The first and only official Tetris game site in North America is being launched by Honolulu-based Tetris Online, Inc.

"We are proud to offer fans of Tetris unlimited access to America's favorite casual game on Tetris Friends Online Games," said Minoru Arakawa, president and chief executive officer of Tetris Online, Inc. "Our goal is to continue to expand Tetris Friends Online Games over time with additional games and community features to become the premiere social gaming network on the Web."

The Web site, www.tetrisfriends.com, is home to six, single-player and mulitplayer games.

In addition, players can take a break from the games to check out the Gallery, which displays how Tetris has become a pop culture icon over the past 25 years.