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The Tetris Effect: The Cold War Battle for the World's Most Addictive Game

By Dan Ackerman

Book information

Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Year
2017
ISBN
1786071010, 9781786071019
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1182709 bytes)
Pages
272\0
Time added
2021-02-22 09:05:24

Description

21 February 1989. Three men fly into Moscow, representing software giants from Britain, America, and Japan. Each of them is determined to undercut the others in order to secure a technology so powerfully addictive it has brought the government department that created it to a standstill. In a country on the brink of seismic change, where spycraft is about to give way to cut-throat capitalism, Tetris has become the grand prize. Featuring corporate espionage, unmarked government organizations, courtroom drama and international conspiracies, the origin of the world’s most popular video game is a gripping, fast-paced thriller of the highest order. Not only this, but it is also the tale of a one-in-a-million software start-up – a unique example of an idea, a product, and an era coming together at exactly the right moment. Tetris was perfectly (if accidentally) crafted to hit primal triggers in our minds and in Ackerman’s hands its story is unputdownable.

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