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 online alluding to copyright infringement.Last week, the White House unveiled a series of video games centered on President Donald Trump’s agenda, which mirrored popular games like Tetris, Snake and Flappy Bird.

The Tetris-like game had players stack “bricks” to build the wall along the southern border.The game introduction instructed users to “hold the line” against a “zombie border siege.”Tetris quickly pushed back, saying in a post to X that it “was not involved in the creation” of the game and takes “copyright infringement very seriously.”“At Tetris we believe in the power of connection and bringing people together, not dividing them,” the company said last week in an online statement.

“To our fans everywhere: we love you, we see you, and we’re grateful to have you in our community.” An internet archival version of the White House website, saved by the Wayback Machine, indicates that the game was still on the site as of Monday afternoon, but disappeared on Tuesday.The Tetris Co.

and the White House did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment on the game’s removal.The other games, which still appear on the White House’s website, also mirror popular existing games.

A game titled Rio Run, for example, instructs players to “patrol the line along the river” and “pick up every crosser.” It resembles the popular game Snake.Another game, Flappy Bill, resembles the game Flappy Bird, and instructs players controlling a bald eagle to “keep the bill in the air while flying through monuments.” The White House also posted videos that mimicked content from popular video game companies in order to promote the new slate of games.

In one video it posted last week, the White House promoted the arcade website using a modified version of the Xbox startup animation.In another pr...