Angry Birds now available on Windows

Brian Ambrozy 7 Jan, 2011 at 1:45pm ET Article published in Gaming

If you’ve missed the Angry Birds craze, you’re not a smartphone owner and you’ve not been around other smartphone owners. They’re nearly a pop culture phenomenon at this point, and an announcement came out a few weeks ago that they would be available on console systems soon.

But what about Windows PCs?

Today at CES 2011, Intel announced their answer to the App store crazy: Intel AppUp. It works just like the Android Marketplace or the Apple/iPhone App Store. There is a simplified interface, you select apps, buy them, install them, and they auto-update and “just work” (it’s like Steam for applications.)

One of the apps they announced today was, of course, Angry Birds. There are quite a few other apps available at launch as well; many games, e-book readers, Tweetdeck, and the like.

The AppUp interface

Head on over to Intel AppUp to create an account and get going; for $5 you can also be playing Angry Birds on your PC.

Comments

7 Jan 2011 ~ 1:48pm Thrax The very same AppUp they unsuccessfully tried to unveil at CES 2010. I lol'd.
7 Jan 2011 ~ 1:49pm Snarkasm wtf is it with people and app stores.
7 Jan 2011 ~ 2:00pm primesuspect They're easier for people who don't want to bother installing/maintaining/patching apps. It's like the console model; insert disk, receive game.

It Just Worksâ„¢

And, what the hell do you think Steam is?
7 Jan 2011 ~ 2:13pm CB Ever since I became a Stream convert, I've been wishing for a "Steam for applications" to arise. Time will tell if this actually fits the bill.
7 Jan 2011 ~ 2:16pm Garg I already have Steam. I don't want another Steam. Hell, I wouldn't mind buying non-game apps in Steam.

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7 Jan 2011 ~ 2:23pm CB

Gargoyle wrote:

I already have Steam. I don't want another Steam. Hell, I wouldn't mind buying non-game apps in Steam.

Yes, I suppose what I really want is for all of my software to be on Steam, but I find that unlikely, and I don't mind having one service for games, and one for everything else, as long as that's where is stops. I really don't want each software publisher to have their own client.
7 Jan 2011 ~ 2:26pm CB Oh sorry... erm...

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7 Jan 2011 ~ 2:26pm Garg

CB wrote:

I really don't want each software publisher to have their own client.

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10 Jan 2011 ~ 12:50am Austin This is one awesome game!
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