How Crypto Bros Wrested Flappy Bird From Its Creator ⇥ arstechnica.com

Kyle Orland, Ars Technica:

Fans of ultra-viral mobile gaming hit Flappy Bird who were stunned by the game’s sudden removal from the iOS App Store 10 years ago were probably even more stunned by last week’s equally sudden announcement that Flappy Bird is coming back with a raft of new characters and game modes. Unfortunately, the new version of Flappy Bird seems to be the result of a yearslong set of legal maneuvers by a crypto-adjacent game developer intent on taking the “Flappy Bird” name from the game’s original creator, Dong Nguyen.

The new owners responded in a post on X.

An ignominious resurrection of an all-time classic. I am not saying you should not play this, but I am not going anywhere near it — not with these owners.