When I was a kid, I developed my building addiction with Legos and Lincoln Logs. Now, I don’t have to waste my hard-earned cash on plastic when I can get my building fix by crafting. Minecraft is so completely open…
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5 Minecraft Plugins for Artsy Crafters
Tagged with: AppData, games, JAR (file format), LEGO, Lincoln Logs, Minecraft, MOD, Open (process), WinRAR
Posted in Games, Guest Posts / Sponsored
Posted in Games, Guest Posts / Sponsored
Minecraft’s Retail Edition for Xbox 360 Delayed
The retail edition of Minecraft for Xbox 360 has been delayed. Major Nelson reports that the reason for the delay is so the latest content can be included on the disc. However, the delay has set the release back until…
Tagged with: Australia, games, Hong Kong, India, Minecraft, Minecraft köpa i affär, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, xbox 360
Posted in Announcements, Games, News
Posted in Announcements, Games, News
Minecraft Update Adds Horses?
Minecraft‘s 1.6 update was hinted to add horses. Since Minecraft has reached 10 million copies on PC, Mojang‘s Jens Bergensten tweeted the below image (with a horse):
Tagged with: Equestrian, games, Jens Bergensten, Minecraft, Minecraft 1.6 update, Mojang, Personal computer, sports, video game, Xbox
Posted in Games, News
Posted in Games, News
Mojang Gearing Up for Scrolls Release
Mojang is gearing up for a release of their game, Scrolls. Scrolls’ beta will for once kick off next month. The beta will be discounted to the end of April. This is the same approach they had to Minecraft, making…
Tagged with: April, Collectible card game, game design, games, Minecraft, Mojang, Scrolls, Software release life cycle
Posted in Games, News
Posted in Games, News
Minecraft’s Xbox 360 Edition Coming to Retail
Minecraft‘s Xbox 360 edition will be released via retail. The disc-based version of the game will allow players to experience the game without having to connect to Xbox Live. The retail edition will come with all of the current updates…
Tagged with: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Minecraft, Minecraft xbox 360 version, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Xbox, xbox 360
Posted in Announcements, Games, News
Posted in Announcements, Games, News
“Minecraft: Pi Edition” Announced
Minecraft will be arriving to the mini-computer Raspberry Pi in the form of Minecraft: Pi Edition. You can download the game by following the link. The reason Minecraft is free for the Raspberry Pi is so that more people get interested in programming and…
Tagged with: Math, Minecraft, Minecraft: Pi Edition, Minecraft: Pi Edition announced, Minecraft: Pi Edition information, Mojang, Open Source, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi computer, Raspberry Pi information, Raspberry Pi purchase, Recreation, Specific Numbers, video game, Virtual world
Posted in Games, Internet, News, Technology
Posted in Games, Internet, News, Technology
The Gaming Industry Makes Me Rage
The Gaming Industry Makes Me Rage is a pretty good title and summary. It does make me pissed off more often than not, especially the sense of disregard of the customers. The sequels that showers down, the DLCs we pay…
Tagged with: Action, capcom, Computer Platforms, Console Platforms, electronic arts, games, Gaming industry, indie game, Internet Protocol, Minecraft, New Super Mario Bros, nintendo, Racing video game, sequel, Space Combat, square enix, thoughts on gaming, thoughts on gaming industry, video game, Video game industry, Wii-u
Posted in Downloadable Content (DLC), Editorials, News
Posted in Downloadable Content (DLC), Editorials, News
Xbox Live Arcade Revenue Doubled in 2012
Xbox Live Arcade‘s revenue was apparently doubled in 2012. Analyst firm FADE believes that XBLA made $290 million in 2012. The biggest reason for the doubled revenue is Minecraft which stood for 4,997,000 Units / $97,388,000. You can find the full list…
Tagged with: Alan Wake's American Nightmare, Castle Crashers, Counterstrike: GO, FADE, gaming company revenue, Gotham City Impostors, I Am Alive, Minecraft, RedLynx, Robomodo, Telltale Games, The Walking Dead, Tony Hawk, Tony Hawk's PS HD, Trials Evolution, Trials HD, XBLA, XBLA revenue, Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Live Arcade revenue
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Markus “Notch” Persson Talks About Life After Minecraft
Minecraft‘s creator Markus “Notch” Persson made $101 million in 2012. Despite this, he still seems to be a pretty down to earth guy. Speaking about his wealth on Reddit, Notch said the following: It’s weird as f***. I grew up in a…
Tagged with: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Markus, Markus "Notch" Persson, Markus Persson, Minecraft, Minecraft creator, Minecraft creator wealth, Minecraft money, Mojang, Money, Persson, Reddit
Posted in Games, Interviews, News
Posted in Games, Interviews, News
Minecraft Franchise Sells Whopping 17.5 Million
The Minecraft franchise has in total managed to sell 17.5 million. GameSpot reports that the game’s pocket edition alone has sold 5 million. The Mac and PC versions of the game has sold 8.3 million in total, followed by Xbox…
Tagged with: Android, games, Gamespot, Minecraft, Minecraft 8.3 million sold copies, Minecraft copies, Minecraft digital sale, Minecraft money, Minecraft pocked edition, Minecraft pocked edition sales, Minecraft sale, Minecraft sales, Mojang, Personal computer, Xbox, Xbox Live Arcade
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
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