Angry Birds is Being Delisted from Certain Platforms

gamerant.com:

Rovio announces it will soon delist Rovio Classics: Angry Birds from some storefronts. An exact remake of the 2009 puzzle game, it's the only version of developer Rovio Entertainments’ original Angry Birds game currently available on Android and iOS.

Finnish developer Rovio Entertainment released Angry Birds on iOS in 2009. Initially containing three chapters of 21 levels each, Rovio released new content through a series of free updates over the following years. Angry Birds launched on Android in 2010 and was later ported to other platforms. However, Rovio delisted the original Angry Birds and other titles in 2019, citing issues of software decay and expired licenses. The developer released a Unity remake titled Rovio Classics: Angry Birds on Android and iOS in 2019.

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However, the Android version of Rovio Classics: Angry Birds will not stick around for much longer. Rovio announced in an official statement on Twitter that it will be delisting Angry Birds from Google Play on Thursday, February 23. Android users who already have Angry Birds installed on their phones can continue to play it after the game is unlisted, but new purchases and downloads will not be possible. Additionally, iOS users will still be able to download Angry Birds from the App Store under its new name, Red's First Flight. However, the studio says this decision is «pending further review.»

Rovio said it made this decision after examining how Rovio Classics: Angry Birds affected the rest of its game portfolio. Another Twitter user later shared a screenshot of a response from community manager Shawn Buckelew expanding on the rationale. Buckelew explained that keeping the original Angry Birds online negatively