If you’re looking for a way to kill time, Tetris is always there for you.
Electronic Arts today released Tetris Blitz: 2016 Edition, a free-to-play game for iOS and Android based on the popular puzzle series. The mobile industry is worth $36.9 billion worldwide, and EA has had a great deal of success in this market with mobile hits based off known properties like The Simpsons: Tapped Out and Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes.
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“With more than one billion games played in Tetris Blitz, the Tetris Blitz: 2016 Edition is a vibrant update to the game, chock-full of rewards, new ways to progress, and more head-to-head competition through enhanced leaderboards,” a press release from EA noted to GamesBeat.
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You can watch a trailer for Tetris Blitz: 2016 Edition below.
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