Monday, February 10, 2014

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Today's GrokIt:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/10/us-vietnam-flappybird-idUSBREA1806020140210

http://my.news.yahoo.com/the-creator-of-flappy-bird--dong-nguyen--committed-suicide%E2%80%A6-not-060523333.html

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/features/flappy-birds-journey-from-obscurity-to-fame-and-ultimate-demise-481469

http://www.news.com.au/technology/gaming/why-was-flappy-bird-deleted-here-are-six-reasons-behind-the-decision/story-fn81y8rt-1226822575597

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/10/flappy-bird-is-dead-but-brilliant-mechanics-made-it-fly

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/127130-flappy-bird-is-dead-here-are-five-alternatives-to-download-instead

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10628023/RIP-Flappy-Bird-the-next-five-big-free-apps.html

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9 comments:

  1. ^_____^February 10, 2014 at 8:02 AM

    never played it so don't care ^-^

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  2. UnknownFebruary 10, 2014 at 8:08 AM

    That's what happens when you dont come up with your own artwork...

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  3. UnknownFebruary 10, 2014 at 8:23 AM

    flappy bird made my world go round. made my dark skies blue. Made my pasta sauce purer. Made my water more holy. Made me mornings more bitter sweet. Also made me want too whack my f*ing head off a wall little asian ass bird flappy its way to the bottom of the ground!!

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  4. Chris PFebruary 10, 2014 at 8:26 AM

    There was no need for 7 flappy bird articles

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  5. UnknownFebruary 10, 2014 at 8:29 AM

    I agree with forti an the dam Asian ass bird that flapps

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  6. debay717February 10, 2014 at 8:30 AM

    flappy bird shouldnt be deleted , they just need to get there sh!t together and get that copy right down

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  7. UnknownFebruary 10, 2014 at 8:34 AM

    Flappy bird was just a waste of time.
























































































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  8. dmacRHSFebruary 10, 2014 at 8:34 AM

    I disagree with Chris P. These articles helped me to understand the issues involvolved in this controversy. My favorite quote from the articles as a counter that Nintendo had a legal rights against the artwork in Flappy Bird which it claimed was taken from a Mario Bros game:

    In truth, the history of video game design is one in which inspiration and plagiarism have often been virtually indistinguishable.

    Does this mean that a game publisher like Nintendo has a lock on future development of any game because it kind of looks like something they developed 30 years ago? Hmmm.

    dmac

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  9. UnknownApril 4, 2014 at 8:27 AM

    Flappy Bird Should Deff Get Deleted It's Putting People Life In Danger. Some People Get Very Into It And When They Loose They Want To Take Their Anger That's On Anybody.

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