report and The Toy Report. Alexis spends her time (and money) going to concerts, city hopping, and shamelessly taking pictures of her food. When she isn’t making “just one more” cup of coffee, she’s probably working on her university’s literary magazine and getting really geeky about words and design. Follow her travels and strange commentary on Twitter and Instagram: @alexisrwilley.

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