What happened Flappy Bird?

If the story of Flappy Bird, a simple game for touchscreen devices that was downloaded about 50 million times before its developer took it down, weren't true, some novelist should have invented it.

The mysterious case of the flapping bird.

If the rise and fall of Flappy Bird, a simple game for touchscreen devices that was downloaded about 50 million times before its developer took it down, weren't a true story, some novelist should have invented it. It's your full guide to the app economy's promise and pitfalls.

Flappy Bird appeared in Apple's iOS store on May 24, 2013, and briefly made the top 1,000 in one of the categories, Family. It then ...