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Flappy Bird, the hugely popular game that has been pulled down by its creator, Dong Nguyen, from all app stores across various platforms for “our own good”, is still basking in the limelight at least for now. Apparently, as Dong Nguyen announced the relatively early “death” of Flappy Birds, this does not mean that the game itself will lose its popularity. On the contrary, it seems that anything that has to do with Flappy Bird these days is on the rise. This has led scam artists to capitalize on the situation via the introduction of Flappy Bird clones – albeit with a twist, of course. These malicious apps tend to look like the original, but it was specially programmed so that users will send premium rate text messages without them knowing any better.

Trend Micro mentioned, “All of the fake versions we’ve seen so far are premium service abusers – apps that send messages to premium numbers, thus causing unwanted charges to victims’ phone billing statements.” How do you know that your Flappy Bird installer is a legit one? Apparently, the malicious app version would make a request for additional read/send text messages permissions during installation, whereas the original does not need such permissions.

Flappy Bird Scammers Set To Snare Unsuspecting Victims original content from Ubergizmo.

As you might have heard to your dismay, Flappy Bird is gone for good as its developer has since removed the game from all the app stores. However the good news is that there are tons of alternatives out there, but in case you didn’t want to spend any money or maybe not have to deal with ads, how does a browser version of Flappy Bird sound to you? If you like that idea, you might be pleased to learn that a variant of Flappy Bird has made its way onto the web in the form of Flappy Doge.

The game will play exactly like Flappy Bird (although admittedly it does not feel as responsive but it is pretty close), but instead of it featuring a pixelated bird, it will instead feature a pixelated Shiba Inu dog, or “doge” if you’d rather, who for those unfamiliar has become a meme. Flappy Doge is free to play and does not come with any ads, so if you’re looking for a Flappy Bird replacement that you can play on your browser, hit up the Flappy Doge website for the game! So, what’s your best score folks?

Flappy Bird Gets A “Doge” Web Remake original content from Ubergizmo.

Instead of reveling in the success of his game, Flappy Bird, its creator has decided to remove the game from all the app stores that it is available in at the moment, claiming that he “cannot take this anymore”. He claims it has nothing to do with legal issues, but many speculate that could be the case. Well whatever it is, if you weren’t quick on the draw in downloading the game, you will not be able to get your hands on it anymore, unless you’re willing to pay hundreds of dollars for it, of course. Nope, this isn’t the developer selling the game off, but rather enterprising iPhone owners who have taken to eBay to auction off the iPhones with the game preinstalled on it.

As you can see in the screenshot above, there are many listings on eBay for the phone with the game installed on it. The prices of the phones are around the $600-$800 mark, with one particular unit even selling for $1,500. Interestingly enough there seems to be several bids on these listings, suggesting that there is a market for iPhones with Flappy Bird preinstalled on them. We’re not sure if all these listings will be successful but what do you guys think? Is this taking the craze for the game a little too far?

Flappy Bird Sold On eBay For Hundreds Of Dollars original content from Ubergizmo.

Flappy Bird has become a global sensation within a very short time. This retro styled game, which has purposefully been developed to be extremely challenging and blood pressure raising has had a great run, but it appears that Flappy Bird’s wings might be getting clipped soon. Developer Dong Nguyen has announced via Twitter that he is going to shut the game down and remove it from the App Store and Google Play Store. This decision has got nothing to do with legal issues, he says, apparently he just “cannot take this anymore.”

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Flappy Bird’s Wings Might Be Clipped Soon original content from Ubergizmo.

Flappy Bird has to be one of the more popular games available for Android at the moment. In fact we’re not sure if its developer even expected for the game to be raking in the money to begin with, but it’s one of those things that you never expected to be so fun, addictive, and incredibly frustrating at the same time. Well if you’re looking to improve your technique with the game, a video has been posted on YouTube under Dumb Stupid Videos in which the video’s narrator promises to teach you how to “cheat and beat” the incredibly popular game. While we won’t spoil it for the rest of you guys, let’s just say that there is a very unexpected twist at the end of the video which might also be a great, but expensive way, of curbing your addiction of the game. So if you have a couple of minutes to spare and are looking for a hilarious video to end your Friday with, sit back an relax and check it out in the video above!

Hilarious Video Teaches You How To Play Flappy Bird original content from Ubergizmo.