Shakira follows Kim Kardashian into mobile games with Love Rocks

Digital music and audio | The Guardian 2015-12-23

Summary:

The Colombian pop star teams up with Angry Birds maker Rovio for gem-swapping puzzler, with ambitions to make it a wider brand

Mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood has made more than $113m (£73.2m) according to its developer Glu Mobile’s financial results. No wonder so many celebrities are following in her footsteps.

Glu alone has signed deals to make games for Katy Perry, Britney Spears and Nicki Minaj, but they have all been beaten to the app stores by Shakira, via her partnership with Angry Birds developer Rovio Entertainment.

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http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/04/shakira-kim-kardashian-mobile-games-love-rocks-rovio

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Authors:

Stuart Dredge

Date tagged:

12/23/2015, 10:08

Date published:

11/04/2015, 05:13