"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 ...

When a much-loved but now, sadly defunct video game suddenly comes back to life, you’d think it was a cause for celebration as gamers around the world flex their thumbs in anticipation. But the story ...

Before this weekend, it seemed like Dong Nguyen, creator of ultra-popular mobile game Flappy Bird, hit the jackpot. His game was skyrocketing, having been downloaded more than 50 million times and ...

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Even after Nguyen pulled Flappy Bird from app stores (because, remember, it “ruin[ed] his simple life”), the game lived on in ...

A core reason why recent hits like Flappy Bird and Threes found success -- and are massively addictive -- lies in the way they put us in a unique zen-like state known as flow. Nick Statt was a staff ...

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The follow-up to this year's most maddening mobile hit is slated for release later this week. The early takeaway: prepare to fail, a lot. Nick Statt was a staff reporter for CNET News covering ...

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 ...