Angry Birds Space hits 50 million milestone, smashes it, crushes pigs in the process

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It helps to be free on the [fastest-growing mobile platform][3], but that shouldn't draw all the attention away from Rovio's latest announcement. It's [space-based reinvention][4] of Angry Birds has now topped 50 million downloads in under 35 days, breaking its (and presumably everyone else's) record for mobile game downloads. In Rovios's own way, it recently thanked eager gamers for their consistent downloading support by slathering ten additional levels on both the iOS and Android version last week.

[Angry Birds Space hits 50 million milestone, smashes it, crushes pigs in the process][2] originally appeared on [Engadget][5] on Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:25:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds][6].

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