Angry Birds Space: Bye Bye Productivity

Well, if today’s record setting high temperatures weren’t enough to zap most of your productivity, this just may finish off what’s left.  Roxio’s insanely popular Angry Birds franchise gets a brand new edition: Angry Birds Space.  From The Guardian:

Angry Birds fans craving a fresh fix of Rovio’s game franchise can breathe a sigh of relief: the latest instalment, Angry Birds Space, has now been launched on several devices.

The new game is available for iPhone and in a separate HD version for iPad, costing £0.69 and £1.99 respectively.

An Android version is also now live as a free download and in-game advertisements, while Rovio is selling a PC version from its own online shop, and a Mac version in Apple’s Mac Store. Ad-free versions of the Android game will follow.

While the core formula of catapulting birds at pigs remains intact, Angry Birds Space adds new gameplay elements including gravitational fields, and new birds with their own destructive capabilities.

There is also a new power-up – Space Eagles – which can be earned by playing or bought as an in-app purchase. 60 levels are included in the initial game, but more will be added as free updates and in-app purchases.