Year of the Dragon

Year of the Dragon is the name of the upcoming new episode, announced in Rovio's YouTube video "Happy New Year from the Angry Birds", seen below. Not a lot of information is known about this episode this time. The Chinese New Year officially begins on January 23rd, and Rovio's teaser trailer states that the update will land on January 20th. In the trailer, the birds are puppets being operated by the pigs below.

Trivia

 * This episode commemorates Chinese Zodiac and is the second Chinese-specific episode, the first being Mooncake Festival.
 * In the preview of this episode, there is a dragon-like bird, that is similar to the Mighty Eagle. In the trailer, the King Pig is disguised as a dragon, which could indicate that this dragon is a pig in costume.
 * The Orange Bird appears for the third consecutive episode of Seasons, which suggests that it is now a regular staple in the Angry Birds lineup.
 * In the app icon, the Red Bird sits on the red bamboo landscape.
 * Year of the Dragon Animation will be released on Nickelodeon on January 21, 2012 and will be added for Rovio's Youtube video.

Trailer
The following two videos are from Rovio's YouTube. The first is the trailer video, entitled "Happy New Year from the Angry Birds" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2osY0VDPL7U). The second is the teaser video, entitled "Angry Birds Seasons - Year of the Dragon Teaser" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wUNuuneCtqU).

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