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White House Removes 'Build the Wall' Game After Tetris Company Copyright Warning

The White House has taken down its border-themed arcade game following a copyright infringement warning from the Tetris Company.

8 publishers · 8 articles · first seen 8 Sept 2026 · updated 45d ago

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First reported by The Verge, 30 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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8 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 8 Sept 2026. The Verge published first, on 8 September at 16:00 UTC; Ars Technica followed 31 min later. The most recent article, from The A.V. Club, appeared on 10 September at 01:23 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Verge (major outlet), Ars Technica (major outlet), TechCrunch (major outlet), The Hill News (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), South China Morning Post, Engadget, The A.V. Club.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published.

  1. The VergeThe White House pulls its racist Tetris clone
  2. Ars TechnicaThe White House made a "Tetris" clone. The Tetris Company was not amused.
  3. South China Morning PostWhite House pulls ‘Build the Wall’ game after warning from Tetris
  4. EngadgetThe White House removed its border-wall Tetris clone
  5. TechCrunchWhite House takes down ‘Build the Wall’ game after the Tetris Company complains
  6. The Hill NewsWhite House axes border wall game after Tetris pushback
  7. VarietyTrump White House Pulls Down Tetris-Like Game, in Which You Had to Stop a ‘Zombie Siege’ at Mexican Border, After Company’s Copyright Threat
  8. The A.V. ClubTrump administration chickens out in face of the raw might and fury of Tetris

Sources

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  1. Trump White House Pulls Down Tetris-Like Game, in Which You Had to Stop a ‘Zombie Siege’ at Mexican Border, After Company’s Copyright Threat Variety ·
  2. White House axes border wall game after Tetris pushback The Hill News ·
  3. White House takes down ‘Build the Wall’ game after the Tetris Company complains TechCrunch ·
  4. The White House made a "Tetris" clone. The Tetris Company was not amused. Ars Technica ·
  5. The White House pulls its racist Tetris clone The Verge ·
  6. Trump administration chickens out in face of the raw might and fury of Tetris The A.V. Club
  7. The White House removed its border-wall Tetris clone Engadget
  8. White House pulls ‘Build the Wall’ game after warning from Tetris South China Morning Post

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