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Tetris Denies Helping White House Create ‘Build the Wall’ Game and Warns of Legal Action

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Tetris denied participating in the creation of the White House game “Build the Wall,” which imitates the mechanics of the company’s popular puzzle game.
  • The company warned of possible legal action and said its values focus on bringing people together rather than dividing them.
  • The game appears on the White House Arcade website, alongside other retro-style games promoting policies associated with Donald Trump.

Tetris has distanced itself from a White House video game that borrows the mechanics of its iconic puzzle game to promote a border wall. The company said it had no role in creating “Build the Wall” and warned that copyright violations could lead to legal action.

Tetris Company did not participate in the creation of ‘Build the Wall.’ By the way: we take copyright infringements very seriously.

· Tetris CompanyThe company denied involvement in the White House game and warned about copyright violations.

“Tetris Company did not participate in the creation of ‘Build the Wall.’ By the way: we take copyright infringements very seriously,” the company said on social media. It also emphasized a very different message from the game’s political theme, saying it believes “in the power to bring people together, not divide them,” and sending a message of “love” to followers around the world.

in the power to bring people together, not divide them

· Tetris CompanyThe company described its values after distancing itself from the game’s border-wall theme.

The statement came after the White House launched its “Arcade” website on Thursday. The platform brings together five retro-style games based on policies promoted by President Donald Trump. In “Build the Wall,” players construct a wall to “protect the border from the approaching horde,” according to the official description.

protect the border from the approaching horde

· White House game descriptionThe official description of the ‘Build the Wall’ game explains its objective.

Another game, “Rio Run,” draws on the mechanics of the classic game “Snake.” It asks players to patrol the border along the Rio Grande and stop people attempting to cross. The White House told The Washington Examiner that the initiative aims to put Trump’s agenda into an interactive format and tell the story of his achievements in a way that connects with Americans.

to move Trump’s agenda into an interactive format

· White HouseThe White House explained the purpose of its Arcade platform to The Washington Examiner.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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