Creator of insanely popular Flappy Bird considering possible revival

  • 13 March 2014
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Rich Edmonds wrote:
 
Flappy Bird is a rather special mobile game, illustrating what can happen when a seemingly unimaginative concept goes viral and the developer subsequently wishes to remove oneself from the spotlight. The game has also split communities in two with many wanting the name to simply remain dead, but that hasn't halted numerous developers across all platforms from attempting to ride on the success that is Flappy Bird.
 
Now the creator of Flappy Bird has said in an interview we could well see the game again.
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Months after being pulled, the dormant smartphone gaming phenomenon is making a triumphant return as a multiplayer title, creator Dong Nguyen confirmed.
by Nick Statt @nickstatt   14 May 2014 10:44 PM BST 
To those who dare not speak the name Flappy Bird for fear of rousing spectres of smartphone addiction and compulsory thumb twitches, look away now.
Because the mobile gaming phenomenon -- gone from mobile app stores since February 9 -- is on its way back, and this time with multiplayer.
Creator Dong Nguyen, the one-man team behind Vietnamese game developer dotGears studio, told CNBC on Wednesday that the game will be making a return, potentially this August, in an updated version in which players will be able to compete with others in real-time to flap the infamous haunter of our collective score-obsessed dreams.
 
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That's great. I just hope Dong doesn't introduce it on Windows Phone market anytime soon. I would have to waste a lot of time.;)
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Creator wants new game to make people "forget about Flappy Bird for a while."
by Andrew Cunningham - May 15 2014, 10:37pm GMTST
 



 
Dong Nguyen has mostly laid low since the Flappy Bird saga quieted down, but he's bringing that game back along with a new title.
 
Remember Flappy Bird, the simple and infuriatingly addictive game that rose to the top of the App Store charts? The one that was raking in a small fortune in ad money before its creator removed it? Of course you do—it has spawned an unending stream of imitators and unofficial ports, and opportunistic eBayers tripped all over themselves to make a quick buck once the game was pulled.
 
Dong Nguyen, the game's creator, has said that he might bring the game back to the iOS and Android app stores, and yesterday he got a little more specific about his plans.
 
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