Last week, The Flappy Bird Foundation announced a game called Flappy Bird. But while the group has been framing it as the triumphant return of a classic mobile game, Flappy Bird’ s original developer, Dong Nguyen isn’t calling it a comeback — in fact, he says he’s not involved at all.

The Flappy Bird Foundation then acquired the rights from Gametech Holdings. The group also filed in opposition of Nguyen's trademark in 2023, per The Verge. Related: First Patient with Neuralink Brain Chip Can Play Video Games with His Mind: 'It's Crazy'

Mega mobile hit Flappy Bird made a surprise return last week but something seemed off. Despite first-person language using “I” in the announcement, there was no mention of the twitchy arcade-style game’s original creator.