Tetris becomes the most-downloaded mobile game of all time

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Not everyone is into gaming -- but there are a few title which have a certain timeless, universal appeal. You'd certainly have to count Tetris among that group.

The block-flipping sensation created by Alexey Pajitnov in 1984 is still every bit as fun today as it was when my friends and I were addicted to playing it on the Gameboy's miniscule black-and-green display.

Today, EA Mobile is set to announce that Blue Planet Software's remix for mobiles has crossed 100 million downloads and is the most-downloaded mobile game of all time. That's a massive feat, though not totally surprising when you take the game's appeal into account and pair it with availability in 60 countries on 64,000 different handsets.

At $5 a pop, that's a serious revenue stream for EA - though they're not spilling the beans on how much they've earned.

[via Yahoo!]

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