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Minecraft coming to Xbox 360 with Kinect support

By Alice O'Connor, Jun 06, 2011 10:33am PDT

Indie mega-hit Minecraft is coming to Xbox 360 this winter, complete with Kinect support.

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"I hope the collector's edition comes with a coal stained wife beater I can wear while playing."

- Dolemite see all 53 comments

Minecraft dev hoping to publish indies

By Alice O'Connor, May 17, 2011 7:00am PDT

The indie dig 'em up's developer Mojang Specifications is considering co-publishing other indie games, hoping to get one out this fall.

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"Minecraft wasn't exactly an ambitious title, though. If he had more money behind it in the ..."

- PlayfulPuppy see all 16 comments

Minecraft might celebrate launch with MinecraftCon 2011

By Alice O'Connor, May 11, 2011 9:30am PDT

Minecraft's makers are considering holding a fan convention in Las Vegas to celebrate the dig 'em up's official launch on 11/11/11.

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"I doubt he could accommodate even 10,000 people. He'll sell out the tickets easily."

- Zek see all 15 comments

Minecraft shares Skyrim's release date

By Alice O'Connor, Apr 08, 2011 6:00am PDT

Though you've doubtless been playing Minecraft for yonks now, the indie dig 'em up finally has a release date--the same day as Skyrim.

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"You need to sit down, pull up the recipe web page for making stuff out of raw materials, and ..."

- Miller_TYM see all 101 comments

Minecraft made $33 million in revenue so far

By Steve Watts, Apr 06, 2011 1:45pm PDT

Minecraft creator Markus Persson has revealed that about 1.8 million people have bought Minecraft, leading to roughly $33 million in revenue.

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"Who says he wants to build an empire, though? Hell, I don't know why he even started a ..."

- PlayfulPuppy see all 43 comments

Minecraft Headed to iOS Devices This Year

By Alice O'Connor, Feb 21, 2011 9:00am PST

Indie megastar Minecraft will be released for iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad later this year, Gamasutra reports. Rip-offs and clones of Mojang's dig...

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"I'm just curious, what GPU do you have? I'm thinking about upgrading mine...."

- JediDwag see all 79 comments

Daily Filter: January 31, 2011

By Xav de Matos, Jan 31, 2011 6:15pm PST

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcom

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"Same here, I don't know about pre-ordering, but I'm probably going to try the "Running Man" ..."

- Cateroth see all 2 comments

Minecraft: Over One Million Sold

By Alice O'Connor, Jan 13, 2011 8:00am PST

We can all appreciate the soft, voluptuous and Rubenesque form of a number with many zeroes so here's another for you--Minecraft yesterday passed...

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"I think you'll find your Tricorder first needs removal from your anus if you sit on it, Mr. Spock."

- ornee see all 32 comments

LIMBO, Red Dead Redemption, and Mass Effect 2 Most Nominated Games for 11th Annual GDC Awards

By Jeff Mattas, Jan 12, 2011 10:00am PST

The nominees for the 11th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards have been announced, meaning that we now get to see what games the international...

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"How Bad Company 2 did not get nominated for Best Technology is beyond me."

- zardoz555 see all 16 comments

Minecraft Gift Codes Available Now; Get Them Pre-Beta!

By Brian Leahy, Dec 16, 2010 4:00pm PST

If you would like to give the gift of addiction this holiday season, Mojang and the Minecraft gang are now selling gift codes that can be given to...

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"Why does it have to be somebody you love? Good way to get rid of somebody you don't like for a ..."

- AgentPothead see all 3 comments

Minecraft Entering Beta Later This Month With Price Bump

By Alice O'Connor, Dec 13, 2010 6:00am PST

Dig 'em up and indie darling Minecraft will finally exit the alpha stage of development and enter beta on December 20, creator Markus 'Notch'...

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"It has zero in-game clue as to what you should be doing. If you research it or point her in the ..."

- fuell see all 28 comments

Minecraft Sells 500,000 Copies; Halloween Update Previewed

By Brian Leahy, Oct 29, 2010 2:00pm PDT

Minecraft has now sold over 500,000 copies, while still in its alpha phase. Beyond that, the game has registered almost 1.6 million users. This...

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"I wouldn't doubt that someone is already starting on a "construction-exploration-survival" game ..."

- Evan_C see all 64 comments

Super Meat Boy PC Getting Mr. Minecraft, Three Songs On Rock Band Network, Soundtrack Remix Contest

By Jeff Mattas, Oct 22, 2010 3:15pm PDT

Team Meat's crushingly difficult (and insanely fun!) Super Meat Boy launched this week on Xbox Live Arcade to mostly rave reviews. A trio of cool...

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"Reading it again.. that does sound a lot like a shill. Was merely trying to be informative ..."

- humbleone see all 11 comments

Minecraft Features Detailed, Undergoing Denial of Service Attacks

By Brian Leahy, Oct 21, 2010 1:20pm PDT

Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson has released some additional details about the game's planned Halloween update. There are six new...

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"If you are a corporation in most states you must have a CEO and CFO."

- Aztiel see all 47 comments

Minecraft Halloween Update Detailed

By Brian Leahy, Oct 04, 2010 12:40pm PDT

Minecraft will be getting a Halloween themed update on October 31, according to a blog post by developer Notch. The feature list is written "in...

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