--- description: On Thursday, game developer Rovio announced that Angry Birds 2 will launch on July 30. title: An 'Angry Birds' Sequel Is Officially Happening image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37d1f8f761b83243/69885b2d428a9e4231cce309/angry-birds_screenshot_en_02_1920x1080_birddayparty_mightyeagle.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # An _Angry Birds_ Sequel Is Officially Happening by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 16, 2015 3:13 PM CUT  Angry Birds Angry BirdsRovio by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 16, 2015 3:13 PM CUT Despite the spinoffs, merchandise and a television show, there’s never actually been a sequel to the wildly successful mobile game _Angry Birds_. That changes later this month. On Thursday, game developer Rovio announced that Angry Birds 2 will launch on July 30\. The company didn’t reveal any details about the new title, but it’s likely it will involve flinging birds at large edifices in order to destroy pigs — you know, the classic stuff. Angry Birds 2 could be a lifeline for the struggling Rovio, which has seen its franchise usurped by freemium games packed with in-app purchases like King’s _Candy Crush Saga_. The Finland-based Rovio generated just $170 million in revenue and $11 million in operating profit in 2014, down from the year before. The company was forced to cut more than 100 jobs last year as well. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3960928/angry-birds-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3960928/angry-birds-2/"},"headline":"An Angry Birds Sequel Is Officially Happening","datePublished":"2015-07-16T15:13:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:06:01.131Z","description":"And developer Rovio desperately needs it","url":"https://time.com/3960928/angry-birds-2/","keywords":["Tech","Video Games","apps","Mobile","pubdesk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37d1f8f761b83243/69885b2d428a9e4231cce309/angry-birds_screenshot_en_02_1920x1080_birddayparty_mightyeagle.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Victor Luckerson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/victor-luckerson/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37d1f8f761b83243/69885b2d428a9e4231cce309/angry-birds_screenshot_en_02_1920x1080_birddayparty_mightyeagle.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Angry Birds_Screenshot_EN_02_1920x1080_BirddayParty_MightyEagle","caption":"Angry Birds","creditText":"Rovio","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3960928/angry-birds-2/","name":"An Angry Birds Sequel Is Officially Happening"}}]}] ```