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Topic > Flappy Bird
![5 bots to try this week: Swelly, Chatform.ai, CNN, Flappy Bird, and Nightbot](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Screen-Shot-2017-01-30-at-4.26.32-PM.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
![Flappy Bird creator releases extremely difficult Ninja Spinki Challenges mobile game](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ninja-spinki-challenges.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Flappy Bird creator releases extremely difficult Ninja Spinki Challenges mobile game
![Watch Flappy Bird played on an e-cigarette](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/flappy_bird_ecigaratte.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Watch Flappy Bird played on an e-cigarette
![How one studio is finding repeated success with Flappy Bird-style games](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Zig-Zag.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
How one studio is finding repeated success with Flappy Bird-style games
![The video game stories that got people talking in 2014](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/flappy-bird.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The video game stories that got people talking in 2014
![Google Play hammers many Swing Copters clones right off the app market](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/0000-swingcopters-header.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Google Play hammers many Swing Copters clones right off the app market
![Swing Copters: 5 tips to help you suck less](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/swing-copters.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Swing Copters: 5 tips to help you suck less
![Flappy Bird creator's Swing Copters is now available on iOS and Android](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/0000-swingcopters-header.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Flappy Bird creator's Swing Copters is now available on iOS and Android
![Pay $100 for a Flappy Bird knockoff, reskin it, and cross your fingers for a hit](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/eaook7nrkmslqmzaezyp7nti_2724_flappycrocodile.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Pay $100 for a Flappy Bird knockoff, reskin it, and cross your fingers for a hit
![Flappy Bird returns … but only to Amazon's Fire TV](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/flappy-bird.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Flappy Bird returns … but only to Amazon's Fire TV
![SkyVu's 'Let It Goat' mobile game might be the next Flappy Bird](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/let-it-goat.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
SkyVu's 'Let It Goat' mobile game might be the next Flappy Bird
![Like a phoenix, Flappy Bird will rise again — this time with multiplayer](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/flappy-bird1.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Like a phoenix, Flappy Bird will rise again — this time with multiplayer
![Angry Birds developer gets all Flappy with its latest mobile release](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/screenshot-2014-05-06-10-11-47.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Angry Birds developer gets all Flappy with its latest mobile release
![Flappy Bird 2048: Side by Side is the PB&J of games you play at the same time](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sidebyside-pc.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Flappy Bird 2048: Side by Side is the PB&J of games you play at the same time
![How Chillingo plans to find the next Flappy Bird (interview)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/chillingo-duck-destroyer.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
How Chillingo plans to find the next Flappy Bird (interview)
![Discover the state of mobile gaming in a fireside chat with SGN’s Chris DeWolfe (interview)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/chris-dewolfe.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Discover the state of mobile gaming in a fireside chat with SGN’s Chris DeWolfe (interview)
![Nexon’s Owen Mahoney sees salvation through original hardcore games, not Flappy Bird copycats (interview)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/owen-mahoney-standing.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Nexon’s Owen Mahoney sees salvation through original hardcore games, not Flappy Bird copycats (interview)
![The DeanBeat: What meme had wings at the Game Developers Conference?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/flappy-bird-start-screen.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: What meme had wings at the Game Developers Conference?
![Game development leader Kate Edwards spells out how the game industry needs to change (interview)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kate-edwards.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Game development leader Kate Edwards spells out how the game industry needs to change (interview)
![Flappy Bird will fly again someday, says creator, but Apple might clip its wings](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/flappy-bird-start-screen.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Flappy Bird will fly again someday, says creator, but Apple might clip its wings
![Even a copyright wouldn’t help Flappy Bird creator get his hit’s name back thanks to Apple’s rules](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/imdeadinsidebecauseofthisgame1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Even a copyright wouldn’t help Flappy Bird creator get his hit’s name back thanks to Apple’s rules
![Flappy is a toy-controlled game of Flappy Bird that you can throw in frustration](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/flappy-bird-computer-2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Flappy is a toy-controlled game of Flappy Bird that you can throw in frustration
![Cloning for good: Code.org eases kids into programming with Flappy Bird](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/flap-flap.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Cloning for good: Code.org eases kids into programming with Flappy Bird
![The best (and worst) of some recent Flappy Bird knockoffs](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/flappy-crow.jpeg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The best (and worst) of some recent Flappy Bird knockoffs
![Peter Molyneux believes ripping people off with free-to-play games won’t last (interview)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/peter-molyneux.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Peter Molyneux believes ripping people off with free-to-play games won’t last (interview)
![GamesBeat weekly roundup: Flappy Bird, Titanfall, and a new Nintendo Direct](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/flappy-bird.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Flappy Bird, Titanfall, and a new Nintendo Direct
![Why I love and hate Flappy Bird](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/flappy-bird-ios.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Why I love and hate Flappy Bird
![How in-app review mechanics pushed Flappy Bird to the top of the charts](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/flappy-bird-big.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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How in-app review mechanics pushed Flappy Bird to the top of the charts
![Flappy Bird creator pulled it because it’s too ‘addictive’ — but gamers are still getting their fix](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/flappy-bird.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Flappy Bird creator pulled it because it’s too ‘addictive’ — but gamers are still getting their fix
![The great Flappy Bird clone rush: Here comes Ironpants, FlappyDoge, and more](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/iron-pants.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The great Flappy Bird clone rush: Here comes Ironpants, FlappyDoge, and more
![eBay seeing bids of thousands of dollars for phones with Flappy Bird still on them](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/flap-flap.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
eBay seeing bids of thousands of dollars for phones with Flappy Bird still on them
![Frustrated developer removes the No. 1-ranked Flappy Bird from app stores](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/flappy-bird-ios.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Frustrated developer removes the No. 1-ranked Flappy Bird from app stores
![Flappy Bird creator says he’s pulling the game from app stores](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/flappy-bird.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Flappy Bird creator says he’s pulling the game from app stores
![Flappy Bird gets an update after 50M downloads](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/flappy-bird-start-screen.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Flappy Bird gets an update after 50M downloads
![Tracking the unlikely rise of Flappy Bird to the top of the mobile charts in 100 countries](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/flappy-bird.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Tracking the unlikely rise of Flappy Bird to the top of the mobile charts in 100 countries
![Flappy Bird is most popular in the U.S., but the contagion is spreading to other territories fast](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/flappy-bird-start-screen.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Flappy Bird is most popular in the U.S., but the contagion is spreading to other territories fast
![9 reasons why Flappy Bird has become the latest viral gaming hit](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/flappy-bird-big.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
9 reasons why Flappy Bird has become the latest viral gaming hit
![Flappy Bird hits No. 1 on the app stores. But why?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/flappy-bird.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)