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Read More »Minecraft XBLA dated for May, Arcade Next revealed
Microsoft has revealed a launch date for the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade edition of Minecraft. As promised, Play XBLA has the goods on the 360 version’s release date along with some other notable info. The port of the PC megahit will be out on May 9th, and will run you …
Read More »Notch wants to make Elite-style space game inspired by Firefly
Having conquered the world with hit indie PC hit Minecraft, famed developer Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has revealed a bold idea for a future title. PC Gamer reports that the Swedish developer wants to make a sandbox space trading game like Elite – except done right”. Where it would differ from …
Read More »Minecraft Xbox 360 launch date and details coming today
Microsoft is set to announce launch details for the much anticipated Xbox 360 edition of Minecraft sometime later today. Play XBLA is currently running a countdown, stating it will be the first outlet with news of the release date along with other new info for the console port. It was …
Read More »GDC: Notch is the industry’s Justin Bieber, says Cliffy B
And maybe it's something other indies should learn to be too, says outspoken Gears of War lead
Read More »GDC: Notch making games that he will never release
Minecraft creator now finding time to return to programming 'tiny' personal projects
Read More »Mojang employees split Notch’s money
Mojang founder and Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has made an unusual decision about what to do with the dividends from his wildly successful game studio: give it to his employees. Last week, Persson announced on Twitter that he was giving the money to his co-workers, who according to him …
Read More »Minecraft creator to get BAFTA Special Award
Indie development legend and millionaire Markus ‘Notch’ Persson is to be awarded with the Special Award at the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards on March 16th. The Swedish creator of Minecraft shot to fame through his first independent project – Minecraft. Initially released in beta form in 2009, the …
Read More »Mojang hires from the Minecraft community
New team to work on server and client infrastructure
Read More »Minecraft dev Mojang hires community members
Minecraft developer Mojang Specifications has acquired some new employees straight from its own community to help enhance server support for its massively popular sandbox title. The new hires were selected from the Minecraft community; specifically, the top four developers of Bukkit, a community-based group focused on Minecraft server implementation. [The …
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