10 Years After It Was Pulled Offline, Viral Mobile Game Flappy Bird Is Coming Back (ign.com)
(Thursday September 12, 2024 @11:29AM (msmash)
from the how-about-that dept.)
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- News link: https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/09/12/1529222/10-years-after-it-was-pulled-offline-viral-mobile-game-flappy-bird-is-coming-back
- Source link: https://www.ign.com/articles/10-years-after-it-was-pulled-offline-viral-mobile-game-flappy-bird-is-coming-back
Mobile video game phenomenon Flappy Bird is [1]set to return 10 years after its creator pulled it offline. From a report:
> In 2014, Vietnam-based developer Dong Nguyen shocked the gaming world when he pulled viral hit Flappy Bird from the App Store and the Google Play Store at a time when it was making tens of thousands of dollars a day. He went on to say: "I can call Flappy Bird a success of mine. But it also ruins my simple life. So now I hate it."
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> Now, Flappy Bird is set to return, with an expanded version aiming for launch by the end of October across multiple platforms including web browsers, and an iOS and Android version planned for release in 2025. But this new Flappy Bird isn't from Nguyen, it's from 'The Flappy Bird Foundation,' which is described as "a new team of passionate fans committed to sharing the game with the world."
[1] https://www.ign.com/articles/10-years-after-it-was-pulled-offline-viral-mobile-game-flappy-bird-is-coming-back
> In 2014, Vietnam-based developer Dong Nguyen shocked the gaming world when he pulled viral hit Flappy Bird from the App Store and the Google Play Store at a time when it was making tens of thousands of dollars a day. He went on to say: "I can call Flappy Bird a success of mine. But it also ruins my simple life. So now I hate it."
>
> Now, Flappy Bird is set to return, with an expanded version aiming for launch by the end of October across multiple platforms including web browsers, and an iOS and Android version planned for release in 2025. But this new Flappy Bird isn't from Nguyen, it's from 'The Flappy Bird Foundation,' which is described as "a new team of passionate fans committed to sharing the game with the world."
[1] https://www.ign.com/articles/10-years-after-it-was-pulled-offline-viral-mobile-game-flappy-bird-is-coming-back
Ten years?! (Score:3)
There's no way it's been ten years. Please tell me it hasn't been ten years.
Re: (Score:2)
It hasn't. Someone's edited the calander around 2020 and added a couple years that never existed.
Somewhat earlier than that, but after 2015. (Score:2)
Just sayin'.
Re: (Score:2)
almost, it will be 10 years next may.