Sega is reportedly planning to buy up Angry Birds creator, Rovio Entertainment.
According to the Wall Street Journal (£), Sega Sammy Holdings is currently holding talks with Rovio to discuss a $1 billion deal.
Citing sources “familiar with the matter”, WSJ purports that “assuming the talks don’t break down on drag out”, the deal could complete as early as next week.
Angry Birds took the mobile world by storm back in 2009, spawning numerous follow-ups and entertainment spin-offs, and is reportedly the first mobile game to exceed one billion downloads. The studio says it currently boasts five billion downloads across Rovio’s full catalogue.