GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Comebacks in gaming are nothing new in the industry, but last week's announcement about the return of Flappy Bird caught some people by surprise. The ...

This deceptively simple side-scroller burned bright and quickly. 18 million people downloaded it before it was pulled from ...

Last week brought the unexpected news that Flappy Bird, the 2014 viral hit, is making a comeback. But the game's creator Dong Nguyen was notably absent from the announcement, and the more you look ...

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It’s time to reexamine one of mobile gaming’s standout monents. Flappy Bird is finally returning to iOS and Android. But the original creator is not happy about it at all. Vietnamese developer Dong ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Just over a decade after its 2013 release--and its surprisingly quick removal from app stores--the immensely popular Flappy Bird is finally returning ...

Remember Dong Nguyen, developer of wildly popular mobile game Flappy Bird, who reportedly made $50,000 per day before pulling his creation from the App Store? Well, he’s back with a brand new game ...

Flappy Bird is coming back with a brand new game and without its creator. Credit: Martin Keene/PA Images via Getty Images Ten years ago, a simple mobile game called Flappy Bird took the world by storm ...

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