By Jon Campbell, Christian Post
Flappy Bird game creator, Dong Nguyen, has been the target of malicious online death hoax rumors this week – just days after deleting his hit game from iPhone iOS and Android app platforms.
Flappy Bird Title. PICTURE: SCREENSHOT FROM FLAPPY BIRD
Just days following pulling hit game Flappy Bird from app stores, Nguyen was rumored to have committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. Website, Huzlers, reported that the app creator had been found dead in his New York City apartment.
The shocking news created an online frenzy among fans across social media sites Facebook and Twitter, with many expressed how stunned they were by the “news.”
However, the death report was later confirmed to be a hoax, and the app creator is reportedly alive and well, and still refusing to re-launch his hit game, Flappy Bird.
Dong Nguyen has been plunged into the public spotlight after creating his hit game in just 2 to 3 days. The game was downloaded across the globe by millions of fans, and was reportedly earning more than $50,000 a day from advertising.
However, the attention was making Dong Nguyen’s life overly stressful, and he recently reported that he was deleting the app from the Apple App Store and the Android Google Play Store, saying that he couldn’t take it anymore.
“I can call ‘Flappy Bird’ is a success of mine. But it also ruins my simple life. So now I hate it,” game creator Dong Nguyen tweeted.
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