Rovio's Angry Birds picked up two top awards at last night's Appy Awards, which honors achievements in app development.
Angry Birds was named the year's Best Game and App of the Year at a star-studded Monday event in London. The Appys were sponsored by UK electronics retailer Carphone Warehouse, which sought to find the best apps to recommend to customers. Employees nominated their favorites, which were narrowed down by a panel of British celebs and techies and voted on by the public.
Rovio acknowledged the win in a tweet.
Other winners, according to Sky News, included Facebook, which was named Best Time Waster, while Google Maps nabbed the Best Time Saver award. TripAdvisor was the Best Travel app, Sky Sports News won for Best Sport, and Spotify—which has had a troubled road to the U.S.—was named Best Music app.
EBay Fashion was the favorite fashion app, Amazon won for Best Lifestyle, while Skype was voted Best Money Saver and Adobe's Photoshop won for Best Photography app.
The Appys were the UK's first major app awards ceremony. A similar event in the U.S. was hosted by MediaPost in February, where Flipboard won the Best in Show award.
Rovio, meanwhile, is prepping an Easter version of its holiday-themed Angry Birds, dubbed Seasons. "Angry Birds Seasons will get Easter update," the company tweeted yesterday.
The most recent version of Angry Birds, Rio, quickly hit the 10 million download mark after its March 22 release. Rovio partnered with Twentieth Century Fox to put out a version of the game that ties in with the studio's film "Rio," which hits theaters April 15. It has 60 levels, but more will be added in a future update.
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