Original Flappy Bird creator says he has nothing to do with new game

Last week, the Flappy Bird Foundation Flappy BirdHowever, the group is positioning this as a triumphant return of classic mobile games. Flappy BirdFormer developer Dong Nguyen isn’t calling it a comeback, and in fact says he’s not involved at all.

Nguyen posted a similar message on X this morning (for the first time since 2017!), stating that he was “not selling anything.” In a press release last week, the Flappy Bird Foundation noted that it “acquired the rights from GameTech Holdings LLC,” which secured the trademark rights from Nguyen, but it doesn’t appear that this is the result of any transaction between Nguyen and the organization.

The Flappy Bird Foundation did not mention Nguyen in its announcement, but it is certainly banking on nostalgia to promote the game. More than half of the game is based on the original game. First trailer He spoke at length about the game’s growing popularity and his disappointment at its sudden disappearance in 2013, before declaring that “in 2024, Flappy Bird will fly again.”

For the cryptographic part of this puzzle, cybersecurity researchers Varun Biniwale pointed out Hidden Page Flappy Bird Websites indicating that such components may be included at the time of the game’s release. Pages that appear to have been removed ( Archived here) said Flappy Bird “Solana is leaping into Web 3.0, soaring higher than ever before,” he said, inviting players to “build, create, play, stake and own.”

For now, Flappy Bird It is expected to be released soon for iOS and Android. Flappy Bird What you knew, it seems, is as lost as ever.