13 years ago, an app was launched that changed mobile gaming forever. This deceptively simple side-scroller burned bright and quickly. 18 million people downloaded it before it was pulled from the app ...

"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 ...

Matthew was the Apps and Games Editor at Android Police until 2025. If you are wondering why someone would clone Flappy Bird, here are the words of the cloner VadimBoev (above). The idea was to make a ...

Jason Fennell is a writer and game designer based out of Chicago, IL. He has been writing articles about video games for several years now, with a professional interest in Adobe Flash and its legacy.

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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 ...