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Galaki on 02 December 2011

Not content with charging you a dollar for what you could get for free, they want to charge for more for it.

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Great, Now You Can Pay a Subscription to Play Tetris

Electronic Arts has figured out a way to make peopLe pay indefinitely for the privilege of playing Tetris. A 99-cent version of the classic puzzler just went live on the iOS store but, obviously, you'll want more than the seven Tetrominoes that buck buys you, right? Right?

Well, good news, there's now something called the "T-Club," which is "an elite Tetris fan club." You can become an "elite Tetris fan" for $2.99 a month or $29.99 a year. In addition to your elite Tetris fandom, you get "access to exclusive discounts and content, premium challenges, and a booster to progress their Tetris Rank," according to an EA statement.

That means, hoo boy, we've got a ranking-up dynamic in Tetris at long last. Sigh.


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IllegalPaladin on 02 December 2011

Excuse me while I *facepalm*



MrBubbles on 02 December 2011

some people really like tetris and just play that. im sure this appeals to some individuals...



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green_sky on 02 December 2011

If people want to pay for this than i can't blame EA or many other small clones of it.



twesterm on 02 December 2011

If that version were actually good I'd consider paying more for it, but, well, it's not that great. It works fine when the blocks are moving slowly but once they start moving quick the controls go to shit.



 

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miz1q2w3e on 02 December 2011

29.99/yr for a subscription... TO TETRIS?!!?!?!

 

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Marks on 02 December 2011

Hahaha EA is so lame lately!

Medal of Honor? Flop!

Battlefield 3? Horrible!

Tetris for $30/year? Overpriced by $29!

NFS The Run? Can be beat in like 3 hours!

Porsche Licensing? Block Forza and GT so their shitty games can hog Porsche!



TadpoleJackson on 02 December 2011

Why do people feel the need to complain about something that's optional? If people want to pay to get discounts and free challenges than let them. It's not like EA is forcing any of y'all to pay for it