Minecraft 1.3 update coming August 1
Minecraft version 1.3 is due August 1, adding a host of new features and a fundamental change to the single-player structure.
READ MORE >Minecraft XBLA adding DLC costumes
Minecraft on the Xbox 360 is getting its first DLC content pack, full of costumes like the Covenant Grunt, Trials biker, Splosion Man, and a Minecraft Creeper.
READ MORE >"Why, thank you. I am a 360 user. I will play my games whereas my ass dictates."
see all 48 commentsMojang details Scrolls release plans
Minecraft creator Mojang is getting ready to start rolling out its next game Scrolls in a Minecraftian manner. Following a closed alpha test, the deck-building boardgame will enter open beta and everyone will be able to buy at a discount and play while it's finished up.
READ MORE >"I really don't think notch had a whole lot to do with this one. It's his company but he's not ..."
see all 20 commentsMinecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
Minecraft XBLA is getting a small update (1.7.3) for pistons, and then developer 4J is moving into the ambitious Adventure update. It calls this "the most difficult update due to the sheer amount of changes."
READ MORE >"When are the updates supposed to be released? me and my friends have been trying to keep up with ..."
see all 7 commentsMinecraft: Xbox 360 Edition sells a million copies
It appears that Minecraft's popularity extends beyond the PC. The Xbox 360 Edition of Mojang Specification's iconic crafting game has sold a million copies in less than one week on the market.
READ MORE >"...with Friends! Buy coins to craft more than 14 blocks per day?"
see all 28 commentsMinecraft 360 split-screen requires HDTV
Split-screen co-op is one of the big features Minecraft XBLA boasts over the PC original, but some disappointed players are finding it unexpectedly unavailable to them. It turns out, and is not explained before you buy it, that split-screen is only for HD displays.
READ MORE >"Good, fuck those guys and their cheap old tvs making my game UI all big and silly looking"
see all 27 commentsMinecraft for Xbox 360 'profitable within an hour'
We've known that Minecraft has been extremely popular and a cash cow for developer Mojang, so it isn't too much of a surprise to learn that the Xbox 360 version has done extremely well.
READ MORE >"I just don't get minecraft, tried it twice now in space of months. Going about building crap ..."
see all 13 commentsMinecraft: Xbox 360 Edition review
A look at the simplified but still fun Xbox 360 Edition of Minecraft.
READ MORE >"On PCs and alikes, the world generates randomly as you explore. Its not INFINITE, but to ..."
see all 25 commentsMinecraft 'experimental' update to ease multiplayer
An upcoming Minecraft update will make multiplayer easier by imitating the style of the Pocket Edition, according to a new snapshot from Mojang.
READ MORE >Crafting cobbled into Minecraft Pocket Edition
Minecraft - Pocket Edition has received a new update that brings crafting functionality to iOS and Android.
READ MORE >Mojang details space sim '0x10c'
You'll get to program your own spaceship's computer and patch things up with duct tape in 0x10c, the new game from Minecraft creator Markus 'Notch' Persson
READ MORE >"If ships aren't networked then you can only infect your own ship, right? "
see all 46 commentsMojang, Notch tease next game, grab domains
He's been hinting at it for awhile, but Notch finally spilled the name of his new game
READ MORE >""Hex 10 to the power of C" was the most common guess at the pronunciation. Hexen: Power of Light!"
see all 8 commentsMinecraft 1.2.5 patch pre-release available
Mojang has issued a pre-release of its next Minecraft patch, giving modders and bukkit a chance to update before the update releases "for real."
READ MORE >"Fantastic choice of screenshot. Really highlights the new changes, well done."
see all 4 commentsYoung adult novel inspires Minecraft map
Young adult novelist Andrea Buchanan has sanctioned a Minecraft map, available now, to recreate locales and make a meta-game that ties into her book, "Gift."
READ MORE >""author Andrea Buchanan sanctioned a special map" - "As an avid Minecraft player myself, I ..."
see all 7 commentsMinecraft studio made $80M since launch
Minecraft studio Mojang Specifications has made $80 million in revenue since Minecraft launched in October 2010.
READ MORE >"Pfft. The makes of DrawSomething made 200 mil in much less time! Amateurs. "
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