Angry Birds Star Wars Announced

Rovio today announced Angry Birds Star Wars for release on November 8. The developer says there's also a massive retail launch for the game, including merchandise ranging from Halloween costumes and apparel to action figures.

“This is the best Angry Birds game we’ve ever done. It’s the best parts of Angry Birds with all new cutting-edge gameplay set in a galaxy far, far away,” said Rovio CEO Peter Vesterbacka. “As a big Star Wars fan myself, I’m really excited about this new universe. The Force is definitely strong with this one.”

Angry Birds Star Wars is coming to iOS, Android, Amazon Kindle Fire, Mac, PC, Windows Phone and Windows 8.