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Flappy Bird is making a return, but as a 'less addictive' multiplayer game

The game’s creator Dong Nguyen said it would be making a return in August and will be less addictive than the previous version.

THE CREATOR OF the hit mobile game Flappy Bird is saying he plans to bring the game back, this time as a less addictive version.

Dong Nguyen, the Vietnamese developer behind the game, said that the game will be making a return as a multiplayer game in August, according to CNBC.

He also said that the game would be “less addictive” and that would rather people spend their time doing more productive things instead of guiding a cartoon bird through pipes to rack up a high score. Despite that, Nguyen says he doesn’t regret creating the game.

Nguyen originally pulled the game back in February after he claimed it ruined his life. At the time, the game was downloaded more than 50 million times and was making him an average of $50,000 every day.

However, he felt people were getting too addicted to the game, and the unwanted attention he received decided to take it down.

Back in March, Nguyen told Rolling Stone Magazine he felt “relief” after taking the game down, but was considering resurrecting the game. During the time the game has been down, numerous clones appeared in an attempt to capitalise upon the game’s popularity.

The developer said he has other apps in the work, only revealing that one of them includes “a guy jumping from building to building”

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    Mute Sean Partidge
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    Dec 12th 2022, 8:47 AM

    That might work if they updated itself. 8 hours on Friday with no updates other thant flight was taking off ten minutes ago

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    Dec 12th 2022, 9:17 AM

    @Sean Partidge: airlines update that side

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    Mute sean o'dhubhghaill
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    Dec 12th 2022, 11:14 AM

    @Sean Partidge: Not the airport’s responsibility.

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    Mute The Divils Avocado
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    Dec 12th 2022, 9:32 AM

    I suppose this is the DAA’s fault too.

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    Mute John Barry
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    Dec 12th 2022, 10:23 AM

    Stuck in Stansted. 9.50 Flight to Dublin cancelled at 11.30 last night with no notification untill I went online to look. No flights until tomorrow & have to get to Gatwick. It’s absolutely crazy here.

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    Mute Fiona Fitzgerald
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    Dec 12th 2022, 1:30 PM

    @John Barry: Hope you all get in the air soon. If only there were regular updates and places to charge your phones, it would be less stressful all right.
    (Put on a mask though, I’ve two friends down with Covid after a return flight where no one bothered.)

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    Mute Keth Warsaw
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    Dec 12th 2022, 12:31 PM

    Cancelled flights? Luxury!
    In my day we had to walk through airport – none a this cosy security checks. All and sundry (middle class if ya don’t mind) dressed resplendently singin’ tut rain in Spain, as such. Young generation xyz etc don’t know their livin’ what with over bookins, plane rage, terror-types and Ryanairs most bew-tee-full colour co-ordination and oppulant seating.
    Cancelled flights? They’re lucky! We used to dreeem a been cancelled.

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    Mute Liam McGrath
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    Dec 12th 2022, 11:50 PM

    Out via Dublin Airport recently. Dirty and filthy. Everywhere from the road to the aircraft. Retail staff just don’t even know what country they’re in.
    millions of others go through this.
    Almost 3 hours waiting on a stand, after a 9 hour flight. Watching winter operations training outside the aircraft while families onboard contacted loved ones to say We’re parked on the new runway to allow other airlines taxi into non contact stands.
    Plenty of stands vacant and not in use.
    I simply hate having to fly anywhere but jaysus, can the Airport operator not get anything right.

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    Dec 13th 2022, 12:00 AM

    @Liam McGrath: bit of a skewed viewpoint

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    Mute Liam McGrath
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    Dec 13th 2022, 12:07 AM

    @Ciaran: correct, out was bad, inbound was worse.
    God love anyone travelling via Dublin.

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    Mute Paul Gorry
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    Dec 13th 2022, 12:04 AM

    Going to Dublin airport these days is a bit like your prepay meter. A load of ball ox.

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    Mute Fiona Fitzgerald
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    Dec 12th 2022, 10:45 AM

    Dubliners say they’re more than welcome to our share of the freezing fog, we’ve had enough of it on the east coast!

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