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  • Super Hexagon creator releases Flappy Bird clone, and it’s fantastic
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    Super Hexagon creator releases Flappy Bird clone, and it’s fantastic

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    Stop the competition. Close the internet. The clone wars are over. If you've been wondering which half-assed Flappy Bird knock off was going to rise to the top, you can stop wondering - Terry Cavanagh doesn't half-ass things.The creator of the equally difficult "five seconds and your dead" game Super Hexagon, Cavanagh has just released Maverick Bird: A Flappy Bird Fan Game. It's dripping with both style and substance, pays homage to its inspiration, and does exactly what a good "me too!" game should: it improves on the formula.Maverick Bird is just like Flappy Bird, and yet it's so much better.
  • The real reason Flappy Bird is gone: you wouldn’t stop playing it
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    The real reason Flappy Bird is gone: you wouldn’t stop playing it

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    There has been a lot of speculation about why Flappy Bird was removed from the App Store and Google Play by its creator on Sunday. At the time, we were left with some cryptic tweets that led many to believe the game's success had given him a nervous breakdown.But in his first interview since removing the game, Dong Nguyen reveals his true motivations for killing the Bird. It wasn't a mental health breakdown - it was a crisis of conscience."Flappy Bird was designed to play in a few minutes when you are relaxed," Nguyen told Forbes. "But it happened to become an addictive product. I think it has become a problem. To solve that problem, it's best to take down Flappy Bird. It's gone forever."In a world where most developers are trying to figure out how to make their games more addictive, Nguyen finds himself swimming upstream like a salmon. Whether you agree with his decision or not, you've got to be impressed by a man who lives by his principles to that degree.
  • The #3 game on the App Store is using stolen assets
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    The #3 game on the App Store is using stolen assets

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    When Flappy Bird creator Dong Ngyuen pulled the game from sale earlier this week, the race was on to see which clone would replace its 'inspiration' and take the throne in the #1 slot. After all, nature abhors a vacuum. That's probably why the top three games on the App Store right now all look and play somewhat similar to Flappy Bird.And the game in third place? It looks awfully familiar. And I think I know why.We've all somehow accepted that game concepts are going to be copied on the App Store - especially when they're proven to work. And to a certain degree, you've got to wonder where the line between "copycat" and "inspired by" can really be drawn. I've made the argument before that if we didn't allow similar games, first-person shooters would have stopped at Wolfenstein 3-D. Platformers would have stopped at Super Mario Bros. So on some weird level, we can forgive Flappy Bee for being a slimy "me too" entry in the race to mimic Flappy Bird. What we can't forgive, however, is using somebody else's assets without their permission. And the bee in Flappy Bee's marketing? It would be hard to deny that it's also the bee from Bee Leader. I see it. You see it. And the developer of Bee Leader, Flightless, definitely sees it.
  • Still have Flappy Bird installed? Your phone could be worth big bucks
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    Still have Flappy Bird installed? Your phone could be worth big bucks

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    You might think that everyone who had even the slightest inkling of interest in playing Flappy Bird would already have the game installed on their phones, but if the auctions on eBay today are anything to go by, that doesn't appear to be the case.First reported by USA Today, thousands of auctions for phones with the game installed on it have sprung up in the hours since Dong Nguyen removed Flappy Bird from the App Store and Google Play. And here's a twist you might not be expecting - some of them are actually getting bids.Or at least it looks that way at first glance.
  • Say goodbye to Flappy Bird: Creator says he’s taking the game down
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    Say goodbye to Flappy Bird: Creator says he’s taking the game down

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    If you haven't gotten around to downloading Flappy Bird yet, you'd better get on that. By this time tomorrow, the app will be gone.Creator Dong Nguyen broke the news on Twitter less than an hour ago. While no specific reason has been given, it seems as though the overwhelming success/press coverage/hatred that the game has seen over the last few weeks has broken the man down completely."I am sorry Flappy Bird users. 22 hours from now, I will take Flappy Bird down," says Nguyen. "I just cannot take this anymore."In the tweets that followed, Nguyen goes on to say that it's not related to any legal issues, he's not looking to sell Flappy Bird, and that he still makes games.I suppose that overwhelming success really is overwhelming.
  • Hate Flappy Bird? Play these brutally difficult games instead
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    Hate Flappy Bird? Play these brutally difficult games instead

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    Tell me if this sound familiar: Everybody you know is talking about Flappy Bird, so you gave it a download. Two minutes later, you erased it from your phone (along with the contact information of everybody you know who recommended the damned thing).You like a good challenge, but you'd prefer something with a little more polish. A little more substance. Something that you'd be proud recommending, but at the same time, something that will kill you in seconds without hesitation. Something that keeps you coming back for more. Worried you won't find anything that's both difficult and divine? Don't worry - we've got you covered.
  • Red Bouncing Ball Spikes jumps to number two paid position in App Store. But, we’re suspicious.
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    Red Bouncing Ball Spikes jumps to number two paid position in App Store. But, we’re suspicious.

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    For the second time in less than a week, a game from an unknown game developer with sub-par graphics and simplistic gameplay has rocketed to the top of Apple's App Store charts.Red Bouncing Ball Spikes has arisen from nowhere to take the number paid app position in Apple's App Store, blowing our minds away and making us wonder what in the heck is happening.  Unlike Flappy Bird whose popularity can be explained partly by social media, the rise of Red Bouncing Ball Spikes is far curious and suspicious.
  • Flappy Bird creator reveals how much he’s making, and it’s a lot
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    Flappy Bird creator reveals how much he’s making, and it’s a lot

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    We still don't really know how Flappy Bird went from obscurity to celebrity seemingly overnight - the number of theories I've read this week would put the JFK conspiracy to shame.  Beyond that, though, there's been another question we've quietly been pondering. Has the game's instant notoriety translated into any real cash for creator Dong Nguyen?It has, it turns out. And it's a lot.In an interview with The Verge, Nguyen has revealed that the game has been raking in $50,000 a day. How? Advertising. Just… advertising. Flappy Bird has no in-app purchases, no premium version - it doesn't even cross-promote the developers other titles. Every single dollar that Flappy Bird has made has come from classic, old school, relatively crude in-app advertising.And it's working really well.