10 years ago, the free mobile game Flappy Bird suddenly became a viral hit - and was just as suddenly delisted when its creator began to fear that it was too addictive for its own good. Now, a group calling itself the Flappy Bird Foundation has snatched the rights under some strange circumstances and is bringing it back with a host of new features, some of which might be a little… questionable.
Flappy Bird was the creation of Vietnamese developer Dong Nguyen, who launched the game in May 2013. Shortly after its sudden rise to prominence in early 2014, Nguyen tweeted "I am sorry 'Flappy Bird' users, 22 hours from now, I will take 'Flappy Bird' down. I cannot take this anymore." In a rare interview at the time, Nguyen told Forbes that he'd had sleepless nights following the game's success, feeling guilty about its addictive nature.
