Now it seems that a new potential KISS deal could be in the works. Rovio has apparently approached Mr. Simmons to talk about an official Angry Birds released based on the popular, face-painted rock band.
“The Angry Birds people were up here and we sat down and we playedAngry Birds.We blew some buildings apart, catapulted some of the birds, and then their eggs were stolen,” Gene told IndustryGamers. “We’re talking withAngry Birds, KISS andAngry Birds, which will become a deal.”
Beyond the fact that they are talking, we have no other information. Will the birds get a face lift and look like Gene, Paul, Ace and Peter? Maybe we will just see some KISS music in the background while we hurl those little birds over frantic crowds at a stage full of pigs. There are a lot of different directions that Rovio and KISS could take it. Hopefully it isn’t just a KISS plush toy deal with the bird in face paint holding instruments. I think no matter what they do, this will be one version of Angry Birds that I will have to have and I hope other rockers and rappers alike start making some calls to Rovio.
Via IndustryGamers
UPDATE: Apparently Gene smoke to quick. Even though the quote we used stated ‘deal’ we never actually said it was a sure thing. He retracted the ‘deal’ part saying – “Apologies to our Angry Birds friends. We spoke too soon. And should not have. We do not have a deal.” Which doesn’t mean anything really. Just that his use of the word was not correct. Just because they don’t have a deal yet doesn’t mean they aren’t working on one. It just means no one has a signed a contract yet. In my eyes that means there is something in negotiations, just as we said.
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Per Gene Simmons Twitter account, they spoke too soon. There IS no deal being struck to do a KISS Angry Birds. His tweet came out hours after this broke last week.
Well, doesn’t that suck. I would have loved to see it happen. I wonder if it is just a PR cover up though. The question is, I labeled it as a negotiation. We never put it down as a deal. And all Gene did was retract the ‘Deal” statement. So in reality, they are still most likely talking about it still. I would imagine that Rovio is working on something for Gene to look at approve before an actual deal is struck.