Editing Alexey Pajitnov (section)

==Awards and recognition==
In 1996, [[GameSpot]] named him as the fourth most influential [[PC game|computer game]] developer of all time.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 21, 2005|title=The Most Influential People in Gaming of All Time: Alexey Pajitnov|url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/15most/html/mi_04.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050221115412/http://www.gamespot.com/features/15most/html/mi_04.html|archive-date=February 21, 2005|access-date=May 6, 2012|website=GameSpot|publisher=CNET Networks}}</ref> In March 2007, he received the [[Game Developers Choice Awards#The Pioneer Award|Game Developers Choice Awards First Penguin Award]]. The award was given for pioneering the casual games market.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/2007-game-developers-choice-awards-to-honor-miyamoto-pajitnov |title=2007 Game Developers Choice Awards To Honor Miyamoto, Pajitnov |website=[[Gamasutra]] |access-date=February 12, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070307054731/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=12732| archive-date= March 7, 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>

In June 2009, he received the honorary award at the LARA - Der Deutsche Games Award in [[Cologne|Cologne, Germany]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Games-Award-ehrt-Tetris-Erfinder-Paschitnow--/meldung/141061|title=News report on Deutsche Games Award 2009 |date=June 24, 2009 |publisher=[[Heinz Heise|Heise.de]]|access-date=June 25, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090626082322/http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Games-Award-ehrt-Tetris-Erfinder-Paschitnow--/meldung/141061| archive-date= June 26, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> In 2012, [[IGN]] included Pajitnov on their list of 5 Memorable Video Game Industry One-Hit Wonders, calling him "the ultimate video game one-hit wonder."<ref>{{cite web|first=Luke|last=Reilly|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/04/29/5-memorable-video-game-industry-one-hit-wonders|title=5 Memorable Video Game Industry One-Hit Wonders - Games Feature at IGN |website=IGN|date=April 29, 2012 |access-date=May 6, 2012}}</ref> In 2015, Pajitnov won the Bizkaia Award at the [[Fun & Serious Game Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |title=F&S 2015 BIZKAIA AWARD |date=April 26, 2022 |url=https://en.funandseriousgamefestival.com/alexey-pajitnov/}}</ref><ref name="elmundo.es">{{cite news |title=El inventor del Tetris desvela su exito |newspaper=Elmundo |url=https://www.elmundo.es/pais-vasco/2015/11/29/565add1a22601dc5228b458e.html |access-date=July 8, 2019}}</ref>

Pajitnov was portrayed by Russian actor [[Nikita Yefremov]] in the 2023 movie ''[[Tetris (film)|Tetris]]'', a dramatised retelling of the licensing bidding war for Tetris in the late 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Apple Original Films unveils trailer for "Tetris" new thriller starring Taron Egerton |url=https://tetris.com/article/289/apple-original-films-unveils-trailer-for-tetris-new-thriller-starring-taron-egerton|website=Tetris|date=April 10, 2023 |access-date=April 10, 2023}}</ref>