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Flappy Bird, the infuriating mobile game, is set to make a return later this year.<\/p>\n

The game grew to tremendous popularity with over 100 million people playing it, but in 2014 original developer Dong Nguyen removed the game from sale<\/a> despite it generating a reported $50,000 a day in advertising revenue.<\/p>\n

A decade later and Flappy Bird will return this autumn, followed by dedicated mobile apps coming to iOS and Android next year, as well as other platforms.<\/p>\n

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Flappy Bird, the infuriating mobile game, is set to make a return later this year. The game grew to tremendous popularity with over 100 million people playing it, but in 2014 original developer Dong Nguyen removed the game from sale despite it generating a reported $50,000 a day in advertising revenue. A decade later and Flappy Bird will return this autumn, followed by dedicated mobile apps coming to iOS and Android next year, as well as other platforms. 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