Angry Birds Star Wars 2 gets 40 new levels

Lots of new levels are available to play in Angry Birds Star Wars 2. 40 of them to be exact.

From Kotaku earlier today on the expansion:

Angry Birds Star Wars II invaded by clones. The iOS version of Rovio's secondStar Wars themed bird-flinger just updated with 40 free new levels, taking us even deeper into the second trilogy than we wanted to go. 

I still can't get enough of Rovio's bird-chucking extravaganza, especially in the Star Wars-themed games that pump a little bit of fresh life into it that the multiple Seasons expansions just can't do.

Unfortunately, this update is just for the Apple devices for now, but expect an update for Android and probably the other platforms, too. Does anyone play the overly expensive video game editions of this series? Is Star Wars II even available on consoles?

Sony, Coke Zero released minigame app in Europe

A special mobile app featuring some of Sony's mascots has been released in Europe for iOS and Android devices.

PlayStation All-Stars Island is a collection of minigames that features Uncharted, LittleBigPlanet, Infamous, Gravity Rush, and more. Andrew Goldfarb of IGN gives more information on the app that has a heavy sponsorship with Coke Zero.

According to the app’s description, PlayStation All-Stars Island "is divided into 4 zones, with each zone representing one franchise." Additional mini-games on the way include LittleBigPlanet: Epic Race, Infamous: Survival and Gravity Rush: Infinite Skies. The app hints at Ratchet & Clank, Sackgirl, and Jak & Daxter also making appearances, asking “who knows which legends might pop up unexpectedly in your game to lend a hand or super power?”

Each minigame is endless, similar to Temple Run or 1000000, where a player keeps going to collect points to buy items and upgrades and to reach objectives. It's unknown exactly how the endless runner games will work.

For those of us in the United States, we probably won't find out. A Sony representative told IGN that it was simply an app for marketing Coke Zero in Europe.

“The PlayStation All-Stars Island free iOS/Android app is part of a European marketing promotional program with Coke Zero and is currently only offered in select European territories. At this time, we have no plans to release this in the US.”

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