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  "id": 5784144,
  "title": "White House unveils ‘Build the Wall,’ a Tetris knockoff video game, to ‘protect the border from the coming horde’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/white-house-unveils-build-the-wall-a-tetris-knockoff-video-game-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T14:19:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/09/05/white-house-arcade-build-the-wall-tetris-knockoff-video-game-tapper-snake/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, the White House unveiled Arcade, a series of five low-quality video games aimed at promoting President Donald Trump's agenda. The game \"Build the Wall\" is a Tetris-like imitation that transforms the classic puzzle game into an attempt to \"Protect the border from the coming horde.\" In \"Rio Run,\" an icon resembling Trump navigates around collecting potential border crossers, much like the popular mobile game \"Snake.\" \"Supply Line\" closely resembles the arcade game \"Tapper,\" with food moving along an assembly line and the player rejecting items that fail to meet \"Make America Healthy Again\" standards. Two of the games occur over the skies of Washington D.C., with \"Flappy Bill\" featuring an eagle carrying a bill across the National Mall, and \"Trump Savings Tycoon\" having players collect money flying through the air to \"Fill your kids' Trump Accounts,\" the administration's plan to offer $1,000 to every child born during Trump's presidency. The Tetris Company, however, denied involvement in the creation of \"Build the Wall\" and did not authorize or license the Tetris brand or intellectual property for the game. They emphasized that the original game aims to avoid building a wall, stating that it has united people across generations and cultures through play and joy. They are currently reviewing the matter. The White House shared Arcade on social media with animations parodying loading screens from Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo, turning the Sega logo into \"MAGA,\" a reference to Trump's \"Make America Great Again\" slogan.",
  "summary": "The Tetris Company said it “was not involved in the creation of ‘Build the Wall’ and did not authorize or license the Tetris brand or intellectual property for the game.”",
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        "outlet": "The Verge",
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        "published": "2026-09-04T19:42:54.000Z"
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        "published": "2026-09-04T20:46:04.000Z"
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        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "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",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/the-white-house-launches-online-arcade-with-its-own-takes-on-tetris",
        "published": "2026-09-04T21:11:38.000Z"
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Tetris says it didn’t give White House permission for ‘Build the Wall’ game",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/tetris-says-it-didnt-give-white-house-permission-for-build-the-wall",
        "published": "2026-09-04T23:57:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Tetris distances itself from controversial White House 'arcade' games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/tetris-distances-itself-from-controversial-white-house-arcade-games",
        "published": "2026-09-05T00:02:16.000Z"
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        "title": "Tetris distances itself from controversial White House ‘arcade’ games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/tetris-distances-itself-from-controversial-white-house-arcade-games-5693350",
        "published": "2026-09-05T01:09:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Tetris suggests White House 'Build the Wall' game infringes copyright",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/tetris-suggests-white-house-build-the-wall-game-infringes-copyright",
        "published": "2026-09-05T01:24:24.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/white-house-looking-to-replace-hegseth-deputy-steve-feinberg-sources",
        "published": "2026-09-05T05:33:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Eurogamer",
        "title": "White House launches Arcade.gov, a minigame site parodying immigration enforcement and border security",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/white-house-launches-arcade-gov-a-minigame-site-parodying-immigration",
        "published": "2026-09-05T12:03:15.000Z"
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