Big Picture furnishes users with a snazzy start-up animation the second it's activated, flourishing its launch by superimposing the Steam logo over pixelated bubbles and liquid sound effects.

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In June, Rovio acquired Kombo, the Finnish animation studio, to expand its in-house animation capabilities and it recently secured a grant from the Finnish Film Foundation to start planning its first full length animation film.

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