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The White House launches online 'arcade' with its own takes on Tetris and other popular games, and it's as rotten as you'd expect

PC Gamer • Fri, 04 Sep 2026

The arcade currently includes games based on Tetris, Flappy Bird, and Snake, and of course a healthy dose of racism and pro-Trump propaganda.

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The arcade currently includes games based on Tetris, Flappy Bird, and Snake, and of course a healthy dose of racism and pro-Trump propaganda.

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The arcade currently includes games based on Tetris, Flappy Bird, and Snake, and of course a healthy dose of racism and pro-Trump propaganda.

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