GENERAL5 Sept 2026
Tetris distances itself from controversial White House 'arcade' games
Tetris has distanced itself from a controversial White House online arcade, saying it did not authorize or license its brand for a block-stacking game called Build the Wall. The game tells players to 'protect the border from the coming horde'. Tetris is reviewing the matter and says it takes copyright infringement seriously. The company believes in bringing people together, not dividing them.
Key Statutory Highlights
- Tetris said it did not authorize or license its brand or intellectual property for the White House's arcade game Build the Wall.
- The game Build the Wall includes instructions to 'protect the border from the coming horde'.
- Tetris calls the game divisive, saying its values are about bringing people together, and that it takes copyright infringement seriously.
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