White House removes ‘Build the Wall’ game after Tetris Company warning

2026-09-08 16:00 UTC – 2026-09-09 14:43 UTC

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The White House has removed the arcade game “Build the Wall” from its website, days after it was launched as part of a MAGA-themed arcade section. The Tetris-style game had players stacking blocks to build a wall on the US-Mexico border and fend off a “zombie border siege.” The removal came four days after The Tetris Company said it takes “copyright infringement very seriously” and that it was not involved in the game’s creation. No official reason was given for the takedown, and the company is reviewing possible legal action.

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2026-09-08 16:00 · The Verge (outlet profile)
The White House pulls its racist Tetris clone. The White House has taken down its racist Tetris ripoff days after launching a website dedicated to "arcade games," as spotted earlier by Kotaku. The Tetris clone, called "…
2026-09-08 16:31 · Ars Technica (outlet profile)
The White House made a "Tetris" clone. The Tetris Company was not amused.. Trump admin's propaganda "arcade" hits some apparent legal limits.
2026-09-08 17:36 · Forbes (outlet profile)
White House Removes Controversial Tetris-Style Game From Arcade Website. The Tetris Company said it took copyright infringement “very seriously.”
2026-09-08 18:19 · PC Gamer (outlet profile)
Just days after The Tetris Company warned that 'we take copyright infringement very seriously,' the Tetris clone in the White House Arcade suddenly disappears. Maybe it's a coincidence, and maybe it's not.
2026-09-08 19:37 · RTÉ News (outlet profile)
White House pulls Tetris-style 'Build the Wall' game. The White House has pulled a Tetris-style game called "Build the Wall" from its new online arcade, four days after a warning by the classic game maker that it takes…
2026-09-08 20:00 · Clarín (outlet profile)
La Casa Blanca retira de su página un juego tipo Tetris llamado "Construye el muro". La Casa Blanca eliminó un juego de su sitio web tras advertencias de infracción de derechos de autor por parte de la compañía del clás…
2026-09-08 20:02 · South China Morning Post (outlet profile)
White House pulls ‘Build the Wall’ game after warning from Tetris. The White House on Tuesday pulled a Tetris-style game called Build the Wall from its new online arcade, four days after a warning by the classic game ma…
2026-09-08 20:29 · IGN (outlet profile)
Trump Administration Tetris Clone Vanishes from White House Website Days After Launch. The Trump Administration appears to have pulled its Tetris clone 'Build the Wall' offline less than one week after its launch.
2026-09-08 20:51 · UOL (outlet profile)
Casa Branca retira de seu site jogo inspirado em Tetris chamado "Construa o Muro". A Casa Branca retirou nesta terça-feira (8) de seu site um jogo inspirado em Tetris chamado "Build the Wall" ("Construa o Muro"), quatro…
2026-09-08 21:33 · Engadget (outlet profile)
The White House removed its border-wall Tetris clone. The game, 'Build the Wall,' filtered classic block-stacking mechanics through the Trump administration's immigration policies.
2026-09-08 22:17 · El Economista (outlet profile)
La Casa Blanca retira de su sitio web el juego tipo Tetris llamado "Construye el muro". El videojuego, lanzado el jueves en el sitio web de la Casa Blanca, generó condenas por sus temas racistas y preguntas sobre posibl…
2026-09-08 23:23 · TechCrunch (outlet profile)
White House takes down ‘Build the Wall’ game after the Tetris Company complains. The Trump administration's short-lived arcade game "Build the Wall" is now nowhere to be found after the Tetris Company posted that it tak…
2026-09-09 02:15 · 20 Minutes (outlet profile)
Etats-Unis : La Maison-Blanche fait marche arrière sur un jeu Tetris contre les migrants. La Maison-Blanche a retiré de son site un jeu polémique dont la thématique est inspirée de la politique migratoire de Donald Trump
2026-09-09 05:44 · franceinfo (outlet profile)
La Maison Blanche retire de son site un jeu vidéo polémique inspiré de "Tetris". Proposé depuis jeudi sur le site de la Maison Blanche, le jeu "Build the Wall" ("Construisez le mur") invitait les joueurs à bâtir un mur…
2026-09-09 07:30 · Time (outlet profile)
White House Removes ‘Build the Wall’ Game After Tetris Rebuke. The arcade game launched last week has disappeared from the White House site after the Tetris Company criticized it and said it takes “copyright infringemen…
2026-09-09 08:03 · Newsweek (outlet profile)
White House Removes Tetris-Inspired 'Build the Wall' Game Amid Legal Threat. The Tetris Company told Newsweek on Monday that it was “not involved in the creation of ‘Build the Wall'."
2026-09-09 09:00 · Heise (outlet profile)
Nach Drohung der Tetris-Company: Weißes Haus entfernt eines der neuen Minispiele. Vorige Woche hat die Trump-Regierung Minispiele veröffentlicht, die bekannte Marken kopierten. Eines ist verschwunden. Wegen einer Andeut…
2026-09-09 09:14 · Le Monde (outlet profile)
La Maison Blanche retire de son site un jeu vidéo polémique inspiré de « Tetris », où l’objectif était de construire un mur à la frontière. « Build the Wall » (Construisez le mur) avait été mis en ligne jeudi sur le sit…
2026-09-09 10:15 · ТАСС (outlet profile)
Белый дом убрал игру "Построй стену" со своего сайта. Игроки могли из падающих блоков возвести стену на границе США и Мексики
2026-09-09 10:29 · BFMTV (outlet profile)
La Maison Blanche a retiré de son site un jeu vidéo polémique inspiré de Tetris, sans doute parce que The Tetris Company a ouvertement indiqué prendre "l'atteinte à la propriété intellectuelle très au sérieux". Imperméa…
2026-09-09 12:06 · BBC News (outlet profile)
White House pulls Tetris-style 'Build The Wall' game after copyright concern. The Tetris Company says it takes "copyright infringement very seriously" and is not involved with the game.
2026-09-09 13:23 · M24.ru (outlet profile)
Белый дом убрал игру в стиле "Тетриса" со своего сайта. Сайт с аркадными играми, посвященными идеологии MAGA и деятельности администрации президента США Дональда Трампа появился неделей раннее
2026-09-09 14:43 · NBC News (outlet profile)
White House removes ‘Build the Wall’ game from website after Tetris posts warning. The White House removed a MAGA-themed game called Build the Wall from its website this week after the Tetris Company issued a statement…

Factual core

The White House removed the Tetris-like game 'Build the Wall' from its website.
The Tetris Company issued a warning about copyright infringement regarding the game.
The game 'Build the Wall' was inspired by Tetris.
The game was removed from the White House website.
The game was controversial.

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