Angry Birds Coming to PlayStation as Mini Game

Sony announced Sunday that Rovio's popular "Angry Birds" game will be available on the PSP and PS3 as a mini game.

The Angry Birds PlayStation mini will include 63 levels, Sony said in a blog post.

"The survival of the Angry Birds is at stake. Dish out revenge on the green pigs who stole the Birds' eggs. Use the unique destructive powers of the Angry Birds to lay waste to the pigs' fortified castles," Sony said. "Angry Birds features hours of gameplay, challenging physics-based castle demolition, and lots of replay value."

A mini game is a smaller, downloadable version of the console's games.

Sony did not discuss pricing. Angry Birds is available for $0.99 on the iPhone, $4.99 for an HD iPad version, and free on the Android platform.

Rumors about Angry Birds on popular game consoles first started cirulcating in November. Rovio chief executive Peter Vesterbacka told the BBC that Rovio is working on a version of the game for the Xbox 360, PlayStation3, and Wii game consoles.

Rovio has not yet mentioned the PlayStation mini addition on its Web site or Twitter feed.

Last month, Rovio released a holiday "Seasons" version of Angry Birds for iOS and Android.

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