Now that Flappy Bird has moved on to the big app store in the sky, there are throngs of Flappy fanatics looking for an app to feed their addiction. Some enterprising developers have already taken action to pick up where Flappy Bird left off. More Flappy Bird inspired apps are sure to flood the app … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2014
Flappy Bird Removed From App Store, Others Aim to Fill the Void
After warning the world of Flappy Bird's impending demise yesterday, developer Dong Nguyen fulfilled his promise and removed the #1 free app in the world from the app store. The devoted (and frustrated) followers of Flappy Bird have begun to mourn the loss all across the social media … [Read more...]
Flappy Bird Developer Dong Nguyen to Remove Game from App Store
The Flappy Bird saga has taken a strange turn earlier today after its developer Dong Nguyen tweeted today that he would be taking the app down from both the iOS and Android app stores in the near future. https://twitter.com/dongatory/status/432227971173068800 I chronicled Flappy Bird's … [Read more...]
App Reskinning: Is It Wrong?
With the sudden and surprising success of Flappy Bird, many traditional gaming media outlets are taking a microscope to the App Store and they don't like what they see. Kotaku recently wrote an article that is critical of the app reskinning business, even calling out app flipping pioneer Carter … [Read more...]
The Rise of Flappy Bird: How an Unlikely App Dominated the App Store
If you check in on the the app store charts from time to time, you may have noticed an unlikely app dominating the rankings for the past few weeks - a little game called Flappy Bird. At first glance, Flappy Bird is a just simple (if not entirely unremarkable) game. There aren't any dazzling 3D … [Read more...]