Tetris On PS3: 1080P HD Version Of Tetris For PlayStation Network

by NowPublic Staff | December 13, 2010 at 11:13 am

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Tetris PS3: Classic Tetris Now Multiplayer, 1080p 5.1 Dolby For PlayStation Network (video)

A multiplayer, 5.1 dolby, 1080P HD version of the classic arcade game Tetris is coming to the PS3 early in the new year, courtesy of Electronic Arts.

This version of Tetris boasts 5.1 Dolby Sound, 1080P HD graphics, plus six online and local multiplayer modes. Of course, you can play Marathon mode by yourself in the boldest and brightest graphics ever, but what we’re really excited about are three new PS3-exclusive multiplayer modes that will make this a must-have. I can’t go into much detail, but these new online, real-time multiplayer modes will be more fun and competitive than anything you’ve seen before.

Tetris was created by Russian developer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984.

He derived its name from the Greek numerical prefix tetra- (all of the game's pieces, known as Tetrominoes, contain four segments) and tennis, Pajitnov's favorite sport.[4][5]

The Tetris game is a popular use of tetrominoes, the four element special case of polyominoes. Polyominoes have been used in popular puzzles since at least 1907, and the name is given by the mathematician Solomon W. Golomb in 1953. However, even the enumeration of pentominoes is dated to antiquity.