Tetris on Android and iOS: end of license for EA, a new official game arrives

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At the end of its license to use the brand, Electronic Arts announces the withdrawal of its Tetris-stamped applications. New official versions of the game are however already available on Android and iOS.

In 2005, the powerful publisher Electronic Arts (EA) crunched a slightly more modest competitor and offered itself on this occasion one of its war treasures: the license to operate the mythical mobile Tetris. 15 years later, EA has not failed to make use of the brand, producing several versions of the famous game based on geometric bricks. It is time, however, to turn the page. These operating rights expire in 2020 and The Tetris Company has already found a new partner.

Earlier this week, EA announced that its games Tetris and Tetris Blitz (Android, iOS) were going to be stored in the closet. As we can read on the description of the second on the App Store, the publisher has “Have had a wonderful adventure with you so far, but unfortunately it's time to say goodbye. As of April 21, 2020, the EA Tetris® Blitz app will be removed and will no longer be available. You can still enjoy the game and use all the existing elements until April 21, 2020 ”. After that, the applications will refuse to launch.

Good news for addicts of block stacking, there is no shortage of copies, but above all, a new official version is already here (Android, iOS) to take over. Developed by N3twork, it currently only offers a fairly basic experience, with falling blocks, lines to complete despite the rough handling of the touch screen, scores, all offline. The studio says, however, that it has much more, including a sauce variant battle royale announced last year. The developers are already behind Tetris 99, official representative of the franchise on the Nintendo Switch.

By exploiting the franchise with in-app purchases, EA hasn't exactly won the favor of die-hard followers over the years. In this regard, N3twork is cautious and offers only one purchase for its game for the launch free to play : the possibility of removing advertisements for € 5.49.

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