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Mobile-game industry sees high potential after Flappy Bird success

Mobile games, which are expected to earn VND1 trillion of the total VND6 trillion in revenue for the game industry this year, are expected to change the face of the game industry in Vietnam.

Online games firms lose ground to Chinese, foreign companies

Vietnam is the biggest online game market in Southeast Asia with turnover of $237 million in 2013, and the sixth largest market in Asia.

Can Vietnam be a world player in the international IT market?

Creativity is one of the factors leading to success in any field. Is Vietnam capable of creating world-class IT products?  This is a concern of many businesses as they face obstacles in developing products for the domestic and international market.

Flappy Bird maker launches new game

 Nguyen Ha Dong, the maker of well-known game Flappy Bird, recently launched a new game that is selling extremely well on the Appstore in Vietnam.

Cloned Flappy Birds turn up before imminent return of the real thing

Flappy Bird, a Vietnam-made mobile game, has been taken down from app stores by its developer. However, stories and images of the lovely bird have reappeared in sci-tech newspapers and forums these days.

Flappy Bird back in August with new functions

 Flappy Bird creator Nguyen Ha Dong has officially confirmed that his fortuitous and addictive “endless flapper” will be back in August with many new functions, including multiplayer.

Will returning Flappy Bird be as attractive as debutant Flappy Bird?

 VietNamNet Bridge – The announcement by Nguyen Ha Dong to revive Flappy Bird has become the hot news on international newspapers. However, analysts said they are not sure if the gamers still keep the passion for the bird.

Nguyen Ha Dong confirms Flappy Bird will return

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Ha Dong, the father of the lovely “Flappy Bird”, has confirmed on his Twitter that he would revive the game, but said this would not occur soon.

Flappy Bird gives VN courage to conquer mobile game market

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese mobile game producers now feel more self-confident than ever in their ability to develop the domestic market because they have been encouraged by the success of Flappy Bird and School Cheater.

Flappy Bird success story encourages domestic developers

 VietNamNet Bridge – The popular Flappy Bird game marked a bright point for Viet Nam's application industry, raising excitement amongst developers, Vietnamese technology experts told Vietnamplus online newspaper.

Counterfeit Flappy Birds turn up, but cannot dim real Flappy Bird

 VietNamNet Bridge – At least 10 Flappy Bird copies have turned up on iOS and Android. But experienced gamers can see their inferiority in the quality.

Who benefits most from Flappy Bird?

VietNamNet Bridge – It is obvious that Flappy Bird has brought big money to its father – Nguyen Ha Dong, a 29-year-old programmer. However, experts believe that it is Google which benefits most from the bird.

Ha Dong unexpectedly “declares death” for Flappy Bird

Nguyen Ha Dong, the father of “Flappy bird,” the game that has caused a global fever, left a message on his Twitter Dong Nguyen--on February 8 night that he would take down the game from App Store and Google Play.

Vietnamese game makes the gamers’ world feverish

 VietNamNet Bridge – Forget Angry Birds or Candy Crush. The hottest mobile game now is Flappy Bird, a Vietnamese product, which dominated the iOS and Android download market share in January 2013.