London hosted a giant multiplayer Tetris game to mark its 40th anniversary, inviting players to control pieces on LED screens in a free, interactive event at Outernet.
On Monday, October 28, London celebrated the 40th anniversary of Tetris with a massive interactive multiplayer game.
Hosted at Outernet, a central London venue known for its large LED screens, this event was touted by organizers as one of the largest multiplayer Tetris games ever held.
The public enjoyed free access, with participants joining by scanning a QR code and downloading an app. Seven players at a time took control of individually colored Tetris pieces that descended from the screens, competing with others in the venue.
Originally created in 1984 by Russian software engineer Alexey Pajitnov, Tetris continues to be widely popular, with billions of games played online each year, according to the Tetris brand.
The British steel industry is grappling with its most significant crisis in decades, as the government has been forced to intervene in an emergency bid to save the country's last operational blast furnaces at British Steel.
UK Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has suggested that the government may consider Chinese investment in British Steel, but he emphasized that any such bids would be subject to thorough scrutiny, particularly due to national security and economic concerns.
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A mob attack on an Ahmadi place of worship in Karachi has left one man dead, highlighting ongoing persecution of the minority group.
A Russian court has sentenced 19-year-old Darya Kozyreva to nearly three years in prison for protesting the war in Ukraine using poetry and graffiti.
The new U.S. ambassador to Japan has called for closer military coordination with Tokyo, framing the alliance as crucial amid rising regional tensions and ongoing trade disputes.
Students in Serbia have rallied outside a police station as Belgrade University’s rector is questioned over support for anti-government protests.
OpenAI has unveiled a new option called Flex processing, an API service designed to provide more affordable AI model usage in exchange for slower response times and occasional resource unavailability.
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The upcoming Beatles biopic will be told through four films.
A mob attack on an Ahmadi place of worship in Karachi has left one man dead, highlighting ongoing persecution of the minority group.
A Russian court has sentenced 19-year-old Darya Kozyreva to nearly three years in prison for protesting the war in Ukraine using poetry and graffiti.
The new U.S. ambassador to Japan has called for closer military coordination with Tokyo, framing the alliance as crucial amid rising regional tensions and ongoing trade disputes.
Students in Serbia have rallied outside a police station as Belgrade University’s rector is questioned over support for anti-government protests.
OpenAI has unveiled a new option called Flex processing, an API service designed to provide more affordable AI model usage in exchange for slower response times and occasional resource unavailability.
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