![]() A caveat: If you’re running on a laptop with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels (or less), in particular something running OS X where the dock takes up screen real estate, you won’t be able to fit the full game on-screen at once without switching to full-screen mode. ![]() Also: a white column to the far right with sponsored ads, which is where Facebook/Rovio make their buck. To your right, you’ll see a list of friends who’ve played, and of course a list of friends who haven’t with “invite” options. Level-wise, you’re looking at the classics “Poached Eggs” (all 189 levels) and “Mighty Hoax” (all 126 levels), plus the Facebook-exclusive “Surf and Turf” (45 levels). Rovio says they’ll keep offering the power-ups through Feb. Once there, I clicked on a button promising a “free Valentine’s Day gift” and won 14 power-ups. Just for logging in, I won the “Mighty Eagle,” basically a gigantic, wins-all, super-bird you can use infrequently. The new Angry Birds app page - referring to itself as a “beta” version - launches a “Daily Rewards” view that promises presents on a daily basis (for how long, who knows). I guess I thought Angry Birds was already on Facebook, but no, those were just fan pages. ( MORE: Angry Birds Is Coming to Facebook on Valentine’s Day) Finnish developer Rovio says that’s “just the beginning for Angry Birds on Facebook,” too, adding that the company has a bunch of new stuff lined up for players in the coming weeks. The Facebook version adds a few wrinkles, like “social and competitive elements,” some new power-ups (“sling scope,” “king sling,” “super seeds” and “birdquake”) and a few Facebook-exclusive levels. Who knows why it had to be “just in time for Valentine’s Day,” but there it is, like a song the radio stations can’t stop playing. Follow you haven’t played Angry Birds, and I realize the chances of that are approaching zero, Rovio’s apoplectic avians have finally made their way over to Facebook.
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