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...]
“Candy Crush Saga” Creator Seeks to Trademark “Candy”, Indie Game Developers Fight Back
King.com, the creator of the popular mobile game Candy Crush Saga, has filed a request to trademark the word "candy" as it relates to mobile games and other products with an eye on expanding and protecting their brand. GameZebo has found that the filing was approved on January 15, 2014 and that … [Read more...]
Chupamobile Launches a $45,000 Prize Contest for iOS and Android Developers
Do you have some top quality code lying around that you have been thinking about putting out on the marketplace? Well, it might be time to stop procrastinating, as Chupamobile, a premier app source code marketplace, has launched a competition to reward the top developers with cash prizes for their … [Read more...]