Not many people choose to walk away from a fortune. But that’s exactly what Dong Nguyen, 29, did as the creator of the notoriously difficult but immensely popular smartphone game “Flappy Bird ...

When Flappy Bird was released back in 2013, it was just a simple mobile game where you tapped the screen to maneuver a yellow bird through obstacles.

And as users play over and over again, the Flappy Bird game displays banner ads at the top and bottom of the screen. With so many users now playing the game, all those ads are bringing in $50,000 ...

If you cast your mind back to 10 years ago, the little yellow bird became a viral sensation. ... Nguyen pulled the plug on the popular game after sharing: "I can call Flappy Bird a success of mine.

A tiny bird is frustrating game players in record numbers, again. This time it’s “Flappy Bird,” a no-frills smartphone game that has become the most downloaded free iPhone and Android app in ...

Flappy Bird is coming back with a brand new game and without its creator. Credit: Martin Keene/PA Images via Getty Images Ten years ago, a simple mobile game called Flappy Bird took the world by ...