“Foldy Bird” is a Chrome-based game compatible only with foldable devices, which all run Android for the time being. The game ...

A core reason why recent hits like Flappy Bird and Threes found success -- and are massively addictive -- lies in the way they put us in a unique zen-like state known as flow. Nick Statt was a staff ...

Everyone is building “Flappy Bird” clones now, even Apple Design Award-winning app developers like Tapity, apparently. The company, known as the makers of well-built and beautifully designed apps like ...

In a wide-ranging interview with Rolling Stone, the creator of the breakout mobile hit details why he pulled the title and what's next for his genius brand of addictive game design. Nick Statt was a ...

News of Flappy Bird’s existence first came to me via a series of wry high-score tweets: 3 ... 7 ... 2. Players reaching double figures were accused of harnessing ...

Editor’s note: Tadhg Kelly is a veteran game designer and creator of leading game design blog What Games Are. He manages developer relations at OUYA. You can follow him on Twitter here. It’s nice to ...

The inspiration for Flappy Bird, a game deemed so addictive by its creator he pulled it from mobile phones for awhile, was ping pong. Specifically, Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen told a gathering of ...

Never ones to miss an opportunity, Fall Out Boy have designed their very own Flappy Bird-style app. The emo rock band apparently coded the new product – called Fall Out Bird – in less than 24 hours in ...

Days after removing ultra popular mobile game Flappy Bird from the Apple App Store and Google Play, developer Dong Nguyen has finally given an explanation for his decision to kill the game: It was too ...

is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and augmented reality, the history of computing, and more for The Verge since 2011. I am ...