The 
Angry Birds juggernaut is spinning off another property.
Rovio has unveiled Angry Birds Stella, a multimedia project that centers around the pink, female bird made famous by the original series. It will also introduce a new band of companions to keep her company.
The 
app world loves a good bandwagon. Once a game hits it big, it’s just a matter of time before imitators arrive. And when the developer of the original game stops selling his product, the feeding frenzy really goes into overdrive.
That’s exactly what’s happened with Flappy Bird, the game that took the app world by storm overnight only to leave just as quickly. A flood of dodgy Flappy Bird-like apps has taken its place, however, exposing users to some potential security issues.
Dong 
Nguyen, creator of the massive mobile hit Flappy Bird, says he didn’t discontinue sales of the app because of legal threats. And he didn’t do it to put an end to the torrent of angry comments he was receiving.
He did it, he says, because the game was too addictive.
Now 
that Flappy Bird has flown the coop, some smart eggs are trying to capitalize on the mega-popular app’s disappearance.
Flappy Bird developer Dong Nguyen yanked the game from the Apple and Google app stores Sunday. And now that the game is no longer available, some owners are auctioning off their phones with copies of the game installed on them.
The 
Skylanders are quickly becoming one of Activision’s most valuable franchises.
As part of its earnings call yesterday, Activision noted that the franchise has crossed $2 billion in worldwide sales – a mark no series put out by an independent publisher has ever hit that quickly. But that was just the first of the records.
Sonic 
the Hedgehog has been running at a frenetic pace for 23 years, but over the past few, he’s lost some steam. Gamers have grown weary of the same old, same old style of play and familiar characters, not to mention the inconsistent quality. You just never know what the blue blur will bring to the table anymore.
Actually, now we do. In 2014, Sega’s hoping to re-energize its most iconic franchise by taking Sonic in a new direction.
Ice-T 
may be O.G., but not when it comes to D&D.
In a recent podcast we can’t offer a link to because the language is WAY too salty for a nice family audience, the rapper/TV star describes a recent job where he was hired to voice an audiobook.
For 
a game that was used in a tournament in 1990, Nintendo World Championships sure is popular these days.
Copies of the ultra-rare title have been popping up regularly on eBay and commanding eye-popping prices. The question is: Are any of the bids legitimate?
Franklin 
Wright has been inventing games most of his short life, but in the near future, the rest of the world will get a chance to play one. The 8-year-old’s board game — Conveyer Belt — will be published and distributed nationally later this year.
Franklin was the Grand Prize Winner of the 2013 National Young Game Inventor’s Contest, which challenges kids from 5-12 to come up with their own game. Franklin bested 180 other entries to nab the honor, which yielded a $10,000 college savings bond, a $200 Toys R Us gift card and a trip to University Games, which will distribute Conveyor Belt.
Arthur 
Chu might be the most controversial champion in Jeopardy! history.
Chu’s on a winning streak these days, due in part to his encyclopedic knowledge of all things trivial. But he owes a pretty big debt to ‘game theory’ as well.
Chris Morris: Journalist 