Kotaku: Alexey Pajitnov

You Could Own This Copy of Tetris for Only $1,000,000

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:00:00 EDT

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Did you know that the Sega Genesis (nee Mega Drive) version of Alexey Pajitnov's Tetris is exceedingly rare? That there are reportedly only about ten copies of this cartridge in the wild? Then you're probably not in the market for a million dollar copy of Tetris. More »

Multiplayer Tetris Is Ten Years In The Making (And Counting)

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:30:00 EDT

Alexey Pajitnov, creator of Tetris, may be semi-retired these days, but he still likes to dabble in a bit of game design from time to time. At the moment, for example, he's working on multiplayer Tetris. More »

Tetris Clears More Than 100 Million Mobile Downloads

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:00:00 EST

Alexey Pajitnov might just have something here with this Tetris thing. According to early word from EA Mobile and Tetris rights holder Blue Planet Software, mobile users have racked up more than 100,000,000 downloads. That's paid downloads. More »

Tetris Creator Wants to Turn Puzzler Into Sport

Brian Crecente — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT

With more than 125 million copies sold on more than 30 platforms, Tetris is rolling into its 25th Anniversary with a bright future. More »

Gamasutra Catches Up With Alexey Pajitnov

fdemarco — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST

Gamasutra has a great article up right now in which they pay a call on gaming pioneer Alexey Pajitnov. For the uninformed, Pajitnov is the creator of a a little game called Tetris. They caught up with him at the GameCity conference in Nottingham, England before a viewing of the documentary Tetris: From Russia With Love to discuss his views on such subjects as the casual gaming scene (including Katamari Damacy), his new projects and the history of Tetris. It's some terrific weekend reading if you have some free time if only to hear the perspective of a true old school gamer on the modern gaming scene. Also, if you have never seen one of the several documentaries that follow the long arduous history of one of the most addicting games ever made, do yourself a favor and check one out. It's an amazing story filled with more drama and intrigue than most soap operas. More »

Tetris Creator IS Getting Paid

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:00:26 EDT

Here's how the story goes: Dude creates Tetris, dude gets no royalties. Poor, poor dude. WRONG! Creator Alexey Pajitnov tells GameSpot: More »