flappy bird

Remember Flappy Bird? The smash viral hit from 2014 developed by indie developer Dong Nguyen from Vietnam, which generated over $50,000 per day from the game’s ad banner, but was later pulled from the App Store by its creator at the height of its popularity. Turns out Nguyen has been making pick-up-and-play games with cute art and aggravating difficulty since then and for...

Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen previously teased he was set to release a new game this August, and now it looks like he’s holding onto that promise. The developer has provided Touch Arcade with an exclusive first-look at the new game, called Swing Copters. Essentially it brings the same look and feel of Flappy Bird,...

Another story about Flappy Birds? Seriously? Yep, because that’s what the people want! According to CNBC’s Kelly Evans on Twitter earlier this afternoon, she mentioned creator Dong Nguyen told her the game would return in August and have multiplayer (he previously hinted his game would return to the App Store): http://twitter.com/iPhoneinCanada/status/466683170940018688 The Flappy Bird phenomenon...

After Flappy Bird was pulled from the App Store many developers started to build clones of the addictive iOS game. The purpose of building the clones, which quickly filled up the App Store’s top charts, was to try and ride the success of the original game. The latest game to be repetitively cloned is “2048,”...

If you still care about Flappy Bird, its creator has confirmed it will return to the App Store sometime in the future, according to the developer’s response on Twitter, as noticed by Gawker: https://twitter.com/dongatory/statuses/446308190984998912 A recent interview in Rolling Store had developer Dong Ngyuen reveal why he removed his game, as the fame and ‘pressure’...

Image via Rolling Stone’s Maika Elan Just when you thought you had heard the last of Flappy Bird, think again. The 28-year old creator of the game, Dong Nguyen recently gave his first full interview to Rolling Stone’s David Kushner in person, which details why he removed his game when it was on top of the...

We know you don’t want to hear about Flappy Bird anymore (it’s so yesterday’s news, right?) but the following video shows what the viral game looks like ported over to the classic Commodore 64, created by @Sosowski. It’s pretty awesome. https://twitter.com/Sosowski/status/437928947829858304 http://youtu.be/jE1uKIE4e5U You can download this Commodore 64 port of Flappy Bird here. [via Daring...

Flappy Bird? Is that you? We haven’t heard about you in a while. So let’s take a look at the latest viral Flappy Bird video making the rounds. This one shows a user gaining a high score of 999 in the game. We won’t spoil what happens at the end but take a look below:...

Despite the fact that the original title was removed from the App Store, the Flappy Bird phenomenon shows no sign of slowing down. The App Store’s top charts are currently filled with clones that are just as addicting and frustrating. According to various developers, Apple and Google have reportedly started rejecting any games that have...

Flappy Bird, the game that suddenly became the world's most sought-after application, was shot dead. No, it wasn't its enemies, but its own creator, Don Nguyen, who – after long days spent without Internet – decided to break his silence and explain the short life and death of the heavily pixelated bird that has captured...

Even with Flappy Bird gone from the App Store, the world is still flapping crazing over the game and its demise. Some opportunistic folks have even tried to capitalize on its absence selling iPhones on eBay with the game installed for upwards of $90,000. As we question why the game was removed from the App...

There are times when you regret something you have done in the past: it's okay with a little bit of help from "time", but I'm sure you will remember that moment when you deleted Flappy Bird from your iPhone for a long-long time. Why? Because the app – as of writing this article – would...