Angry Birds Space for iOS can be downloaded for free right now as Apple’s app of the week. Here are the details.

It’s going to be “bigger, badder, and birdier” and it’s coming to a mobile platform near you on July 30th. Yes, that’s right, mobile game developer Rovio has just announced via its official Twitter account that there is an Angry Birds 2 in the making and it will be available to download at the end of the month.

Before Flappy Bird, it was all about Rovio’s Angry Birds, and now, the Finnish entertainment company has come through with a new title that offers similarly challenging physics to the recent cult mobile hit. Called RETRY, it requires you to intricately direct a small plane through a set of obstacles, and in checking out the 50-second launch trailer below, you’ll see precisely where its gets its name from.

When it comes to success stories, they don’t come much bigger than Rovio and its Angry Birds franchise. Since its initial release back in 2009, the world has gone Angry Birds crazy, with merchandise ranging from lunch boxes to food and beyond. It’s fair to say that Rovio has done OK for itself, and as a result it’s found itself confident enough to branch out from the tried and tested formula of flinging birds at pigs. Relatively hot on the heals of Angry Birds Go, a kart racer, Rovio earlier this month teased Angry Birds Epic, and now it’s ready for prime time. At least, partly.

A couple of days back, Rovio Entertainment pushed a teaser trailer of a medieval-themed title, which it promised would be “the most epic soft release ever.” The trailer itself didn’t give too much away besides the theme, but now, Kotaku has got wind that the title will mark the Finnish company’s first delve into the adventurous world of role-play titles. Due to release later on this week in Australia and Canada, we’re more than a tad bit excited to see where this might lead, and although there’s no shortage of great RPGs knocking about, Rovio has proved time and again that it knows just how to keep us sufficiently entertained.

The Angry Birds franchise has spawned many products, from plush toys to phone cases, but despite having been around for a good few years now, the games still continue to entertain us. Rovio Entertainment, the company behind Angry Birds, has kept the roster fresh with the likes of Angry Birds Space and Angry Birds Star Wars, and today, has teased a forthcoming, medieval-themed installment. Due at some point in the near future, Rovio is touting it as “the most epic soft release ever,” and although we’ll have to wait for the release before casting our definitive judgments, we’ve still something of an affinity for those cute, colorful little birds.

To mark the release of Rio 2,which hits theaters on April 11th, the Angry Birds Rio game has just been updated to version 2.0, complete with a brand new episode based loosely on the forthcoming sequel. More than just a casual update, the new episode packs in a total of 26 new levels through which you may test your bird-flinging skills, and whether you’re excited about the second movie or just a big fan of the Angry Birds franchise, this is one release you won’t want to pass up on.

Flappy Bird, Threes and Clash of Clans is definitely what’s happening in the iOS gaming world at the moment. The addictiveness and challenging nature of Flappy Bird has ensured that it still remains installed on millions of iOS devices, even though the developer has permanently removed it from the App Store. The popularity of the annoying little bird has managed to provide a ray of hope as indie developers and small game studios try and compete with the larger development houses. As one bird disappears from the mobile gaming world, it looks like we are set to welcome in a whole new family of mischievous aves in the form of a new Angry Birds Stella courtesy of Rovio.

Just yesterday it was leaked that both the NSA and GCHQ were able to scrape information from smartphone apps, with demographics and more able to be pulled from the most mundane of apps thanks to their reliance on third-party advertising agencies. Rovio’s hugely popular Angry Birds games were mentioned in particular by the report, which was based heavily on leaked information coming out of the now infamous Edward Snowden.

The Angry Birds franchise continues to march on, and following a plethora of titles so far, Angry Birds Go has just hit the App Store, Google Play, BlackBerry World and, yes, even the Windows Phone Store. It’s rare to see an app or game of any description release simultaneously for these three major ecosystems, but whatever your poison, you can now enjoy some enthralling go-kart action from the loveable characters of Angry Birds Go!

Angry Birds Go! for iPhone and iPad is now available to download. Angry Birds franchise has continued to march on, and with a movie deal already done and due for release in the coming years, Angry Birds Go! has just launched for Apple’s mobile platform.

Even though playing Angry Birds is seen almost as a rite of passage for all new smartphone users, maker Rovio’s presence in the world of entertainment now spans a far greater playing field than that very simple, addictive original title. Numerous spin-offs have ensued, and with products ranging from plush toys to phone cases and an Angry Birds movie in the pipeline, the Finnish outfit is easily among the most successful developers in mobile space. Today, the company has announced Angry Birds Go!, a racing game bringing Mario Kart-like fare to those annoyingly endearing little creatures. It will launch on December 11th, and we’ve got all of the details for your after the break!