Flappy Bird : why it was removed, Apple and Google repel the crafty

Flappy Bird is dead, long live Flappy Bird. Before the creator Dong Nguyen deleted it from the store , while Twitter and Facebook was consumed psychodrama : death threats to the creator , threats of suicide users. Then came the clones (in fact some already existed ) , including online and playable on PC, and eBay classifieds sites , and auction were filled with smartphones and tablets with the bird installed, auctions that have sfondatoa ven 100 thousand dollars. The popular auction site and then got stuck all these sales.

Cyber ​​criminals have taken the ball : last week then alarm is tripped virus , with fake versions of Flappy Bird that circulated on the net, containing viruses that take control of your smartphone and send messages to premium services , only to run out of credit player .
But because Nguyen did all this ? He explained in an exclusive interview to Forbes , which released on one condition , that was not unveiled the face of the independent developer , “I have developed Flappy Bird thinking it might be a simple game and suitable for relaxation in a few minutes ( and it did literally go crazy all over the world , Ed) but has become something that is addictive . This to me is a problem , the best solution was to remove it from the store . has now gone forever . ”
The programmer does not provide negative reviews for twenty-nine other titles he developed , such as Super Ball Juggling and Block Shuriken , because according to her are ” harmless .” But even if born for these titles a true collective psychosis also remove these from the store : “I made ​​a mistake by deleting Flappy Bird , my life had changed, I could not sleep. Anyway I thank you all for having used my game ” . Meanwhile, it is also met with a high charge state Vietnamese , it’s not clear why. Nguyen is now a well-known personality in the world , although no one would recognize him on the street.
From this story we have certainly gained even Apple and Google, at least their share of advertising revenue , even if they have vetoed the clones Flappy Bird , in short it will not accept others, perhaps not to clog up the store of junk games . The two giants have banned so new developers to publish apps that contain the word ” Flappy ” , who would like to capitalize on the popularity of the name to download their own applications , which in some cases have little to do with this type of gameplay, or just to finish in the top search results.
Nguyen was not sure if the game really fruttasse 50 thousand dollars a day in advertising , news issued by most of the press . There has , however, gained a lot, especially in killing the bird at the height of his success, before it fell into oblivion (someone said Farmville? ) , So its move could also be studied.

Flappy Bird , which is why the bird had to die

The creator Dong Nguyen : ” It was a game that gave addiction.” But online are already multiply clones of the famous videogame, and some are hidden virusses !!!

Here is a small summary of what happened after the removal of Flappy Bird from online store , last Sunday : immediate collective grief has exploded on Twitter and Facebook ( Sunday) , then dilagati are clones of the diabolical play , then eBay has filled with smartphones and tablets with Flappy Bird preinstalled at very high prices (but now the site has made ​​it clear that in order to sell the equipment you need to initialize them again , removing ads forbidden). Later came the inevitable virus alert : according to Trend Micro false Flappy Bird look the same as the original , but take control of your smartphone and send messages to premium services , which end up exhausting the credit of the player .

Meanwhile, the creator Dong Nguyen gave an exclusive interview to Forbes , and met with the deputy head of the Vietnamese government , no one knows why. From the conversation – granted , provided that the magazine does not reveal the face of Nguyen – it is clear that the real reason for the choice would be , so to speak humanitarian ” Flappy Bird was meant to be played in a few minutes and relax, but it has become a product addictive . I think it’s a problem, and the best solution for me is to remove the game from the store . It’s gone forever . ”

Less negative judgment of the twenty-nine on the two other games programmer who created Super Ball Juggling and Block Shuriken : still for sale , he explains, because ” harmless .” But if it had the same nascerne collective psychosis that was generated around Flappy Bird , Nguyen says he is ready to withdraw from the market. It reflects : “I do not think I made ​​a mistake : my life in recent times was not as quiet as before, I could not sleep.” And from the website of Forbes launches a final message to fans of Flappy Bird: ” Many thanks for using my game .”

From the brief life of Flappy Bird have also benefited Apple and Google, who distributed the game : part of the proceeds of advertising is indeed finite in their enclosures . And yet the two giants have just vetoed additional clones of the game Nguyen, grew dramatically after the disappearance of the original, most likely as not to crowd the respective app stores with poor quality .

In an interview with Forbes , Nguyen says he is not sure that the gains of Flappy Bird really would amount to $ 50,000 per day , as reported by multiple sources, even if it confirms that advertising has won him substantial figures . There certainly has gained more publicity in suppressing the creature in his moment of greatest success. The decline would be arriving soon, for a game as basic and devoid of interaction between participants: short forget Candy Crush Saga, as we forgot Farmville, who also had come to 84 million active users per month.
Meanwhile, for the diehards of Flappy Bird ( even better if fans of dogs ) , here is an alternative to be missed : http://www.dogetek.co/game/

Beware of fake Flappy Bird games: they are infected

After the withdrawal of the popular game , depopulated clones . The warning : ” Contains virus ‘

Beware of fake Flappy Bird , they’re all infected now that Flappy Bird was withdrawn from store , a horde of clones full of viruses invading the market. The mysterious demise of one of the most acclaimed games of recent times has given a lot to do with criminals who are exploiting the public’s curiosity in their favor.

ALL ARE INFECTED – The confirmation comes from sites that specialize in computer security as TrendLabs in a relationship known as all pseudo Flappy Bird in Network contain such threats . The origin is generally the Russian homeland along with China malware , but there are those who give credibility mail applications on sites in Vietnam , the country from which the real author of the game , Dong Nguyen .

JUST INSTALL – The devices affected are the only Android device that , unlike iOS , allow you to easily install applications from non-official stores . The graphics and the icon that distinguishes the fake Flappy Bird is identical to the original but just install it to start the malware that the user enroll in subscription services costs stellar . The mechanism is simple : the theft starts immediately after you install the application, or after a few days , when the game indicates that the trial period is over and asks the user to activate the full version . Just press the button and you are inside the grip .

HOW TO DEFEND – The rule is to defend only one: Flappy Bird has always been free , never asked strange inscriptions and especially was withdrawn from the market. In short, it is almost impossible without risk. For parents worried about Android provides a block installation of apps outside the official channels . To activate it just go to Settings, click More, and then Security . From here you have to uncheck the ” Unknown sources ” and put it on “Checking applications.” In retrospect, instead of as Sophos antivirus , which is free on Play Store , they can detect any threats and help in the removal .

Consider the possibility to buy a second hand smartphone with Flappy Bird installed from a reliable seller on a classified website.

THE ALTERNATIVES – The board short is to put your soul in peace and maybe play the many alternatives that are on Google Play Store . It is well known that the bird flying is not an original game , is a copy of many other videogames appeared before him and if you want to experience the thrill of playing it you’ll be spoiled for choice. You can try Flying Bird 3D , virtually identical to the original but with a slightly three-dimensional graphics , Flappy Pig , which replaces the bird with a pig, Flappy Doge, which appears to be a dog, or Ironpants , which portrays a superhero. Finally there is always Piou Piou , the progenitor of the genre.

Psychosis Flappy Bird

The app intoxicating continues to be talked about , even with their absence. The marketplace is full of clones , and there’s even a petition to the White House to get her back
Rome – The Flappy phenomenon shows no signs of decline : after the author has removed the app from the marketplace Apple and Google officially tired of the attention bestowed on his work, those who still think the game is determined to break away , and who I would not have it . There’s even someone who has started a petition to bring it back to the White House on iOS and Android, but most of all there are a lot of developers who are trying to ride the wave of fashion Flappy Bird: unfortunately for them , the name in question is in progress a crackdown that will prevent publishing app that refer back to the original way too blatant .

There is no shortage for days now emulators Flappy Bird: there are online , there are rigged with a lot of trojan included, there are several who for various reasons and with some variation on the theme try to resume the pattern of the game difficult and original challenger to replicate its success on Android that iOS . Apparently, though, both Google and Apple have decided to put a stop to publication of the respective app marketplaces that contain ” flappy ” in the name. Before developers iOS and Android then those were refused admission of their creatures just because of the name : the reference to the original violate some provisions of the agreement with the developers of Cupertino, in particular paragraph 22.2 which refers to its to ambiguous names that could mislead users speculating on the similarity to other popular app . The same seems true for Android, although in this case the details are more scarce .

A controversial move at this point that adopted by the operators of the marketplace : there have always been of varying quality clones of popular applications , especially video games, and apps that contain the word ” flappy ” in the name , there are already dozens of which is on Google Play App Store . It is not impossible that Apple and Google decide to revise its entire catalog to exclude these , or requiring developers to change their name if they did it would create a paradoxical situation in which someone would enjoy an advantage  against all other insiders.

Meanwhile, the examination of the “case Flappy ” continues , with much of the psychological profile of the developer who decided out of the blue and without a clear explanation to withdraw from the market. Awesome video game addiction that this has caused in the audience, and very revealing irony is used for the above-mentioned petition to Barack Obama to bring Flappy Bird in life: ” We laugh power to the people . Let him decide if he wants to consume every waking moment trying to maneuver through those tubes horror with this sad and ugly bird. No copies can compete with the original game . “