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Flappy Bird May Come Back

By TechTaffy Desk

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Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen says he is considering bringing the game back, though he is not working on a new version. The wildly popular iOS game had reached the top of charts, and was earning Mr. Nguyen $50,000 a day, when he decided to pull it from the stores. David Kushner of Rolling Stones catches up with Mr. Nguyen. Here is the link.

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