Doug Nguyen Denies Involvement in Flappy Bird Revival

After news broke that a fan-made Flappy Bird Foundation was set to revive the popular game, original developer Doug Nguyen took to Twitter to clarify that he has no connection to the project.

In a tweet on September 15th, Nguyen stated, “No, I have no related with their game. I did not sell anything. I also don’t support crypto.”

It seems Nguyen was specifically addressing Michael Roberts, the leader of the project, who is affiliated with a crypto firm. This revelation has sparked criticism from the artistic community.

“Between generative AI scraping and stuff like this, this really has become the age of petty scumbag art thievery from legitimate creatives in order to generate unearned profit,” commented Halfway House’s animator, Tommy Millar.

Despite the controversy, Flappy Bird is set to make a comeback this autumn, with dedicated mobile apps planned for release on iOS and Android next year, along with other platforms.

Originally released in 2013, Flappy Bird gained massive popularity with over 100 million players. However, Nguyen pulled the game from sale in 2014, even though it was reportedly earning $50,000 a day in advertising revenue.