{"id":2069086,"date":"2026-07-30T11:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T08:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2069086"},"modified":"2026-07-30T11:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T08:24:15","slug":"guillermo-del-toro-still-plays-angry-birds-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2069086","title":{"rendered":"Guillermo Del Toro still plays \u2018Angry Birds\u2019 every day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Angry-Birds.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Gaming News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Guillermo Del Toro still plays \u2018Angry Birds\u2019 every day<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really good at it\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Ali Shutler<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-30T12:24:15+01:00\">30th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Angry-Birds-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Angry Birds\" title=\"Angry Birds\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Angry Birds. CREDIT: Rovio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Guillermo Del Toro has revealed that he still plays cutesy mobile game <i>Angry Birds<\/i> every day.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: \u2018Silent Hill\u2019s unsettling soundtrack was always meant to give you nightmares<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The acclaimed director is a huge video game fan. In 2014, he teamed up with Hideo Kojima for <i>P.T.<\/i>, a playable teaser for a cancelled <i>Silent Hill <\/i>game, and has regularly spoken about how influential games are in his work. However, he said in 2021 that he doesn\u2019t think he\u2019ll work on another game after a second project he was involved with (<i>Insane<\/i>, from the team behind <i>Saints Row<\/i>) was also cancelled. \u201cI\u2019m the albatross of video gaming\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a new interview with <i>IGN<\/i>, Guillermo Del Toro has spoken about some of his favourite games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love <i>Left 4 Dead<\/i>, <i>Death Stranding<\/i> made me cry, <i>Shadow Of The Colossus<\/i> made me introspective about so many intangible things. <i>BioShock<\/i> is a world I could get lost in for ages. <i>Dead Cells<\/i> was really interesting to me \u2013 I just hate respawning. There are 35 levels and you have to start over again. Please do a version without respawning for the elderly players,\u201d he asked game developers Motion Twin. \u201c<i>Journey<\/i> is amazing. <i>Monument Valley<\/i>\u2026 these are worlds that I love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then every day of my life, every moment I have free, I play <i>Angry Birds<\/i>,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019m really good at it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When Guillermo del Toro calls a game a masterpiece, gamers should probably pay attention. \ud83c\udfae\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FavourLuxe (@favourluxe1) July 30, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During an appearance on the <i>Happy Sad Confused Podcast <\/i>last year, Del Toro praised\u00a0 the <i>God Of War<\/i> games as \u201csome of the best cinematic experiences I\u2019ve ever had.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 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class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Guillermo Del Toro has revealed that he still plays cutesy mobile game <i>Angry Birds<\/i> every day.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: \u2018Silent Hill\u2019s unsettling soundtrack was always meant to give you nightmares<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The acclaimed director is a huge video game fan. In 2014, he teamed up with Hideo Kojima for <i>P.T.<\/i>, a playable teaser for a cancelled <i>Silent Hill <\/i>game, and has regularly spoken about how influential games are in his work. However, he said in 2021 that he doesn\u2019t think he\u2019ll work on another game after a second project he was involved with (<i>Insane<\/i>, from the team behind <i>Saints Row<\/i>) was also cancelled. \u201cI\u2019m the albatross of video gaming\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a new interview with <i>IGN<\/i>, Guillermo Del Toro has spoken about some of his favourite games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love <i>Left 4 Dead<\/i>, <i>Death Stranding<\/i> made me cry, <i>Shadow Of The Colossus<\/i> made me introspective about so many intangible things. <i>BioShock<\/i> is a world I could get lost in for ages. <i>Dead Cells<\/i> was really interesting to me \u2013 I just hate respawning. There are 35 levels and you have to start over again. Please do a version without respawning for the elderly players,\u201d he asked game developers Motion Twin. \u201c<i>Journey<\/i> is amazing. <i>Monument Valley<\/i>\u2026 these are worlds that I love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then every day of my life, every moment I have free, I play <i>Angry Birds<\/i>,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019m really good at it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When Guillermo del Toro calls a game a masterpiece, gamers should probably pay attention. \ud83c\udfae\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FavourLuxe (@favourluxe1) July 30, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During an appearance on the <i>Happy Sad Confused Podcast <\/i>last year, Del Toro praised\u00a0 the <i>God Of War<\/i> games as \u201csome of the best cinematic experiences I\u2019ve ever had.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou know when he fights Odin and Odin keeps coming back and he looks like a <i>Peaky Blinders<\/i> brawler and he beats the crap out of Kratos\u2026 what a great video game,\u201d he added. \u201cThe way they use the budget of data on the console to create atmospheric dispersion and light\u2026 it\u2019s like a film.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, <i>Angry Birds<\/i> was added to the World Video Game Hall Of Fame alongside the original <i>Silent Hill,<\/i> <i>FIFA International Soccer<\/i> and <i>Dragon Quest<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, <i>The Simpsons<\/i>\u00a0is returning to\u00a0<i>Fortnite<\/i>\u00a0later today (July 30) as part of the new Reload season, alongside a\u00a0<em>John Wick<\/em>\u00a0crossover.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/guillermo-del-toro-still-plays-angry-birds-every-day-3959816&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Angry-Birds.jpg&#8221;] NewsGaming News Guillermo Del Toro still plays \u2018Angry Birds\u2019 every day \u201cI\u2019m really good at it\u201d By Ali Shutler 30th July 2026 Angry Birds. 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