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EA has decided to give age-old puzzle classic Tetris a free-to-play makeover. Tetris Blitz is described as an innovative new twist on the world famous puzzle game” that contains fresh new features and stunning visuals for the ultimate Tetris experience”. In much the same way as PopCap altered the rule …

A new version of Tetris has been released by EA on iOS that offers additional features for those willing to subscribe. EA’s previous Tetris game has been removed from the Apple App Store. The new 69p game allows users to sign up for a premium subscription called the ‘Elite Tetris …

Nintendo will release a 3DS version of Tetris on October 21st, continuing the long-running block-stacking puzzle series. Released as Tetris Axis in the US, the game will simply be known as Tetris in the UK and Europe, and will feature more than 20 variations on the classic handheld game. Naturally, …

In the Java days of the mobile games industry, Tetris was a licence to print money, as tens of millions of feature phone owners parted with 5 or $5 to get their fix of falling blocks. The game’s dominant position has been usurped by Angry Birds in the apps era, …

Nintendo has announced release dates for key titles new and old, all due to hit shelves in the next quarter. The platform holder once again confirmed Metroid: Other M will arrive on September 3rd, alongside the newly-announced Tetris Party Deluxe for Wii and DS, which brings new modes and multiplayer …

Sony says there will be 70 new PSP games released before the end of the year. The platform holder has also announced there will be a retail bundle for God of War: Ghosts of Sparta, although this is unconfirmed for Europe. Titles include Tetris, Ace Combat, Patapon 3, Fat Princess, …

Iconic Russian puzzler Tetris, first developed in 1984, has now achieved 100m paid downloads across all mobile formats since EA Mobile bagged the mobile rights in 2005. It was first made available for mobile by G-Mode in Japan in 2001, so the lifetime sales total is actually even greater than …

Alexey Pajitnov, the original designer and creator of Russian gaming sensation Tetris, is on board as one of the team bringing Tetris to a whole new generation of gamers in the newly revealed Tetris Friends Online Games. Other members of Pajitnov’s team include former Nintendo of America president Minoru Arakawa …

A new medical report from the PLoS One Journal has claimed that playing Tetris can alleviate the effects of post traumatic stress disorder by preventing the brain from ‘laying down’ harmful memories of the event. You’re one click away from the full story – one tiny click.