Fans of the long-running game known as Tetris may find it a bit of a shock to understand that the game has been removed from the Android Play Store. And it’s not only Android users that will suffer from this, because it’s also set to be removed from the Apple Store in April of this year, too. Earlier on this week, EA Games opted to remove Tetris as a downloadable option from the Play Store without providing any sort of reason as to why.
However, the rumour circulating is that it has been removed due to licensing issues. This being the case, the Tetris app will be retired in full by April, no longer being available to access through any kind of smartphone device. Even though EA didn’t provide any clarification on the reasons for taking Tetris down, it did say that it had had an “amazing journey” with players so far.
iPhone users will be able to make use of Tetris 2011 right up until April 21 when it will also be removed from Apple Store. Whatever licensing issues EA Games possibly has, it’s a shame that Tetris will no longer be accessible via mobile gaming, as it has proven to be a popular option for fans to download. Licensing issues may have affected EA, but that’s certainly not something that affects the site’s recommended on efirbet.com/en, so if you’re into sports betting, we suggest you find a fully licensed platform there.
Alternatives to Tetris by EA Games
Anyone who thinks that they will miss the official version of Tetris 2011 too much can download alternatives via the respective app stores. These are off-brand variations of the game, and both the Apple Store and Play Store have their own options for users to access. And there is also hope on the horizon for additional Tetris games to be added to the stores in future.
At the moment, Tetris Royale is being developed for smartphones and tablets at the time of this writing. This will operate as a multiplayer, last-person-standing type of the game, and it will be brought to life by the N3TWORK brand, which is working in unison with The Tetris Company. For the moment, there isn’t a launch date set for this game, though. What’s more, anyone who possess a Nintendo Switch has the possibility of playing the Tetris 99 game through their device. Speaking of Nintendo devices, it was in 2014 that Tetris was withdrawn from being accessible via the 3DS.
And in other Tetris-related news, the man who discovered and propelled the game to the heights that it has reached today has the intention of saving the world! Yes, Henk Rogers negotiated and acquired the rights to the as-then-unknown Tetris game in the late 80s before launching it to a wider audience and seeing it pretty much explode with gamers. Now, he’s hoping that he can assist with getting humans to colonise both the Moon and Mars via his own HI-SEAS (Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation) company. Rogers has claimed that “we need to have at least one other place where life as we know it exists”, which has served as his reasoning behind homo-sapiens needing to colonise other locations.