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On my bedside cabinet, next to my alarm clock, is a jar holding my cufflink collection. One set contains seven odd cufflinks. They are bold in colour, now a bit scratched with flaking paint, but with clear geometric designs: a squat Z, S and T, an L, a J, a…

The real story behind how Tetris became a video game phenomenon is more compelling than most imagined narratives.

A new film shows how the addictive game found its way out of the Soviet Union and into the hands of millions

A combination of art and math, Tetris is 8-bit poetry in motion — or so goes the sales pitch offered up in director Jon S. Baird’s biopic about efforts to license the Russian video game for distribution and … are you still awake?

The origin story of the iconic computer game “Tetris” is more thrilling than you may think. It involves border crossing, authority dodging, underhand deals, putting your house on the line and — finally — trying to secure the rights for the game from behind the Iron Curtain. And now it's…

The origin story of the iconic computer game “Tetris” is more thrilling than you may think

Consistently ranked as one of the best games of all time, the colourful, delightfully frustrating Tetris is instantly recognisable around the world.

'Tetris' is an unexpected thriller about the Cold War-era quest to get the video game rights to what would become a video game phenomenon.

'Tetris' may be perhaps the single greatest puzzle game of all time, but this Sega Genesis knockoff is pretty darn fun as well.