To the great reminder that you rarely have anything to buy digitally, Electronic Arts & # 39; iOS Tetris games will not only disappear from the App Store on April 21, but games themselves will no longer be played on iPhones and iPads – even if you pay for them.
Players who unlock any game on their iOS devices are now greeted with a pop-up message that is also included in the "What's New" section. Tetris Premium and Tetris BlitzS the listing on the Windows App Store warns that the countdown to each topic has officially started:
Hi fans,
We've had an amazing journey with you so far but sadly, it's time to say goodbye. Starting April 21, 2020, the EA & # 39; s Tetris® app will retire, and will no longer be available for play. Kindly note that you will still be able to enjoy the game and use any of the elements in the game until April 21, 2020. We hope you find many hours of fun with this game and thank you for your continued support. Thank you!
Tetris followers on Reddit has always been a reaction howl and complain of bad news because while many mobile games are notorious for endlessly harassing players with ads and suggestions for in-app purchases, EA's version of the pure tetromino player was pure, offering a wonderful hand Tetris experience on mobile devices. Adding insult to injury is the fact that unlike Tetris Blitz, Tetris Premium was not free to download and instead consumed a few coupons.
There are thousands of games in the App Store that developers will be developing over the years, but most can still be played until they stop keeping up with the latest version of iOS. But come April 21, both EA's Tetris games will simply stop working. Players are welcome to flag and announce the decision in their selection box online. But you're buried deep in sports & # 39; terms of service, EA made it clear that the company only has to provide 30 days before completing one of its services.
So why does EA consider one of the most popular puzzle games of all time for its users? Is the company trying to slow down its mobile gaming efforts? Is it planning to release a new version full of annoying ads and in-app purchases? The reason is probably the simplest and the smallest: EA is not a game Tetris. Game developer is licensed for years since licensing Company Tetris, which last summer announced it had sign a multi-year agreement and a company called N3TWORK that would only develop and distribute Tetris games optimized for mobile platforms. The agreement may have allowed the EA to grow Tetris titles for other platforms, but smartphones and tablets are no longer an option.
We've found company Tetris and EA for more information and will update if we hear back.
If you are a big fan of EA's EA Tetris games, you have 90 days to bid farewell to your favorite distractions. After that, you'll have to wait and see what N3TWORK has planned, or select one of the countless Tetris clones are available in both Apple and Google app stores. It's a reminder that just because you paid for something online doesn't mean it's yours forever. There is a good chance that you will only rent it out until the licensed dispute means you can no longer enjoy it, or the company simply crashes, taking on servers that provide access to what you paid for. If you really want to make your own Tetris addiction is constantly being satisfied, let alone a Game Boy game plan that still works well 30 years later.
Update, 3:00 p.m. EST / EDT: A spokesman for the Tetris Company gave Gizmodo a statement from Casey Pelkey, vice president and general manager of Blue Planet Software, the only Tetris company, confirms that the agreement with N3TWORK is the reason for EA Tetris articles will no longer be available or will be played on April 21:
Last year, Tetris Company, Inc. and N3TWORK have announced a multi-year agreement in which N3TWORK will be the exclusive producer and publisher of new Tetris® mobile gaming devices worldwide, with the exception of China. The announcement by EA that it will retire its Tetris®, Tetris® Premium and Tetris® Blitz games from April 21 is the result of this agreement.
The Tetris brand is always aiming to bring the fans' game experience fresh, new and fun. We're excited about these new versions of Tetris on mobile and plan to share more news with fans soon.
