Notch plans Elite-meets-Firefly space trading sim
Minecraft creator Markus 'Notch' Persson is dreaming about making an Elite-ish sandbox space trading sim with first-person influences from Firefly, sharing ideas out loud. It's very early days, but Persson says he has started working on it.
READ MORE >Mojang and ZeniMax settle Scrolls trademark dispute
2011's slightly silly legal battle between Bethesda parent company ZeniMax and Minecraft developer Mojang over the name 'Scrolls' has drawn to a close with a settlement that sees both parties sort-of getting what they wanted.
READ MORE >"Fuck. That. Black Marsh should be their first game in the new engine."
see all 5 commentsMinecraft XBLA offers split-screen, no Kinect at launch
Minecraft for XBLA will feature split-screen play, but it will lack Kinect functionality at launch.
READ MORE >"Also, I am not sure how the crafting or inventory interface will look on a 4-split screen. Must ..."
see all 11 commentsMinecraft 1.2 adds jungle, golems, new height limits
Minecraft has updated to version 1.2, which doubles the map height limit, and adds iron golems, cats, ocelots, and better AI.
READ MORE >"Yeah, I hope we either start a new server or update the old one... I've been wanting to get on a ..."
see all 24 commentsMinecraft developer hires community members
Minecraft developer Mojang Specifications has hired some of its community members to help build a new server API and better server support.
READ MORE >Minecraft creator tempers Psychonauts 2 expectations
Markus "Notch" Persson has taken to his blog to set realistic expectations about his offer to help fund Psychonauts 2.
READ MORE >"Notch always seems to say outlandish things on Twitter then acts surprised when his legion of ..."
see all 9 commentsMinecraft studio shows off Legos
Mojang Specifications is in Copenhagen to show off the upcoming Minecraft sets at LEGOworld, and has posted the first images and video on its blog.
READ MORE >"I read the headline as "Minecraft studio shows off Legs" and was first confused, but eventually ..."
see all 5 commentsMinecraft developer, Humble Bundle partner for game jam charity weekend
Minecraft developer Mojang is starting a game jam this Friday for charity. Donors will get the resulting game, and can help determine the genre and theme with a currently running poll.
READ MORE >"I think you misread the article. Mojang is combining the most and least popular poll result in ..."
see all 4 commentsNotch 'can do' $13 million for Psychonauts 2
How much would Notch have to cough up to make Psychonauts 2 a reality? $13 million--a sum the Minecraft creator "can do."
READ MORE >"I always fantasized about doing something like this if I ever hit the lottery for a large ..."
see all 82 commentsMinecraft Pocket for Android adds zombies, Survival mode
Minecraft Pocket Edition for Android has added Survival Mode with zombies and sheep, along with tools like weapons and digging implements, and a flyover option for Creative mode. The iOS version has not yet updated with the new features.
READ MORE >"Yeah, the most difficult thing is trying to look down and put a block directly next to another ..."
see all 5 commentsNew Double Fine adventure game funded by fans; Psychonauts 2 talks underway
A new adventure game from Tim Schafer, Ron Gilbert, and the rest of the Double Fine Productions gang is on its way, having hit its funding goal of $400,000 only eight hours after launching a crowd-funding plan.
READ MORE >"These pirate Scumm (tm) just throwing money at everything these days."
see all 84 commentsMinecraft creator ready to help make Psychonauts sequel
Markus "Notch" Persson has offered to help fund Psychonauts 2, following an interview in which creator Tim Schafer quipped that he only needs "a few million dollars" to get started.
READ MORE >"A few years ago, there was a guy in charge of LucasArts games (last name Rodigeuz, can't ..."
see all 22 commentsOfficial LEGO Minecraft sets in the works
LEGO Cuusoo has announced that official LEGO Minecraft sets have been approved, and are entering the design stage.
READ MORE >"I can't wait to see how they implement the "random blocks floating in midair" feature of ..."
see all 5 commentsMinecraft XBLA may speed update process
4J Studios, the development team behind the Minecraft XBLA port, says that Microsoft recognizes its slow game update cycle and is working to speed it up to help the game reach parity with the PC version.
READ MORE >"That's great news because that seems to be a very common complaint from developers about putting ..."
see all 2 commentsMinecraft hits 20M registered users
Minecraft has hit 20 million registered users, creator Markus "Notch" Persson has announced.
READ MORE >"I got two keys during alpha, haven't used the second one and I haven't played the game in half a ..."
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"And as good as the X series has been, the learning curve is HUGE. there's so many things you can ..."
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