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Why Did Flappy Bird Get Banned? The Game’s Demise And The 2025 Revival Explained

Explore the rise and fall of viral game Flappy Bird! Learn why the addictive mobile game was removed from app stores in February 2014 and its 2025 revival.

Bored Panda

The Flappy Bird reboot might be hiding a dark, unpleasant secret

The original creator of Flappy Bird has denounced the revamp of his game, while other aspects seem shady.

Flappy Bird Crypto Reboot: What To Know About The Game's Flight To Web3

Flappy Bird took the world by storm in 2013 before being dramatically pulled out by its creator, Dong Nguyen, in 2014. It has now returned, but this time with a different team, a new platform, and crypto backers. So, what's with the uproar?

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Flappy Bird creator says he's got nothing to do with the game's zombie comeback—'I did not sell anything'

Crappy Bird?

PC Gamer

'Flappy Bird' Creator Criticizes Game's Re-Release Allegedly Backed by Crypto Firm

Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen criticizes announced re-release that is supposedly backed by a crypto firm.

Player One

Flappy Bird reboot will never match the awfulness of the original and that's a problem

Flappy Bird is coming back but it won't be the same, and that's too bad.

TechRadar

Flappy Bird's OG creator clarifies he didn't "sell anything" to the blockchain-pushing 'Flappy Bird Foundation' that's reviving the infamous mobile icon: "I also don't support crypto"

Dong Nguyen has no involvement in the new, 'official' Flappy Bird comeback

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Flappy Bird makes an unlikely comeback after its creator apparently let the trademark lapse and the vultures swept right in

Unhappy Bird.

PC Gamer

10 years after Flappy Bird's creator declared "I cannot take this anymore," the "Flappy Bird Foundation" has bizarrely snatched the rights to bring the game back to life

Somehow, Flappy Bird returned

GamesRadar

10 Years Later, the Return of ‘Flappy Bird’ Highlights a Dark Turn for the Games Industry

'Flappy Bird' is returning after it was pulled from app stores 10 years ago, but its new revival brings issues that make the return far less celebratory.

Inverse

If you're wondering what to play on your $700 PS5 Pro — Flappy Bird "triumphantly returns" to multiple platforms (?!)

Flappy Bird, the viral mobile game of yester year returns thanks to a group of dedicated fans who have acquired the rights to the game from the original developer. It's coming to "multiple platforms" but what platforms are they?

Windows Central

Someone recreated one of the iPhone's most iconic games for Apple Vision Pro — Watch spatial Flappy Bird in all its glory

Someone recreated Flappy Bird inside Apple Vision Pro, but don't hold your breath for an App Store release.

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