![]() If the subjects of these glorious works had access to warpaint and hair gel – to say nothing of pump-action shotguns – then I’m sure they would have relished the opportunity to adorn their crusades with further style. 1620), by Artemisia Gentileschi, and leaping forward to Truth Coming Out of Her Well to Shame Mankind (1896), by Jean Léon Gérôme. The blue-mohawked, war-painted lady is descended from a long line: from Judith Beheading Holofernes (ca. This work, it is clear, is one whose temper has been tested by history it is unafraid to call upon a rich lineage of angry women. Moreover – and to my great delight – once the initial feelings of anger subside I feel a rushing sense of relief. Hers seems a righteous fury, and I can imagine her in the very same pose as she watches a plumber fumble around to fix her central heating. None of the figures in the frame interest me – not the armoured jarheads or the wayward freaks at the top – save for the screaming woman. Today, it feels as though the world belongs in these screaming shades of pink and irradiated yellow. I feel as though on any other day my eyes would have run smack into this cacophony of colour and recoiled in quesy disgust. The front cover for Rage 2 is true to its name, as well it should be. Never has a piece of game box art arrived so ruthlessly in time to match my mood. What's he doing with his head jammed into the boiler cupboard? To take my mind off him and the furious frustration of my helpless situation, I look, as ever, to art. As I type this, I can see the back of him: the ill-fitting fleece (why are they always blue?), the black cargo trousers and boring boots. But household heating systems cannot be controlled, and when disaster strikes our lives are tossed into a tempest of tradesmen and time spent interminably waiting. There are some things in life outside of our control. Put simply, he’s a man that needs no introduction.įriends, I’ve had the indignation of having to suffer a plumber. If you are unaware of his prowess, rest assured he’s on a crusade to educate the unwashed. In between his time spent wandering the corridors of culture, Merriweather writes on a freelance basis for various publications, including Snitters and Nuneaton à la Carte. Moreover, Sega said that Rovio’s expertise can help it expand Sega’s current and new games in more markets, particularly in Europe and North America.Each month, we invite élite art critic Braithwaite Merriweather to appraise the box art of the latest game releases. Specifically, it seems that Rovio’s experience in so-called “live service” mobile gaming is what appealed to Sega, which refers games designed to be played more or less indefinitely through regular content updates to keep players interested. With Rovio under its wing, Sega says it plans to “accelerate the development” of its own existing games, as well as “generate synergies” between Sega and Rovio’s brands. So it perhaps was little surprise that Rovio had started shopping itself around to potential suitors. In the intervening years, the company’s shares have been mostly in decline, generally sitting at around half of their IPO value. Rovio went public in 2017, hitting the Nasdaq Helsinki to a somewhat lukewarm reception and a $1 billion valuation. While the company had produced dozens of games before the arrival of Android and iOS, it was the burgeoning smartphone revolution that catapulted Rovio into the mainstream consciousness, with Angry Birds becoming a global hit and franchise spanning everything from toys and cookbooks to movies and a TV show. The Angry Birds companyįounded in 2003, Rovio emerged as one of the major success stories from the European technology sphere. Sega’s offer represents a 63.1% premium on Rovio’s closing price on January 19, the last trading date before reports first emerged of a potential acquisition, and a 19% premium on Rovio’s final closing price on Friday, April 14. Now, the deal is official, with Rovio noting that it expects the deal to close in Q2 of its current fiscal year, meaning some time in the next couple of months - subject to “certain customary conditions.” Rovio did, however, confirm that it was still in talks with other parties, with rumors emerging over the weekend that Sonic the Hedgehog-maker Sega was in the mix. ![]() News first emerged back in January that Israeli mobile gaming company Playtika had tabled a €750 million ($810 million) bid for Rovio, though talks collapsed last month with no reasons provided by either company. Japanese gaming giant Sega has confirmed that it’s buying Finland’s Rovio in an all-cash deal worth €706 million ($775 million).
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