Around 3 decades after the game’s launch, 13-year-old Willis Gibson became the first human reported to beat Tetris. Although AI beat the game in the past, the report of Gibson finishing the game by reaching the “kill screen” took the gamers by storm. Tetris lovers started celebrating the moment. However, an anchor from Skynews made a comment that did not sit well with gamers.

A clip surfaced on Twitter of Jayne Secker from Skynews reporting Gibson’s groundbreaking achievement. But through the eyes of the anchor, the incident was an insignificant one as she told the Tetris prodigy to “Go outside.” And this did not sit well with gamers.

The clip that surfaced showed how Jayne Secker undermined Willis Gibson’s feat in beating Tetris. Secker starts by telling the audience that “Tetris is a game that can’t be beaten.” After this, she stated that the 13-year-old gamer beat the Nintendo version of the game. However, it’s after this that things took a turn.

After reporting Gibson’s achievement, Jayne Secker shared some unsolicited advice by saying, “As a mother, I would say step away from the screen, go outside, get some fresh air, beating Tetris is not a life goal.” This comment did not sit well with gamers who took to X to call her out.

The user of the tweet captioned it, “SkyNews is still telling people who play video games to go outside and get some fresh air, notably on the same day they’re praising a 16-year-old darts player.” 

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The post was put out to show the disparity between professional gamers in comparison to a barely physical physical sport. Although the user didn’t want to make gamers target the anchor, gamers were quick to react to this by sharing their opinion on Secker’s comment.

Gamers didn’t take Secker’s words lightly

One user broke down what they felt after hearing the anchor’s comments. They shared how disappointed they were to see someone take a shot at a world record-holding 13-year-old on national TV. They called the actions of the anchor “downright embarrassing.”

Another comment in support of Gibson stated that this was a big W(in) for the Tetris champion and a L(oss) for the anchor.

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A user joked the anchor just needed Tetris tips from the 13-year-old pro.

This user believes “history was made,” yet the reporter made such a comment, believing this to be embarrassing.

And this user believes the kid can earn money as a result of this record.

Secker’s comment stirred up some drama in the gaming community, putting her on the receiving end of a lot of flak. Unfortunately, it also got very toxic which the user clearly did not intend.

How do you feel about the reporter’s comments?

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