Alexey Pajitnov

Pajitnov, along with Henk Rogers, established The Tetris Company to manage the Tetris license and ensure quality control. This was crucial in standardizing the Tetris brand and protecting its intellectual property.

Pajitnov left Microsoft to pursue independent game development and consulting opportunities, focusing on creating new puzzle games.

Pajitnov collaborated with Wild Snake Software, contributing his expertise to their game development projects. Specific details of his contributions are not widely publicized.

Pajitnov helped create Hexic HD which was released as a built-in game on Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade.