{"rewrite":{"id":"r_aa68da2cca8fa816d7bf4614","clusterId":"c_887927e7591c0f8321cdde66","slug":"us-white-house-removes-tetris-style-build-the-wall-game","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"US White House Removes Tetris-Style Build the Wall Game","summary":"The US White House removed its Tetris-style game BUILD THE WALL from its ARCADE.GOV game site by September 9, roughly five days after the site launched. No announcement accompanied the removal. The Tetris Company, rights holder for Tetris, had stated it was not involved in the game's creation and takes copyright infringement seriously. Whether legal action prompted the removal remains unclear.","whyItMatters":"The quiet removal of the Tetris-like game suggests the White House responded to the copyright pressure from The Tetris Company, though no official explanation or legal outcome has been confirmed.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe game appeared on ARCADE.GOV when the White House site launched September 4. BUILD THE WALL mimicked Tetris closely, replacing the SEGA logo with MAGA and using similar audio. The Tetris Company responded the next day on X, stating it was not involved in the work and that it takes copyright infringement seriously. Variety reported the company was considering legal action.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game was gone by September 9, with no notice on the site\u0026#39;s news section or the White House\u0026#39;s official X account. The Tetris Company has made no further public statement, so it is not confirmed whether the removal came from legal action. The White House separately posted a video titled \u0026#34;The Legend of Trump MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN\u0026#34; that draws on the recently announced Switch 2 version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. ARCADE.GOV also carries a \u0026#34;COMING SOON\u0026#34; note, hinting more games may follow.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The White House's Tetris-style game BUILD THE WALL vanished from ARCADE.GOV about five days after launch, with no announcement. The Tetris Company had said it wasn't involved and takes copyright infringement seriously.","twitterPost":"The White House's BUILD THE WALL game, a Tetris clone on ARCADE.GOV, was quietly removed within days. The Tetris Company had distanced itself and flagged copyright concerns. No reason given.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The White House pulled its Tetris-style BUILD THE WALL game from ARCADE.GOV with no explanation days after launch. The Tetris Company had said it was not involved in the game and takes copyright infringement seriously.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/09/171965.html\",\"title\":\"US White House's 'Tetris'-style game 'Build the Wall' quietly removed. Also rides on 'Ocarina of Time' remake with 'The Legend of Trump MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4748,"outputTokens":613,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788920978,"createdAt":"2026-09-09T02:25:15.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-09T02:28:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-09T02:28:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_887927e7591c0f8321cdde66","canonicalTitle":"米ホワイトハウス“国境を守る壁を築く”『テトリス』ゲー黙って削除。さらに『時オカ』リメイクにも乗っかる「トランプの伝説 MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN」","representativeArticleId":"a_74d38fa2e6aa1866796674b5","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"The Legend of Trump: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-09T01:29:47.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-09T03:15:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-09T03:28:53.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GameBusiness.jp","url":"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/09/09/27970.html","title":"米ホワイトハウス“国境を守る壁を築く”『テトリス』ゲー黙って削除。さらに『時オカ』リメイクにも乗っかる「トランプの伝説 MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN」"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/09/171965.html","title":"米ホワイトハウス“国境を守る壁を築く”『テトリス』ゲー黙って削除。さらに『時オカ』リメイクにも乗っかる「トランプの伝説 MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN」"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["The Legend of Trump: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}