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Dong Nguyen, creator of Flappy Bird STR/AFP/Getty Images The creator of Flappy Bird is doing quite well since he decided to pull the smartphone game from the iOS App and Google Play Stores last month.
Dong Nguyen, "Flappy Bird" creator, announced his decision to pull the hit game from app stores on Twitter. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES. NEWSLETTER SIGNUP. My account; Log Out; Jul 10, 3:03 PM EDT.
In early February, a colleague of mine suggested that I write a piece about a trending game called Flappy Bird, but before I did that, he urged me to play it a few times to really understand what made ...
Flappy Bird was pulled from both the Apple App Store and Google Play in February 2014 as its creator, Dong Nguyen, blamed himself for the game’s addictive nature and didn’t appreciate the fame ...
Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen has spoken out following the furore over his decision to pull the game from Android and iOS app stores, saying that it was an 'addictive product' that had become 'a ...
Flappy Bird is finally returning to iOS and Android. But the original creator is not happy about it at all. Vietnamese developer Dong Nguyen shared this statement on his Twitter account: “No, I ...
The success of online video game Flappy Bird ruffled some feathers, and the attention led its developer, Dong Nguyen, to pull it from online stores. The WSJ's Adam Najberg discusses what was ...
Flappy Bird is gone, Flappy Bird is coming, Flappy Bird this and that! No matter what happens, Flappy Bird just can’t stay off the news and everyone’s conversations. Developer Dong Nguyen is ...
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Dong Nguyen, Flappy Bird’s creator and, ultimately, executor, talked about how the game came to be and the impact its had on both himself and his work. Nguyen ...
Last April, Dong Nguyen, a quiet 28-year-old who lived with his parents in Hanoi, Vietnam, and had a day job programming location devices for taxis, spent a holiday weekend making a mobile game.
The creator of the ultra-difficult game sensation, "Flappy Bird," has released a new title — and believe it or not, it's even harder. Dong Nguyen took the original hit game off the market ...
When Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen removed his ultra popular app from the App Store back in February, he gave little explanation for the surprising decision, aside from a short message stating ...