Clash of Clans publisher Supercell has lifted the lid on its third title – Boom Beach. The game, which is currently in beta in Canada and Australia, will be released on iOS in March and on Android some time after that. "We’ve made some risky choices,” Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen …
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Super Hexagon and VVVVVV creator Terry Cavanagh has released a free Flash tribute to the ill-fated Flappy Bird. It’s called Maverick Bird and adds Cavanagh’s trademark brutal and simplistic visual style to Dong Nguyen’s one-button twitch gameplay. It also features a track called Vietnam by electronic music artist Kozilek And …
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Developer explains decision to take mobile hit off app stores
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Indie start-up Mech Mocha has been selected for the Chartboost University, a US-based education program for budding game developers. The all-expenses-paid scholarship will give Mech Mocha the opportunity to learn from top mobile game developers through one-on-one mentoring sessions and lectures. Mech Mocha is the brainchild of IIITM Gwalior alumni …
Read More »Flappy Bird creator receives death threats
Vitriolic nature of minority of game players rears its ugly head as Dong Nguyen pulls title from app stores
Read More »Creator is pulling Flappy Bird from app stores
The developer of hit mobile sensation Flappy Bird has said he will be removing the game from all app stores following intense scrutiny of the title. In a series of tweets, Vietnam-based creator Dong Nguyen said Flappy Bird will be taken offline tomorrow (Sunday February 9th) as he "cannot take …
Read More »Developer pulls mobile sensation Flappy Bird from app stores
'I cannot take this anymore,' says Dong Nguyen
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The chances are that by now you’ve probably heard of Flappy Bird It’s a basic (but seemingly addictive) mobile game that’s been consuming users’ lives having dominated the top of the App Store and Google Play for the past month. It’s sudden rise to popularity is particularly interesting considering it …
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