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Flywrench is a hyper difficult game about flying through death tunnels

By Griffin McElroy on Aug 26, 2015 08.26.15

Watch on YouTube | Subscribe to Polygon on YouTube Flywrench is the hardest game I've played in a long time, and I'm playing it on the insultingly titled "Helmet mode." It's a game about flying a...

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Someone created Flappy Bird with Mario Maker

By Brian Crecente on Aug 21, 2015 08.21.15

I'm not sure I'd call this Flappy Bird inspired Mario Maker level fun, but it is interesting to watch the creator go through the design process. You know you're watching a good game level when the...

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Polygon's 50 admirable gaming people of 2014

By Colin Campbell on Dec 30, 2014 12.30.14

Who are the people who contributed to gaming the most in 2014? Who made the positive changes that helped make it such an extraordinary year? This is Polygon's list of 50 people who we think...

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Flappy Bird beats out ISIS, Ferguson, Frozen; Gamergate beats out Hamas in Google's 'Year in Search'

By Brian Crecente on Dec 16, 2014 12.16.14

Flappy Bird was the most searched for game on Google this year, not only beating out video games likes Destiny, Titanfall and Mario Kart 8, but rocketing out of the realm of pop culture to become...

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Swing Copters is the next game from Flappy Bird's creator

By Owen S. Good on Aug 18, 2014 08.18.14

The latest game from Dong Nguyen, the creator of Flappy Bird, is Swing Copters. Touch Arcade reports that the game will release Aug. 21 as a free download, with the option to pay 99 cents to remove...

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Flappy Bird is back, and now you can play with friends (if you have an Amazon Fire TV)

By Michael McWhertor on Aug 01, 2014 08.01.14

The creator of Flappy Bird has made good on his promise to bring the incredibly popular mobile game back, this time with a two-player option. Dong Nguyen, through his .Gears studio, released F...

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Flappy Bird creator says game was inspired by bouncing a ping pong ball on a paddle

By Brian Crecente on Jul 21, 2014 07.21.14

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...

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Unreal Engine creator Epic Games makes a Flappy Bird clone

By Emily Gera on May 22, 2014 05.22.14

Unreal Engine creator Epic Games is one more studio to add to the collection of developers behind Flappy Bird clones following the release of Tappy Chicken for iOS and Android devices. Tappy...

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The next game from Flappy Bird creator features 'some guy jumping' across buildings

By Emily Gera on May 15, 2014 05.15.14

The creator behind the smash mobile hit Flappy Bird is developing a new game, developer Dong Nguyen told CNBC today. Nguyen, who made news in February after pulling Flappy Bird from stores in...

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Report: Flappy Bird returning in August with multiplayer

By Samit Sarkar on May 14, 2014 05.14.14

The creator of Flappy Bird is bringing back the screen-tapping sensation this August with a multiplayer component, reports CNBC. Flappy Bird was originally released last May but didn't become a...