Los Angeles Times

Flappy Bird developer says he took down game because it was addictive

Days after removing ultra popular mobile game Flappy Bird from the Apple App Store and Google Play, developer Dong Nguyen has finally given an explanation for his decision to kill the game: It was too ...
Yahoo

Here’s the real reason Flappy Bird was removed

In an exclusive interview with Forbes, Flappy Bird developer Dong Nguyen has revealed the real reason he removed the extremely popular app from the App Store and the Google Play Store. According to ...
Business Insider

Don't Worry, You Can Still Play Flappy Bird Even Though It's Gone From The App Store

Flappy Bird, the flash-in-the-pan addictive smartphone game, was pulled from Google and Apple's app stores this weekend. The game's creator, Dong Nguyen, decided to pull it on his own, surprising ...
People

Flappy Bird Creator — Who Also Took Game Down 10 Years Ago — Denies Involvement in New Version

"I have no [relation to] their game," said Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen in a post on X Martin Keene/PA Images via Getty Flappy Bird, the game that many were obsessed with a decade ago, may be ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Flappy Bird’ to be removed from app stores, developer tweets

“Flappy Bird” will not be available for download after Sunday morning, game developer Dong Nguyen said Saturday in a surprising series of tweets. The game has recently risen to the top of charts of ...
Yahoo

Now you finally have a way to play Flappy Bird again

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Now you finally have a way to play Flappy Bird again Flappy Bird might have been the biggest mobile game of all time, causing a ...
Digital Trends

Flappy Bird creator pulled hit game from app stores

The simple, addictive and hugely frustrating Flappy Bird has sat atop the Google Play and iTunes App Store charts for many a month, but now creator Dong Nguyen has had enough of the attention it’s ...
Polygon

Flappy Bird creator says game was inspired by bouncing a ping pong ball on a paddle

The inspiration for Flappy Bird, a game deemed so addictive by its creator he pulled it from mobile phones for awhile, was ping pong. Specifically, Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen told a gathering of ...
Polygon

Original Flappy Bird developer not involved with rerelease

Flappy Bird has officially returned, now playable on Telegram — but things aren’t exactly soaring for the 10-year-old viral game. Prior to that message, it appears that Nguyen had not posted on X in ...
Digital Trends

More than 800 Flappy Bird clones still exist: Here are a few of our favorites

Surprisingly, people love that we have all these Flappy clones running about. Based on the data provided to DT by Zedge, 210 of the 864 apps discovered have a perfect score of 5. Now, this may be ...
Forbes

Flappy Fighter Isn't A Joke - It's Defining The Mobile Fighting Game

Fate almost intervened to stop Flappy Fighter from happening. “When I first bought my iPod 5 to begin work on Flappy Fighter, after taking a nap, I woke up to a burglar walking into my room! He had ...
AOL

Flappy Bird Creator — Who Also Took Game Down 10 Years Ago — Denies Involvement in New Version

Flappy Bird, the game that many were obsessed with a decade ago, may be coming back, but its original creator is not involved. On Sept. 12, it was announced on X (formerly Twitter) that the beloved ...