{"id":153067,"date":"2026-08-26T11:23:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T11:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/153067\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T11:23:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T11:23:30","slug":"rovio-will-close-its-studio-in-copenhagen-it-was-once-part-of-wargaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/153067\/","title":{"rendered":"Rovio will close its studio in Copenhagen \u2014 it was once part of Wargaming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rovio Entertainment is experiencing unfortunate transformations. The company has decided to close the Rovio Copenhagen studio.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sonic-Blitz2.png\" class=\"foobox\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-243149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sonic-Blitz2.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sonic Blitz<\/p>\n<p>In a comment to Mobilegamer portal, a representative from Rovio <a href=\"https:\/\/mobilegamer.biz\/rovio-copenhagen-to-close-after-sonic-blitz-cancellation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">stated<\/a> that the recent cancellation of Sonic Blitz \u2014 a mobile game developed by Rovio Copenhagen \u2014 was the reason for the studio&#8217;s closure. He added that some employees of the Copenhagen division would still be able to retain their jobs by transferring to other game teams, but the rest would be laid off.<\/p>\n<p>The exact number of layoffs is not yet known, but the Rovio Copenhagen team consists of around 20 people.<\/p>\n<p>After the studio&#8217;s closure, Rovio will have no offices left in Denmark, effectively withdrawing from the Danish market.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that Rovio Copenhagen has had a rather winding history with numerous ownership changes. The studio opened in 2012 under the name <a href=\"https:\/\/Hapti.co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hapti.co<\/a> and was initially a subsidiary team of IO Interactive, which was then part of Square Enix. Five years later, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/app2top.ru\/industry\/wargaming-kupila-by-vshee-podrazdelenie-io-interactive-106192.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">acquired<\/a> by Wargaming and renamed to Wargaming Copenhagen. In 2020, it became known as Darkfire Games, but under this brand, it operated for only about a month before Rovio came into the picture, <a href=\"https:\/\/app2top.ru\/investitsii\/by-vshuyu-studiyu-wargaming-kupila-rovio-166745.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">purchasing<\/a> the studio and giving it its current name.<\/p>\n<p>        Source:<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"article-source-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mobilegamer.biz\/rovio-copenhagen-to-close-after-sonic-blitz-cancellation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-source-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/index.png\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tMobileGamer.biz<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rovio Entertainment is experiencing unfortunate transformations. The company has decided to close the Rovio Copenhagen studio. 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