You most likely remember this casual game from 2013 – it had very few controls but addictively fun gameplay that saw players steer the titular flapping bird past tricky obstacles. — Screengrab from YouTube/IGN
When a much-loved but now, sadly defunct video game suddenly comes back to life, you'd think it was a cause for celebration as gamers around the world flex their thumbs in anticipation. But the story around Flappy Bird's return to phone screens is complex, even murky. News site TechCrunch reports that an organisation called the "Flappy Bird Foundation" has announced plans to "re-hatch" the original Flappy Bird.
You most likely remember this casual game from 2013 – it had very few controls but addictively fun gameplay that saw players steer the titular flapping bird past tricky obstacles. In 2013 it was a viral hit, but the game's original creator, Dong Nguyen, has posted a blunt, confusing statement on X that effectively disavows the upcoming Flappy Bird revival. "No, I have no related with their game" he said, adding "I did not sell anything," TechCrunch reports. Turns out, this "re-hatched" Flappy Bird really has nothing at all to do with the original, apart from the intellectual property value of the brand.
