13 years ago, an app was launched that changed mobile gaming forever. This deceptively simple side-scroller burned bright and quickly. 18 million people downloaded it before it was pulled from the app ...

Just a day after the rocket-success and controversial Flappy Bird was pulled down from digital app stores by its creator, copies of the once free game are now selling on Ebay for exorbitant prices.

You probably have a friend or two who has wasted some of their life—more than they ever wanted—playing Flappy Bird. And no matter what we or your friends say about this terrible game, it won't stop ...