Report: Multiplayer Flappy Bird swooping, crashing in August

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Dong Nguyen, the creator of viral sensation Flappy Bird, has reportedly told CNBC's Kelly Evans that the game will make a return in August, with new multiplayer-centric features. Evans tweeted the news earlier today, as did CNBC's social media team.

Nguyen took Flappy Bird down earlier this year, claiming it was addictive. How the addition of multiplayer would help solve that is anybody's guess, but this isn't the first time Nguyen has considered reviving his flappy phenomenon.

Back in March, when it was reported that 60 Flappy Bird clones were hitting the mobile market every day - that's 2.5 every hour, or one every 24 minutes - Nguyen said he would consider making the game available again, albeit with a warning that cautioned players to take a break from playing.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2014/05/14/report-multiplayer-flappy-bird-swooping-crashing-in-august/

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slapshot101Posted:

I think it was crazy the amount of clones they made in all different types of styles out there. If he joust kept it up and put a warning on the game it would have made the situation way better then to have all these games run wild because they couldn't play his version. People still played and stayed addicted, I don't think him taking it off the market solved anything.

FaydPosted:

This is a good and bad thing.

tellPosted:

At first I hated and sucked at the game but now I'm really good at it! But from reading this I seen that there will be "Multiplayer Features". That sounds interesting! I will more than likely get the game again but I already have because I had never deleted it.

GouldingPosted:

I can already see all the phones breaking again :/

KatsumiPosted:

I'm honestly not interested anymore.. i'm sure this will have marginal success though

SmurfsPosted:

lnfinite I wont be playing this game since I always hated it. Or I just broke my game over it :)


I always hated it too, but I will still probably check this out just for the heck of it.

CHPPosted:

thats ridiculous haha but i will probably get it

TricksPosted:

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AR15 I can see it now. The motto/tag line for this will be...

Flappy Bird, now with multiplayer...so two people can be pissed off at the same time!


Maybe it's just me, but I never got mad at Flappy Bird.

I just played it for fun to be honest with you.

I never really got mad either

I wonder how he will go about a multiplayer. I suppose it'll just be who can go the longest?

leiPosted:

AR15 I can see it now. The motto/tag line for this will be...

Flappy Bird, now with multiplayer...so two people can be pissed off at the same time!


Maybe it's just me, but I never got mad at Flappy Bird.

I just played it for fun to be honest with you.

KixaPosted:

lnfinite I wont be playing this game since I always hated it. Or I just broke my game over it :)


I never really like it, i cant see why other people play it though