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The gaming fandom has once again put itself to shame following its reaction to the pulling of Flappy Bird. Creator Dong Nguyen removed the game from app stores yesterday, saying that I cannot take this anymore”. It’s not hard to see why. As spotted by Develop, recent tweets to Nguyen …

Vitriolic nature of minority of game players rears its ugly head as Dong Nguyen pulls title from app stores

After submitting to Lara Croft last week, FIFA is once again No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. FIFA 14 chalks up its tenth week at No.1 and becomes the eleventh title to join an elite group of games, which have recorded over ten weeks atop the …

True to his word, developer Doug Nguyen has removed smartphone hit Flappy Bird from app stores. Nguyen on Saturday said he would pull the game within 24 hours, claiming on Twitter that I cannot take it anymore”, possibly referencing the sudden surge of attention he’d received following the game’s sudden …

Nintendo is reportedly dialing up a Yoshi’s New Island 3DS XL bundle for the game’s launch next month. IGN reports on UK retailer Base’s listing for the package in question, as well as confirmation that North America will receive the bundle as well. The report points out that Base’s listing …

Resident Evil: Revelations has sold more than 1m copies on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, Capcom has announced. Originally launching in January 2012 as a 3DS offering, RE: Revelations PC/console port has reached 1.1m in sales since it launched last May. Capcom Unity states the title joins Dead Rising 3 …

Another week, another one-two finish for DayZ and Rust on Steam’s top sellers chart. The two have had nearly complete control of the top two spots for the better part of a quarter, and it appears it’s going to take something big to knock either from their posts. Starbound continues …

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 …

'I cannot take this anymore,' says Dong Nguyen