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After the release of the game Angry Birds the whole world was divided into two parts: those who play it and those who never play anything.
The creator of the game, Peter Vesterbacka is among “100 most influential people in the world” according to TIME magazine. He is responsible for development and marketing of ‘Angry Birds’ brand. During the last two years the game was downloaded 500 million times. It’s easy to explain the reasons of such popularity. You won’t find any philosophical meaning in this game: this is just a confrontation of birds and pigs. If you ponder over the meaning of the game name, the answer is simple. Birds are angry because pigs stole their food and took their homes, that’s why the birds protect their supplies. That’s it. And it hooks you up. Just two species that bump each other off.
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