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Tetris World Champion Crowned

This weekend in Los Angeles, Jonas Neubauer, a 29 year-old from Redondo Beach, California, took on all comers to become the Tetris champion of the world. Neubauer scored over half a million points in the NES version of the game, and that was enough to best his competition Harry Wong and take home the prize. "I got a big-ass trophy,"...

Posted August 9, 2010| 8 Comments
Tetris Becomes Best-Selling Mobile Game Of All Time, Passes 100 Million Downloads

When it comes to addicting games about arranging falling blocks created by Russian mathematicians in the mid-1980s, Tetris easily ranks among the best. It’s appeared on practically every console and platform imaginable, and over the past few years it has become one of the most popular mobile phone games around…Actually, I take that...

Posted January 21, 2010| 5 Comments
Research Indicates Tetris Changes Brain Efficiency

Researchers at the Mind Research Network today announced the findings of a scientific study that combines Tetris and brain imaging to study the effects of practicing the game on brain efficiency. The study will be published in open-access journal BMC Research Notes (one of my eight most favorite open-access scientific journals). The research...

Posted September 1, 2009
'Tetris Party', 'Gradius II' Hits The Wii

Classic blocks and a classic shooter arrive on the Wii's game networks this week. Tetris Party makes its way to the WiiWare, complete with new variations of everyone's favorite brick-breaker, including Wii balance board support. Launching for the Virtual Console is the VIC Viper's second flight in Gradius II. Tetris Party's available for 1,200...

Posted October 20, 2008| 1 Comment