Abstract: Tetris is a classic tile-matching puzzle video game that Alexey Pajitnov designed and developed in 1984. Despite seeming simple, Tetris poses a significant challenge for Artificial ...

Welcome to 2026! We hope the new year is off to a grand start. The Nintendo eShop certainly doesn’t rest, despite a slightly quieter update than usual this week. Apart from a lot of Switch games, ...

Tetris is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2025, and the next generation is leading the charge in shaping the franchise’s future. Since its 1985 debut, the game, created by Alexey Pajitnov, is ...

At the Red Bull Tetris World Final, a 40-year-old puzzle game stepped off the screen and into the sky via thousands of drones, proving simplicity, not spectacle, is what gives Tetris its staying power ...

SMU is launching a new Bachelor of Arts in Game Development designed for exceptional undergraduate creators who want to shape the future of digital interactive environments. SMU Guildhall, one of the ...

I showcase my creation of an AI designed to beat the world record for the longest Tetris game. I explore the mechanics and challenges of Tetris in this project. Why Elon Musk says saving for ...

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Luke Whited ‘24 (game design and development BS), a first-year game design and development MS student, recently published his miniature game, REDSHIFT to critical and audience acclaim. The game, which ...

Among the words that can be used to describe the Nintendo Switch 2's launch lineup, "plentiful" is not among them. Because of that, Sega finds itself in an advantageous position for the console's ...

At the end of the interview, ITmedia noted how the game development scene has been growing ever larger and more detailed. When it asked about the future of the gaming market, Sakurai stated that not ...

Have you ever watched a competitive Tetris game? If not, you should absolutely do yourself a favor and check out a tournament or two. You’ll probably be surprised by what you find— fast-moving fingers ...

J. Scott Thurlow is a Senior Contributor based in the NYC Metropolitan Area. While he is not actually Alan Wake, Scott has been ranting about games since falling in love with them at a young age.