Let’s be honest, it was only a matter of time until it happened. The Angry Birds are swooping in to make their animated debut this autumn, with a feature film also in the works. Rovio, the team behind the mobile gaming sensation has confirmed that there will initially be 52 episodes starring the ill-tempered winged characters, with each episode being between two and a half and three minutes long.

Fans of the series will also be pleased to hear that an Angry Birds film is in the pipeline with a release date possibly as early as 2013. Rovio elaborated that it hopes to develop the various personalities of the birds, perhaps examining why they have so much angst. With a host of Angry Birds theme parks soon to begin popping up, Rovio has made no bones that it sees Disney as a business model it wishes to follow. Delusions of grandeur or a realistic target? We’ll have to wait and see.

Technically the cartoon series won’t be the first time the Angry Birds will have made their television debut. Nickelodeon televised a short animated film explaining how the birds ended up in space in relation to the Angry Birds Space game.

via [ pocket-lint ]

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