The White House is making arcade games racist
The PR masterminds at the White House just released a series of vaguely policy-themed "arcade" games, some of which are racist - and modeled on real games whose copyright holders may not be too happy to be associated with the MAGA agenda. The Tetris Company has already responded to "Build the Wall," which is obviously […]
The White House has come under criticism for releasing a series of arcade games that critics argue are racist and blatantly political. One such game, "Build the Wall," is a direct parody of the popular puzzle game Tetris, with the objective of stacking shapes to stop a "zombie border siege" along the southern border. The White House's use of the term "aliens" to refer to noncitizens further exacerbates the racial undertones of the game.
The PR team behind these games appears to be attempting to associate the MAGA agenda with familiar and popular games, but the resulting product has been met with backlash from the Tetris Company and others who may have concerns over the copyright infringement and political messaging.
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- The White House launches online 'arcade' with its own takes on Tetris and other popular games, and it's as rotten as you'd expect pcgamer.com
- Tetris hits back at Trump over knockoff game, warns White House about copyright infringement mashable.com
- Tetris distances itself from controversial White House 'arcade' games nst.com.my
- Tetris says it didn’t give White House permission for ‘Build the Wall’ game scmp.com
