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{{Infobox company | {{Infobox company | ||
| title = The Tetris Company | | title = The Tetris Company | ||
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| founded = June, 1996 | | founded = June, 1996 | ||
| defunct = | | defunct = | ||
| hq = | | hq = Bellevue, Washington | ||
| people = | | people = Henk Rogers <small>(Founder)</small><br>Alexey Pajitnov <small>(Founder)</small> | ||
| website = [https://tetris.com/ tetris.com] | | website = [https://tetris.com/ tetris.com] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''The Tetris Company''', or '''TTC''', | '''The Tetris Company''', or '''TTC''', is the exclusive licensee for the Tetris brand. Licensed games would start to follow a [[Tetris Guideline]] maintained by [[Blue Planet Software]] and include TTC's "Authentic Tetris Game" seal. | ||
== History == | |||
When the Blue Planet Software was founded, negotiations were made with [[Alexey Pajitnov]] to form a new company with existing Tetris IP and trademark owner [[Elorg]]. The two companies became 50/50 owners of The Tetris Company. On January 21, 2005, ELORG's share was sold to [[Henk Rogers]] for 15 million dollars. The rights to Tetris were put in a new company called Tetris Holding, owned 50/50 by Henk Rogers and Alexey Pajitnov. | |||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
*[[Electronorgtechnica|Elorg]] | *[[Electronorgtechnica|Elorg]] | ||
*[[Bullet Proof Software]] | *[[Bullet-Proof Software]] | ||
*[[Blue Planet Software]] | *[[Blue Planet Software]] | ||
*[[Tetris Online, Inc.]] | *[[Tetris Online, Inc.]] | ||
*[[Tetris Online Japan, Inc.]] | *[[Tetris Online Japan, Inc.]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
* Sheffield, Brandon. " | * Sheffield, Brandon. "Alexey Pajitnov, Master of Shapes." <u>Game Developer</u> Sep. 2006: 10 . | ||
*{{cite web | *{{cite web | ||
|url=http://www.arkmay.com/tetris/articles/alexey.html | |url=http://www.arkmay.com/tetris/articles/alexey.html | ||
Revision as of 09:16, 20 November 2020
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| Founded | June, 1996 |
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| Headquarters | Bellevue, Washington |
| Key people | Henk Rogers (Founder) Alexey Pajitnov (Founder) |
| Website | tetris.com |
The Tetris Company, or TTC, is the exclusive licensee for the Tetris brand. Licensed games would start to follow a Tetris Guideline maintained by Blue Planet Software and include TTC's "Authentic Tetris Game" seal.
History
When the Blue Planet Software was founded, negotiations were made with Alexey Pajitnov to form a new company with existing Tetris IP and trademark owner Elorg. The two companies became 50/50 owners of The Tetris Company. On January 21, 2005, ELORG's share was sold to Henk Rogers for 15 million dollars. The rights to Tetris were put in a new company called Tetris Holding, owned 50/50 by Henk Rogers and Alexey Pajitnov.
See also
References
- Sheffield, Brandon. "Alexey Pajitnov, Master of Shapes." Game Developer Sep. 2006: 10 .
- Guttman, Monika "Putting the puzzle pieces back together: Alexey Pajitnov has a new game plan for Tetris.". U.S. News & World Report. 1996-06-10. Archived from the original on 2001-05-03. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- Bed "The Tetris Company's Activities". 2000-10-27. Archived from the original on 2002-10-13. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
External links
- Tetris.com - Official website