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From mainstream media to industry publications, Tetris® and its creator Alexey Pajitnov have been the recipient of numerous accolades and awards.
2011
Game Informer names Tetris one of the "
20 Mobile Games You Should Be Playing
."
Kotaku calls the free Android version of Tetris "
An Excellent Reason to Own an Android Device
."
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Dr. Toy's 10 Best Games for 2011.
Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products for 2011.
Popular Science -- Best of Toy Fair 2011.
2010
Tetris tops 100 million downloads and officially becomes the
Best-Selling Mobile Game of All Time
.
2009
Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer’s Edition ranks Tetris #2 on the “Top 50 Console Games of All Time.”
Tetris named one of the All-Time Top 10 Paid Applications on the Apple iTunes App Store.
Edge Magazine names Tetris #7 on its “100 Best Games to Play Today” list.
The Nielsen Company ranks Tetris as the #1 game on its “Top Ten Mobile Games of 2008.”
2008
Tetris Party nominated for Best WiiWare Game 2008 and Best Puzzle Game 2008 by IGN.
Entertainment Weekly's 1000th issue names Tetris #1 on its list of the top 50 games from the last 25 years.
2007
Alexey Pajitnov receives the First Penguin Award at the Game Developers Conference. Tetris is widely recognized as the game that gave birth to the casual gaming industry.
IGN.com ranks Tetris #2 in the “Top 100 Games of All Time.”
Tetris makes the Top 10 list in Edge Magazine's July issue featuring the “100 Best Video Games.”
2006
Electronic Gaming Monthly ranks Tetris #4 in “The Greatest 200 Videogames of Their Time.”
PocketGamer awards mobile version of Tetris
PocketGamer Platinum Award
.
2001
Game Informer Magazine's 100th issue lists Tetris in the #3 spot on its “Top 100 Game of All Time.”
1997
Tetris comes in #1 in Electronic Gaming Monthly's 100th issue.
1989
The Software Publisher’s Association awards Tetris four Excellence in Software Awards, which were then considered the “Oscars” for the software industry.
