November 07th, Salzburg, Austria

An all new version of a video game favorite, TETRIS® M1ND BEND3R, premieres today on the Red Bull Mind Gamers website and is available to play free alongside other mental challenges and games.

TETRIS M1ND BEND3R blends the much-loved TETRIS gameplay with new mind-bending twists that will test players in ways never seen before. When players clear lines that include a flashing Mino (i.e., a single block), they activate a M1ND BEND3R item that will, literally, change the game. From switching the pace of gameplay and making Minos fade away to making entire groups of Minos twist from one side of the Matrix to the other, TETRIS M1ND BEND3R is TETRIS like you’ve never played before.

“We couldn’t be more excited to have TETRIS M1ND BEND3R as part of the games we have on Red Bull Mind Gamers. The famous falling Tetriminos, the soundtrack, it’s all instantly recognisable, but when the M1ND BEND3Rs hit, they snap you out of your comfort zone mid-game and make you think differently,” said Matthew Radmanovich of Red Bull Mind Gamers.

“Red Bull Mind Gamers is all about challenging the brain and sharpening your wits. It’s about creative thinking, and giving your mind a complete ‘workout’, but it’s also about having fun doing it. This is why having TETRIS as part of this is such a perfect partnership,” he continued.

The Red Bull Mind Gamers site offers a wide collection of games as well as monthly challenges plus a test to determine the kind of Mind Gamer players are. Every game addresses a different facet of thinking across visual, logical, musical, creative, memory and strategy skills. Games have been created with some of the sharpest thinkers and most ingenious game makers on the planet from the Massachusetts Institute for Technology to Rubik’s® and independent game developers like Lost in the Garden and OK Bye. The concept was the brainchild of Vienna based, Playful Solutions.

Players can log in and register to compete against other Mind Gamers from all over the world and take part in new challenges every month. Players who enter all the challenges, including a final Red Bull Mind Gamers challenge, can compete to become one of seven global winners. In 2020, these ‘Ultimate Mind Gamers’ will be taken on a trip to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, USA, to take part in the Red Bull Discovery Lab.

TETRIS® M1ND BEND3R Features:

• Traditional TETRIS gameplay with a new mind-bending twist that will test players in ways never before seen.
• Activate M1ND BEND3R items by clearing lines which contain a flashing Mino.
• When activated, M1ND BEND3R items will introduce a wide variety of game-changing elements designed to challenge players in unique ways.
• M1ND BEND3R items include:
  - BLUR – Minos inside the Matrix will fade away in a mesmerising wave pattern.
  - EROSION – Random Minos will disappear from within the Matrix.
  - FISSION – Groups of Minos on each row will split and move to the outer walls of the Matrix.
  - FUSION – Minos on each row will fuse together at the center of the Matrix.
  - INVASION – New rows of Minos appear from the bottom of the Matrix.
  - SHIFT – Minos on each row will neatly shift to the left or right side of the Matrix.
  - SLOW DOWN – The speed of falling Tetriminos will temporarily decrease.
  - SPEED UP – The speed of falling Tetriminos will temporarily increase.
  - TURN – Entire groups of Minos turn upside down in the Matrix.
  - TWIST – Entire groups of Minos twist from one side of the Matrix to the other.
• Activating M1ND BEND3R items continuously will increase the multiplier which is key to earning a larger score.
• If the stack of Tetriminos reaches the top of the Matrix, the game is over!

About Red Bull Mind Gamers

Red Bull Mind Gamers is a website that delivers a series of mental challenges covering the whole spectrum of mental agility. Memory, visual, creative, strategy, music, and logic skills are put to the test on the platform in a series of free games that includes the exclusive TETRIS® M1ND BEND3R, as well as Rubik’s Race. Gamers can challenge their own scores or register to compete against other Mind Gamers around the world.

About the Tetris® Brand

The Tetris® brand is one of the leading and most distinctive video game brands and franchises in the world. Now celebrating its 35th anniversary year, the brand continues to be loved globally by people of all ages and all cultures. Billions of Tetris games are played online every year, and over 500 million Tetris mobile games have been downloaded to date. The Tetris brand’s global licensee network includes major video game publishers, including Electronic Arts, Ubisoft and Sega, as well as many partners in electronics, toys, apparel, lifestyle goods, entertainment and more. Tetris Holding, LLC, is the owner of Tetris rights worldwide, and The Tetris Company, Inc. is its exclusive licensee. For the latest information about the Tetris brand and Tetris products, please visit www.tetris.com.

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