newsbusters.org - 6/8/2009
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On June 6, 1944, the crucial Normandy Landings that formed the spearhead of the Allied invasion of Nazi held Europe occurred. D-Day ultimately led to the victory of the Allies over the despotic Nazi regime. Now here we are on June 6, 2009 and, in its inimitable way, Google has decided to ...
examiner.com - 6/6/2009
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The addictive puzzle game, Tetris, turns 25 today
and Google is honoring this by changing up the...
Google Logo, just like they do for holidays.25 years is a long time, and the game is still just as addictive as ever. There's nothing like setting ...
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Google celebrates Tetris' birthday
behance.net - 6/13/2009
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Google's Props to 25th Anniversary of Tetris a Snub to D-Day Vets?
GamePolitics News —
... reports that some websites have criticized Google for recognizing Tetris while ignoring the 65th anniversary of D-Day. At the conservative NewsBusters, Warner Todd Huston wrote: ...
Google Criticized as "Anti-American" for Tetris Logo
The Escapist : Latest News —
... of the creation of Tetris , one of the most popular and enduring videogames ever made. But Google's whimsical choice has left some observers unhappy. "Here we are on June 6, 2009 and, in its inimitable way, Google has decided to memorialize the important occasion by adding an image on its homepage depicting... the computer game Tetris ," conservative columnist Warner Todd Huston wrote on NewsBusters.org . "Yes, it's far more important to Google to celebrate the anniversary of the invention of the video game Tetris than to memorialize D-Day. It just warms the heart, ...
Google Honors Tetris Over D-Day
G4 TV - TheFeed —
This weekend was the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion to liberate Europe, but you wouldn't know it from reading Google. Google chose to use its frequently changing logo to honor the 25th anniversary of the video game Tetris instead of the brave men and women who stormed the beach at Normandy.
As you might expect, a certain subset of political blogs took issue with Google's choices.
Newsbusters.com said:
"This is no departure for Google, a firm that finds it nearly impossible to post images celebrating any ...
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Google Honors Tetris Over D-Day —
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This weekend was the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion to liberate Europe, but you wouldn't know it from reading Google. Google chose to use its frequently changing logo to honor the 25th anniversary of the video game Tetris instead of the ...
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Pulse attachment was released for N64 One of the stranger announcements of last week's E3, was Nintendo's confirmation that a Vitality Sensor is on the way to the Wii console - allowing a player's pulse to become a component in gameplay. While ...
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