Angry Birds Space

Angry Birds Space is a upcoming game to the fourth installment to the Angry Birds series. The release date is March 22nd. It was first announced on the Angry Birds Facebook page, and later on the Yahoo! Games website.

A site was launched on February 17th, 2012 for the game at: www.angrybirds.com/space

The page was updated on 2/27/12 with an official announcement, a new wallpaper and background image showing a spaced-out Bird similar to the Yellow Bird (later identified as the prevoiusly described "lazer bird"), the Discovery teaser trailer, the full announcement and updated FAQs (see below for all).

FAQ
The site contains an FAQ about the upcoming game:

Q: What is Angry Birds Space? A: Angry Birds Space is a brand new game by Rovio Entertainment, creator of the global phenomenon Angry Birds.

Q: Is this an update, or a new game? A: Angry Birds Space is a completely new game with innovative new gameplay, but with some of the familiar Angry Birds elements that fans already know and love -- plus some surprises! Stay tuned -- we'll announce more info on March 8th!

Q: When is it coming out? A: We're going to announce more information on March 8th at 10am EST, and on March 22nd we'll launch simultaneously in mobile gaming, animation, retail, and publishing. Not only is this a first for us as an integrated entertainment company, but the first time this has ever been done for a mobile game!So mark your calendar and stay tuned for the biggest game launch since the original Angry Birds!

Q: When is the official announcement? A: We'll be broadcasting globally online on March 8th at 10 AM New York time (EST). The announcement is going to be out of this world, so make sure to tune in to angrybirds.com/space! That's 10 AM in New York, so 7 AM in Los Angeles, 3 PM in London, 11 PM Shanghai time...

Q: Where can I play the Angry Birds Space game? A: Angry Birds Space will be available on iOS, Android, Mac, and PC on March 22nd. Information on other platforms will be available later.

Q: When is the official announcement? A: We'll be broadcasting globally online on March 8th at 10am EST/3pm GMT. The announcement is going to be out of this world, so make sure to tune in to angrybirds.com/space!

Full Announcement
We'll be broadcasting globally online on March 8th at 10 AM New York time (EST). The announcement is going to be out-of-this-world, so make sure to tune in to angrybirds.com/space! That's 10 AM in New York, so 7 AM in Los Angeles, 3 PM in London, 11 PM Shanghai time...

Who Are They?
On 2/17/12, the Angry Birds Facebook page added a photo gallery called "Who are they?' and included images of the Angry Birds Space characters in metal canisters. The same images appeared on the Angry Birds Google+ page, but the image names on this site gave insight into the identity of the birds in the canisters.

Update: On 2/27/12 the image for "lazerb" was updated and the canister now appears open.

The image titles are as follows:

Pigs in Space
The Bad Piggies will be in the game, as the background image of the Rovio Twitter page is an alternate version of the Angry Birds Space imagery seen on www.angrybirds.com/space and includes a pig silhouetted on the far right.



Angry Birds Space: Discovery
On 2/24/12, Rovio released a second video trailer on their Youtube channel using modified NASA footage. The video states that there will be an official announcement for the game on 3/8/12 and reiterates that it will be available for download on 3/22/12. This video was also featured on the Facebook page of Angry Birds. thumb|left|300px

Samsung Galaxy Note
A video was released on 2/27/12 on the Samsung Mobile Youtube channel staing that Angry Birds Space will be "launching with Samsung GALAXY Note."