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Flappy Bird headlines

• Mobile cloning is completely, insanely out of hand

  Flappy Bird developer Dong Nguyen released his new game, Swing Copters, earlier this week – and it has already been cloned dozens of times.

• Prepare your thumbs: Swing Copters is the new game from the creator of Flappy Bird

  Dong Nguyen, creator of Flappy Bird, has revealed his next game as Swing Copters. It’s due for release on August 21. Have a look at this gameplay video.

• You can play Epic's Unreal Engine 4 Flappy Bird clone right now (really)

  Epic Games, as in, the team that brought you Gears of War and Unreal Tournament has crafted a Flappy Bird clone in Unreal Engine 4. Say hello to Tappy Chicken, out today on iOS and Google

• Flappy Bird will be back, and it's bringing some friends

  Flappy Bird is back, and better than ever. The frustratingly difficult side-scroller is expected to re-launch in a few months with all new features including multiplayer. Somehow.

• Flappy Bird creator "considering" bringing game back with a warning label

  Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen has told Rolling Stone he is considering bringing the game back; however, should he decide to do so, he will include a warning asking players to take a break due to it’s addictive qualities. These qualities are what caused Nguyen to take the game off the App Store. Via The […]

• Average of 60 Flappy Bird clones added to Apple's App Store every day - report

  Flappy Bird may have been pulled from iTunes by Dong Nguyen almost a month ago, but the wave of clones that followed it doesn’t seem to be letting up any. A new report finds that an average of 60 Flappy Bird clones are appearing on the iOS marketplace every day.

• Flappy Bird clones being rejected by Apple & Google as creators speak out

  Flappy Bird clones are now being rejected on the iOS App Store and Google Play following a wave of developers trying to cash-in or pay tribute to Dong Nguyen’s controversial game.

• Flappy Jam offers moral support to Flappy Bird creator (also lots of flappy games)

  Flappy Bird fans can enjoy a variety of loving tributes from independent developers keen to show support for creator Dong Nguyen.

• Flappy Bird creator pulled game because it became an "addictive product"

  Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen has responded to the press for the first time since he pulled his runaway app from Apple’s marketplace. He has explained that he nuked the game after he saw how addictive it was becoming.

• iPhone with pre-installed Flappy Bird app sitting at $99,900 on eBay right now

  Flappy Bird has been removed from iTunes by creator Dong Nguyen and the whole world seems to have become a little bit more crazy. Someone’s selling an iPhone 5S with the game pre-installed on eBay right now, and the current bid is $99,900.

• Flappy Bird creator receives death threats, following game's withdrawal

  Flappy Birds creator Dong Nguyen has received death threats from gamers angry that the title has been removed from Apple’s store.

• Flappy Bird removed from app stores as creator "cannot take" it any more

  Dong Nguyen, developer of the mobile phenomenon Flappy Bird, has removed the phenomenally popular Flappy Bird from App Stores, although those who had previously downloaded it cna continue to play.

• Flappy Bird pulling in $50k a day

  Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen has told The Verge that his very strange mobile sensation is garnering about $50,000 each day in ad revenue. The free game, which has no pesky IAPs, has been downloaded 50 million times on Android and iOS and was built in a few nights. That’s not a bad return on […]