Flappy Bird's Smoke & Mirrors – Is Something Fishy Going On?

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Flappy Bird by the Numbers http://zachwill.com/flappy-bird/ 143 comments
At height of popularity, creator pulls Flappy Bird from App Stores | Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/02/at-height-of-popularity-creator-pulls-flappy-bird-from-app-stores 27 comments
How in-app review mechanics pushed Flappy Bird to the top of the charts | VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2014/02/11/how-in-app-review-mechanics-pushed-flappy-bird-to-the-top-of-the-charts/ 27 comments
Developer Behind "Flappy Bird," The Impossible Game Blowing Up The App Store, Says He Just Got Lucky | TechCrunch http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/01/developer-behind-flappy-bird-the-impossible-game-blowing-up-the-app-store-says-he-just-got-lucky/ 18 comments
How One Scammer Manipulated Apple's Top Charts To Earn Tens Of Thousands Daily Using A $10 GameSalad Template | TechCrunch http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/19/how-one-scammer-manipulated-apples-top-charts-to-earn-tens-of-thousands-daily-using-a-10-gamesalad-template/ 3 comments
Flappy Bird creator says he's pulling game from stores (update) - Polygon http://www.polygon.com/2014/2/8/5393230/flappy-bird-creator-pulling-the-game-from-stores 0 comments
28 Days of Fame: The Strange, True Story of 'Flappy Bird' | Mashable http://mashable.com/2014/02/10/flappy-bird-story/ 0 comments
Our Internet Empathy Problem - Giant Bomb http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/our-internet-empathy-problem/1100-4862/ 0 comments
The mysterious takedown of the Flappy Bird app http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/games/the-mysterious-takedown-of-the-flappy-bird-app-20140210-32bje.html 0 comments
Inside the Brief Life and Untimely Death of Flappy Bird | WIRED http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2014/02/flappy-bird/ 0 comments
Popular Games & Suspicious Behaviour | by James McNab | Medium https://medium.com/p/7618e21ce3ab 0 comments