Believe me when I say: I truly thought I knew the story of Tetris. The puzzle games journey from behind the iron curtain in 1980s Moscow to multi-million-selling video game has been the subject of countless articles, a greatly entertaining book and a recent film. I have played Tetris in various forms for more than 30 years, from the Game Boy to the Nintendo Switch, even in VR. So when I loaded up Tetris Forever, an interactive documentary on Tetriss 40-year history from the developers-slash-archivists at Digital Eclipse, I wasnt expecting to learn anything new. I was proven very wrong.Did you know about Hatris, the 1990 Tetris follow-up that involved stacking colourful hats on top of heads? I did, vaguely, but I did not know about the semi-authorised twist on that game put out by Spectrum Holobyte the same year, a mildly horrifying swap-and-drop puzzler that had players stacking up mouths, noses and eyes to try to make human faces. They called it Facestris III, which suggests that whoever named it gave up halfway through. No wonder it wasnt a hit. I didnt know that Henk Rogers, the charismatic Dutch-American who played a huge part in turning Tetris into a global phenomenon, spent his student years surfing and diving in Hawaii before (his words) chasing a girl to Japan and coding the countrys first bestselling RPG in 1984.Tetris Forever is comprised of five chapters, presented as timelines with an absolute treasure trove of images and video from Tetriss 40-year history, and faithful, playable recreations of the game that show how it has evolved since Alexey Pajitnov coded the game as something to entertain himself while working in Moscows computer research centre. Its a good four hours worth of stuff, at least. Theres camcorder footage from Henks famous visit to Moscow, where he turned up completely unauthorised at a Russian government building to fight for the rights to publish Tetris on the Game Boy. Theres fascinating footage from Nintendo of America in the 1980s, and photos of Henk and Pajitnov with the infamously hard-to-impress former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi, with whom Rogers struck up a fruitful business friendship over games of Go.Alongside the 15 playable versions of Tetris from throughout its history, game boxes and adverts and marketing material are digitally recreated in perfect detail for you to examine and pan around. And of course, theres plentiful on-camera interview footage not just from Rogers and Pajitnov, but from the other people who played a part in Tetriss history, too.What emerges here is a much fuller picture of Tetriss history than the Apple TV film, which glossed over quite a lot of detail, especially about the four-way scrap over the rights to Tetris in the 1980s. Here, no detail is spared. Admittedly this does turn the second and third chapters into a bit of a shaggy dog story, as we hear about every last detail, but when it comes to gaming history this detail is important even when it threatens to be boring. This all paints such an interesting portrait of the games industry in the 1980s, which in the US and Europe was truly a wild west of have-a-go coders and entrepreneurs often coders themselves shopping games around the place and occasionally getting very rich off them. This contrasts strongly with the situation in Japan, whose gaming scene was dominated by a few stiffly traditional companies with enormous respect for process, and of course with Russia and the Soviet Union, where it was straightforwardly forbidden to do any kind of business deal with a foreign company.Tetris as it first appeared, on the Electronika 60 in 1985 Photograph: Digital Eclipse/The Tetris CompanyThis might all sound terrifically nerdy and, well, it is Digital Eclipse makes super comprehensive reissues that truly respect the history of the games involved. Tetris Forever is not a general-audience documentary, but one for people with a keen interest in gaming history. The playable versions of Tetris and other connected games, meanwhile, are impressively faithful, but obviously the versions that everyone really wants to play the Game Boy and NES versions remain within Nintendos vicelike grip. For what its worth, Tetris Effect is still the best version of Tetris in my opinion it was made by Tetsuya Mizuguchi, famed Japanese developer of synaesthesic music games, who also appears a lot in this documentary footage.Tetris has come to feel eternal, and theres something almost spiritual about playing a recreation of its first version, made for the Electronika 60 computer out of square brackets and exclamation marks lined up on a flickering black-and-green screen. Playing it, I feel a small echo of what I feel when I look at the Rosetta Stone in the British Museum. It is an amazing thing, a rare example of a perfect game that despite all the drama outlined in this documentary and all the various version over the years, is still pretty much unchanged after 40 years.Tetris Forever is available now; 29.50

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Do you agree with Phil Spencer? (YouTube)The Thursday letters page isnt sure PS5 owners want to play Halo and Gears Of War, as one reader suggests an alternative to the Steam Deck 2.To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.ukDelusions of grandeurI dont think Im the only one thats sick of hearing from Phil Spencer at this point, but I think its obvious from the photo in this new interview that the stress of his job is starting to take its toll. I cant say Im all that sympathetic though. Given how much time and money hes had access to I dont see that hes done anything to improve either Xbox or video games in general.The comments about no red lines was interesting, but no less than is expected at this point, while his other comments were the usual guff about needing industry growth and mobiles being the way to do that even though more recent news suggests that bottom is falling out of that market.Spencer just seems washed up at this point and, frankly, so does Xbox. I dont even know what its supposed to be anymore. Its barely a console and streaming is just a sideshow for now, so that doesnt make it any more than a third party publisher with delusions of grandeur.And I do think that has always been Spencers problem. The Xbox business has never been more healthy, he says. But how do you figure that? Activision Blizzard has never been more healthy but Xbox itself seems to have outlived its usefulness and as an Xbox Series X owner that makes me bitter and angry.ColdsbaneLong waitIm sure that Im not the only one that got some second-hand cringe from that new Phil Spencer Xbox interview. The guy seems increasingly off his rocker, especially if he thinks Xbox is doing better than ever. I also think hes fooling himself if he thinks anyone still cares about Gears Of War or, especially, Halo.The most interesting thing was confirmation of a handheld console but the warning that it wouldnt be out for a while. Now this could just be a lie, like much of what Spencer says, but if its going to be later than 2026 what happens to Xbox in the meantime?I really dont see anything on its current slate becoming any kind of a big deal, unless Fable is both incredibly good and on PlayStation 5 from the start. 2026 seemed believable because it was obvious the Xbox Series X/S had failed but leaving it to fend for itself for much longer is going to cause even more problems.84ColbatNo more secretsI see were back to imaging that Sony has some secret store of new single-player games its suddenly going to announce out of the blue, now rumoured to be in early December. Im going to make my own prediction, not based on industry contacts but simple logic and observation: Sony aint going to announce anything.Maybe youll get a PlayStation Blog post about new action figures or something, which seems to have been partially leaked, but thats it. Theres not going to be any State of Play for the 30th anniversary, youll be lucky if you get a new trailer.Sony might be acting odd but not so odd that theyd keep lots of announcements in their pocket for a random rainy day. The more games they announce the more appealing their console looks, and they want it to look as appealing as possible ahead of Christmas so they can actually sell some for once.KikibombEmail your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.ukUnsexy newsVery sad to see Tequila Works filing for insolvency, as I thoroughly enjoyed the game The Sexy Brutale. It is a little gem and one of my favourite games of all time, which I think they published or/and help make. It is very similar to Gregory Horror Show, with a very good story and interesting gameplay, which I have got the platinum for.Tequila Works also made the beautiful looking RiME, which I have on physical in my backlog to play and they also created Gylt, which was a Stadia exclusive for a while and then got released on other platforms and it is on my wishlist to play.Andrew J.GC: Tequila Works did publish The Sexy Brutale, and helped with development, but the lead creator was Cavalier Game Studios, who still seem to be going but havent announced any new game in some time now.Unequal termsAs a PlayStation 5 owner I cant wait to play all those amazing Xbox classics Ive been denied for all these years like, erm Microsoft Flight Simulator, maybe? I shouldnt be mean but Im just not sure what Microsoft thinks it has to offer the PlayStation 5, beyond Activision Blizzard games that were always multiformat anyway.Im not interested in Halo 8 and Gears Of War 7, or whatever were on now. Those series are well past their best and I really cant see any of the announcements so far turning out to be anything particularly interesting.The problem for Microsoft is that Xbox needs PlayStation but PlayStation does not need Xbox, as we see with Lego Horizon Adventures being on Switch but not Xbox Series X/S. Sony doesnt care if Halo is on PlayStation 5 or not and Im not sure many gamers do either.RollerTrue sequelRE: Shahzaib Sadiq getting upset about no Steam Deck 2 yet. Check out this article from Reviews.org Australia with two of the Steam Decks designers. The Steam Deck is about to released in Australia (19th November).They talk about their thoughts for Steam Deck 2 and the handheld PC space in general, where they dont see themselves as a one stop shop. One quote from it about the Steam Deck 2 is this:So we really do want to wait for a generational leap in compute without sacrificing battery life before we ship the real second generation of Steam Deck. But it is something that were excited about and were working on.As the reader said these things in an Inbox letter, about the PS5 Pro, I think hell see their point: The PS5 Pro is a paperweight, A minimal update, reflections that will barely even be noticed, when moving through the next set of levels and puddles in Spider-Man 2. That is truly phenomenally mystifying and it totally justifies the ludicrous price tag? No, it never has and never will.Being overly dramatic seems to be the MO but no need in this case, about the Steam Deck 2. As the reader mentions, theres essentially the Steam Deck Pro in the market, in the form of the Pro priced 800 Rog Ally X.SimundoImpulse purchaseIm still not clear on why Microsoft has had to delay its big new mobile app. According to Phil Spencer its because they need to do more research into the industry. But did they not have a plan for all this before they paid multiple billions for Activision Blizzard?I thought getting control of King was one of the main reasons for doing it but now, a year later, theyre still looking into it? I carefully research a game before I spend 70 on it, I wouldve thought a company like Microsoft wouldve been a bit more cautious before spending so much money on something they apparently didnt even know what they were going to do with it.KorbieNon sequitur gamingCute review of the new Lego game. Agree that doing one for Horizon seemingly makes no sense, its not like they have a movie, TV show or even kids cartoon of it in circulation. Though once they had decided to do it, I thought itd turn out reasonably well; Horizon would transplant to the Lego video game formula pretty well.Noted you reviewed it on the PlayStation 5, Id be interested to see how it performs on the significantly less capable Switch. Putting it on Nintendos platform is a no-brainer though, given the demographics, just hope its not a phoned-in job. Sonic games sell the best on Switch yet even the recent Generations remake is a noticeable downgrade from the Xbox and PlayStation versions.As for Xbox, I have a feeling the reason it isnt on Microsofts machine has more to do with pure business than any kind of platform exclusivity or loyalty. Xbox has obviously struggled this generation, shifting less than half of Sonys 60 million odd units. Also, looking at recently released information about player stats and sales, most of those console owners are either just playing Fortnite and other live service titles or subscribe to Game Pass and play whatever is on there. So it probably just wasnt worth the cost and development to bring over to Xbox; Sony were probably right to assume that nobody would buy it.Pretty sad really that its ended up like this for Microsoft, Sony certainly need the competition to keep them on track but that even financing ports to Xbox isnt financially viable for publishers unless they cut a lucrative Game Pass deal doesnt look good for the future of the hardware.MarcGC: The small map areas and lack of destructible scenery is clearly a limitation introduced for the Switch, so we imagine it works okay. Its not a bad game, its just weird that it exists.Inbox also-ransSo when can we say definitively that the Switch 2 isnt going to be announced this year? Its the middle of November on Thursday and I cannot believe for a second its going to happen now its got to be January.RyanGC: Its not New Years Eve yet.I saw some Resident Evil 9 rumours saying that the game stars Leon S. Kennedy and Jill Valentine on an island fighting something called Goat-Man. I notice you didnt report on this, does that mean its not true?LayuGC: Theres nothing to suggest those rumours are accurate, no.Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.ukThe small printNew Inbox updates appear every weekday morning, with special Hot Topic Inboxes at the weekend. 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The new Halo will almost certainly be on PS5 (Halo Studios)Phil Spencer has insisted there are no red lines preventing first party games coming to other formats, leaving the door open for anything from Fable to Blinx.The release of Lego Horizon Adventures this week which is also being released on Nintendo Switch reopens the question of how Sony feels about publishing their games on other formats. The truth is we have very little idea, since their only comments on the subject have been vague and ambiguous, but by comparison Microsoft has talked about it quite a bit.What theyve said has often bore little relation to what theyve done given they once insisted Indiana Jones And The Great Circle was not coming to PlayStation 5 but reading between the lines its seemed theyve been preparing the way for all or most Xbox first party games being released on other console formats.Now, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has given the clearest possible indication of that, by insisting that I do not see sort of red lines in our portfolio that say thou must not, in terms of individual games going multiformat.Spencer didnt mention any franchise by name, or give any indication of what would be next, but did say that its too early to make a decision about the next version of Halo.Thats no doubt because the next game is a long way off, with the developer only recently indicating that it has started work on new titles. Although rumours have already suggested that the move to Unreal Engine 5 is in part to make porting to the PlayStation 5 easier.The next big test for Xboxs multiformat plans will be the release of Avowed next February, which its somewhat surprising was not on PlayStation 5 from the start, given its a lower profile title.Theres still no release date for the PlayStation 5 version of Indiana Jones but if it becomes clear that Microsoft is planning a roughly six month exclusivity period for Xbox games, before releasing them on PlayStation, then it becomes easier to predict what will happen with other 2025 titles such as South Of Midnight and Fable.Like the new Halo, the likes of Perfect Dark, Gears Of War: E-Day, and State Of Decay 3 have no release year yet but if theyre 2026 or later then by that point first party Xbox games may be appearing on other formats as a matter of course.In theory this will include the Switch 2, although its uncertain how powerful Nintendos new device is and which titles it will be able to handle. Releasing Call Of Duty on Switch was one of Microsofts key arguments for allowing the Activision Blizzard acquisition, but whether the Switch 2 will be able to handle it and other high-end titles remains to be seen.Elsewhere in the interview with Bloomberg, a (rather bedraggled looking) Spencer indicated that Microsoft was still interested in buying other companies after Activision Blizzard, hinting at more mobile publishers and perhaps a studio in Asia even though they only just shut down Tango Gameworks.Despite continually falling Xbox Series X/S console sales, Spencer insisted that, The Xbox business has never been more healthy. The business is performing right now, and I think that means a more healthy future for hardware and the games we build.I feel pretty good about where this industry is going, he added. To reach new players, we need to be creative and adaptive of new business models, new devices, new ways of access. Were not going to grow the market with $1,000 consoles.Once again, he strongly hinted at releasing a handheld Xbox in the future, which is assumed to be the next gen console the company has technically already announced, but this time he implied that it is still a few years out and not necessarily aiming for the previously rumoured 2026 release date.Halo is still the crown jewels of Xboxs first party line-up (Halo Studios)Emailgamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below,follow us on Twitter, andsign-up to our newsletter.To submit Inbox letters and Readers Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use ourSubmit Stuff page here.For more stories like this,check our Gaming page.MORE : Best Nintendo Switch deals for Black Friday 2024 will save you 100MORE : PS5 fans think new ad is teasing a 30th anniversary preview eventMORE : Gamers sue Ubisoft for shutting down classic racing game after buying itSign up to all the exclusive gaming content, latest releases before they're seen on the site.Privacy Policy This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

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By Matt Novak Published November 13, 2024 | Comments (5) | Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Facebook co-founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a song with T-Pain on Wednesdaya cover of Lil Jons Get Low. And if youre thinking hey, that sounds terrible, you really dont know the half of it. Because listening to this song may make you question some very fundamental things about the world. Like whether the invention of music itself was a bad idea. Zuck and T-Pain have dubbed their collaboration Z-Pain, and it appears the song was an anniversary gift to the Meta CEOs wife Priscilla Chan. Or, to put it more specifically, a date-aversary gift. Get Low was playing when I first met Priscilla at a college party, so every year we listen to it on our dating anniversary, Zuckerberg wrote Wednesday on Instagram. This year I worked with @tpain on our own version of this lyrical masterpiece. Sound on for the track and also available on Spotify. Love you P. The Instagram post includes photos of Zuck and T-Pain in the studio recording the song. And an Instagram Reels video shows Chans reaction to the video, with captions like surprising my wife and she likes it, maybe?Oh my God, it says Z-Pain, Chan says in the video, responding with so romantic after hearing the line sweat drop down my balls. Is that the most romantic thing Ive ever done? Zuck asks.Its so romantic. Twenty-one years later I cant get quite as low, but it brings back a lot of fond memories, Chan says. Zuck has been trying to reinvent himself through aesthetic changes in his hair and clothes recently, but this song does seem like a new adventure into trying to remain culturally relevant. Or it could just be a silly thing that one really rich guy wanted to do.And Zuck is absolutely correct that you can hear it for yourself on Spotify. If youre so inclined. The song is conspicuously absent from YouTube and Apple Music. How did you fare after hearing that? Would you like to stick foreign objects into your ear canal to make the sounds stop? Are you questioning the existence of God? It may not be that God himself is dead. Maybe this song proves something else. Maybe God is real and he wants us to suffer. Theres plenty of other evidence for that today. Did you see Donald Trump is going to nominate Matt Gaetz for Attorney General? Because thats real too. God indeed wants us to suffer.Daily NewsletterYou May Also Like By Matthew Gault Published November 4, 2024 By Thomas Maxwell Published November 4, 2024 By Matthew Gault Published November 1, 2024 By Matthew Gault Published October 22, 2024 Colin Lecher and Tomas Apodaca Published October 14, 2024 By Todd Feathers Published September 25, 2024

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Oasis The Cabin / Wiki World + Advanced Architecture LabSave this picture! Yanjun PanCabins & LodgesWuhan, ChinaArchitects: Advanced Architecture Lab, Wiki WorldAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:80 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2024 PhotographsPhotographs:Yanjun Pan, Arch-ExistManufacturersBrands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers: Rothoblaas, IsoplamMore SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. The project is located in Wuhan Ganlushan Culture Creativity City, an ultra-large-scale "ice and snow+" cultural and tourism complex invested in by Wuhan Urban Construction Group, marking the first time we have ventured out of the true wilderness to integrate into a richly contented cultural and tourism complex project. Against this backdrop, we still aim to create an experience of space isolated from the world. Thus, we have joined forces with the client and the community to initiate the "Island Living Plan." This plan will create a series of island cabins and explore the possibilities of returning to nature through different spatial forms. 'Oasis Cabin' is part of the natural co-construction plan and represents the first island cabin completed by Wiki World.Save this picture!An oasis for holidays. The Oasis is situated on a tiny islet in the middle of a lake, so small that it seems to barely accommodate a single cabin. Given its proximity to the surrounding programs, we envisioned the cabin as an introspective space that would encompass the island as much as possible. The client desired a house that would not stand out too abruptly, leading us to envelop the building in a pure green facade, creating a holiday oasis for her.Save this picture!Located on an isolated island in the lake, the Oasis is nearly the same size as the island itself. Perhaps everyone has their oasis within their mind. The Oasis resembles a miniature castle, accessible via a dock that leads to an inward-facing courtyard. Two bedrooms and a living room are connected through a narrow corridor, creating a personal green kingdom, a wilderness home unique to the solitary island. The Oasis also features a private inner courtyard and mysterious hidden spaces. From the expansive terrace, one can gaze out over the water or look up at the starry sky, offering a serene and exclusive retreat.Save this picture!Save this picture!Arriving at the Oasis requires a journey by a small wooden boat. The Oasis boasts its little dock, which serves as a spot for fishing and is the only outward-facing space. Through a narrow corridor at the dock, one can enter their own private, introspective domain. We have designed narrow passageways that blend seamlessly with the outer walls, connecting the two bedrooms, living room, and bathroom. We conceptualize the main functional spaces as individual houses rather than mere rooms. Each house is equipped with its skylight and floor-to-ceiling windows, ensuring that even within the introspective space, one does not feel too confined. Half of the Oasis's space is dedicated to the courtyard, and on the side facing the water, we have set up a framing view. Here, one can enjoy a bonfire, go fishing, and gather for parties, creating a multifunctional area that celebrates the beauty of the surroundings and the tranquility of the island life.Save this picture!Save this picture!The entire building is constructed of laminated wood, and each irregular component and node is designed and customized through digital technology, achieving 100% full assembly construction. The client's identity as an artist-led us to finally decide to understand this cabin as a pure exhibit in nature, a green container made of wooden assembly. There is no standard answer to living, everyone hopes that their residence can convey their own understanding of life, perhaps in the eyes of the artist, the home in the wilderness is also part of her artistic vision.Save this picture!Save this picture!Wiki World continues the natural construction concept, we retain every tree in the site, and keep the path and texture of the original woodland and farmland, all the cabins are self-developed prefabricated wooden structures, built together by the team and the user. The Oasis Cabin achieves the client's expectation of living alone, approached by boat and the process of arriving is especially mysterious and difficult. The pure green wooden cabin will make you feel lost in a trance. Here you only hear the wind, birds and insects. At night you can chop wood and make fire by yourself. You can walk barefoot indoors and outdoors. You may not want to leave, after all, leaving here is also a long journey back to the noise.Save this picture!Wiki World-Build Small, Dream Big. Wiki World has been committed to returning to natural life through natural construction. The sprite cabin continues such a natural wildhouse experiment, jumping out of the inertia of the size of the thinking, focusing on the relationship between living behavior and environment, the answer of space must be far from the daily living experience, even a little paranoid. "Small" brings us closer to the material, so we are more sensitive. Now that we are in the forest, let's go barefoot for a day and listen to the sound of dead leaves being crushed on the terrace.Save this picture!Save this picture!Build Naturally. Natural buildings can be built like Lego. Little cabins, like building blocks, were placed in the forest. We stick to the original wild wood construction technique that we hand-fired the faade of the carbonized wood boards. The cabins are all connected by small metal components that can be repeatedly assembled. We try to create a precise relationship between the cabins and the environment in nature. Each wooden cabin is elevated above the ground, and no walls or artificial landscapes are used. Nature is the best package.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessProject locationAddress:Wuhan, ChinaLocation to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.About this officeWiki WorldOfficeMaterialsMaterials and TagsPublished on November 14, 2024Cite: "Oasis The Cabin / Wiki World + Advanced Architecture Lab " 14 Nov 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1023419/oasis-the-cabin-wiki-world-plus-advanced-architecture-lab&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save? - / Wiki World + AaLYou've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! 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