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GDC 2011: Next Angry Birds Seasons update will be St Patrick's Day

#gdc11 Going green on March 17

GDC 2011: Next Angry Birds Seasons update will be St Patrick's Day

Few details have been given, but Rovio’s Mighty Eagle - Peter Vesterbacka - has confirmed at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco that the next update to Angry Birds Seasons will be St Patrick’s Day on March 17.

Called a substantial update, Vesterbacka says it would involve the game going green, and having “More of these”, he said, holding up one of the plush green pigs.

Big bird

Other details provided included a big update to the Mighty Eagle in-app purchase, which is 99c smartbomb, which stops you getting stuck on a level.

At the moment, around 40 percent of new Angry Birds’ users are buying the IAP; something Rovio wants to increase to 50 percent.

“We have big plans for how we’re going to update the Mighty Eagle to make it more relevant to players,” Vesterbacka explained.

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