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'''''Tetris The Grand Master 4 Absolute Eye''''' is an upcoming game by [[Arika]] in the [[TGM series]]. It will be released on Steam by the end of March, 2025.<ref>https://x.com/tgm_series/status/1863824456705245491</ref>

== Gameplay ==

=== Modes ===
Five modes are currently shown in the reveal screenshots, Marathon, Asuka, Master, Konoha, Shiranui.

== Development ==
Originally announced as ''TGM4: The Masters of Round'', the game made its debut at the 47th Amusement Machine Show on September 17, 2009.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://am-show.sega.jp/jamma09/t_tgm.shtml
|title=Tetris THE GRAND MASTER4 THE MASTERS OF ROUND.
|date=2009-09-01
|website=Sega 47th Amusement Machine Show
|access-date=2024-12-03
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723083349/https://am-show.sega.jp/jamma09/t_tgm.shtml
|archive-date=2013-12-08
}}</ref> Arika showcased the game installed in arcade cabinets, running on Sega's RingWide hardware. Attendees could rank the games by enjoyment, and the results of each day were posted. ''TGM4'' failed to rank in the first two days but managed to secure tenth place on the third day. Also unveiled during the event was Sega's ''[[Tetris Dekaris]]'', which consistently ranked in the top three across all three days.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.am-j.co.jp/column/47amshow/data03.html
|title=Ninki kishu rankingu dai 3-nichi-me
|script-title=人気機種ランキング第3日目
|trans-title=Popular model ranking third day
|date=2009-09-19
|website=Amusement Journal
|access-date=2024-12-03
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625063951/https://am-j.co.jp/column/47amshow/data03.html
|archive-date=2024-06-25
}}</ref>

{|
| [[Image:TGM4_2009_title.jpeg|200px|thumb|none|TGM4 2009 promotional title screen image]]
| [[Image:TGM4_2009_ingame_1.jpeg|200px|thumb|none|TGM4 2009 first promotional ingame image, showing Classic Master mode on the left]]
| [[Image:TGM4_2009_ingame_2.jpeg|200px|thumb|none|TGM4 2009 second promotional ingame image, showing World Master on the left and Classic Rounds on the right]]
|}

On September 18, 2010, Mihara announced on his blog that ''TGM4: The Masters of Round'' had been canceled. According to him, a significant factor was the inability to address the proliferation of [[list of fan games|unofficial clones overseas]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://mihara.sub.jp/top/blog/sb203/log/eid10764.html
|title=Naze imasara iidashita no ka?
|script-title=なぜ今更言い出したのか？
|trans-title=Why did you mention it now?
|date=2010-09-18
|website=Mihara's sub Layer
|access-date=2024-12-03
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928200058/http://mihara.sub.jp/top/blog/sb203/log/eid10764.html
|archive-date=2024-09-28
}}</ref>

<blockquote> "We can't release TGM4 because we don't have the capacity to clean up the clones overseas (that's one of the reasons). So I've given up. To put it arrogantly, good money lost to bad money. I'm sorry, but it annoys me when people bring up TGM. Of course, I want to say something sarcastic. So please forget about TGM. I'm the one who's saddest." </blockquote>

=== The Grand Master 2015 ===
In July of 2015, Arika ran two location tests, one at Round1 in Los Angeles, and one at Taito Hey in Akihabara, Tokyo. The game did not feature Tetris branding.

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| [[Image:TGM4_2015_title.jpg|200px|thumb|none|TGM2015 title screen]]
| [[Image:TGM4_2015_ingame.jpg|200px|thumb|none|TGM2015 ingame]]
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=== Revival and the Road to Absolute Eye ===
In the years that followed, Mihara hinted at a possible future for ''TGM4''. On Twitter, he discussed the potential for home console ports of earlier TGM titles, suggesting that their success could pave the way for ''TGM4'' to be published.

In 2022, a home port of ''TGM1'' was announced, followed by ''TGM2'' the following year. These games sold well enough that in November 2024, Arika began teasing a new entry in the series and eventually released a press release confirming the project.

A month later, the game was officially revealed as ''Tetris The Grand Master 4: Absolute Eye''.

== See also ==
* ''[[Tetris The Grand Master 4 The Masters of Round]]'' - A cancelled version of TGM4.

== References ==
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{{Arika games}}
[[Category:Official Tetris games]]
[[Category:Windows games]]
[[Category:Multiplayer games]]