LG Optimus smartphones to get Angry Birds Rio preinstalled

Thanks to an agreement with Fox Digital Entertainment and Rovio Mobile LG’s Optimus smartphones will have Angry Birds Rio pre-loaded.

Angry Birds Rio is an extension to the original Angry Birds game developed by Rovio in conjunction with Twentieth Century Fox featuring the original Angry Birds characters with the animated stars from the motion picture Rio. Now with an unprecedented commitment the game is going to be preinstalled on the LG Optimus smartphones, starting with the LG Optimus 2X (or Optimus Dual in some market) with the next firmware update.

“We’re excited to bring one of the most successful mobile games to our customers“, said Yong-seok Jang, Vice President of Business Strategy at LG Electronics’ Mobile Communications Company. “Angry Birds Rio will help showcase the power, smooth-ness and speed of LG’s Optimus series of Android smartphones to our customers“.