The Flappy Bird reboot might be hiding a dark, unpleasant secret

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Quick SummaryReports claimed aFlappy Birdrevamp was on the cards, with some platform support expected in 2024 and iOS and Android in 2025.However, the game’s original creator has said he has nothing to do with the revival, and it looks like the new Flappy Bird has links to crypto.

Reports claimed aFlappy Birdrevamp was on the cards, with some platform support expected in 2024 and iOS and Android in 2025.However, the game’s original creator has said he has nothing to do with the revival, and it looks like the new Flappy Bird has links to crypto.

Reports claimed aFlappy Birdrevamp was on the cards, with some platform support expected in 2024 and iOS and Android in 2025.

However, the game’s original creator has said he has nothing to do with the revival, and it looks like the new Flappy Bird has links to crypto.

You have probably heard ofFlappy Bird– the simple but oh so frustratinggamethat required you to time perfected taps to ensure a bird avoided randomly placed green pipes.

There wasn’t a huge amount to it but it was unbelievably addictive at the time of its existence, so much so that its creator, Dong Nguyen, pulled it.

Nguyen deleted the game in 2014 and while there have been a number of attempts to revive it and replicate the viral hit the game was 10 years ago, none have quite succeeded. Reports earlier in Septemberfrom PolygonsuggestedFlappy Birdwas making a comeback however, with the game claimed to be under new ownership – The Flappy Bird Foundation.

It was said The Flappy Bird Foundation had acquired the official game’s trademark rights, along with the rights to the game and the characters. There were claims that it was coming to several platforms this year, theniOSandAndroidin 2025. But, all is not as it seems.

Instead, it looks like Gametech Holdings LLC has grabbed theFlappy Birdtrademark when it was “abandoned”, and there also appear to be ties to cryptocurrency.

No, I have no related with their game. I did not sell anything. I also don’t support crypto.September 15, 2024

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TheFlappy Birdreboot’s website has a page with “$Flap”, said to be a crypto token which appears to be tied to Solana. A playable version of the game on the website also had references to crypto and Web3.

The trailer for the newFlappy Birdgame has since been pulled, too, even thoughthe website is still livefor now. That’s another red flag.

It’s a shame as we were quite looking forward to being frustrated trying to flap that bird over the green pipes and get a higher score this time around – more than 3 will do us.

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