The flap heard around the world! Mashable's Christina Warren, in "28 Days of Fame: The Strange True Story of Flappy Bird", traces the game's origins, development, and genuinely weird success story. Wired's Ryan Rigney explores similar territory with a mainstream explainer focusing on the criticism that went hand-in-hand with its success. Speaking of which, Kotaku's Stephen Totilo covers the fiasco of its demise–and apologizes for publishing false accusations of plagiarism aimed at author Dong Nguyen. Leigh Alexander finds, in the cycle of indie success, fame and misery, a disturbing pattern—one familiar to those who remember grunge and its final performance.
Still not had enough? Flappy Bird Think Pieces is a blog that aggregates think pieces about Flappy Bird.
