Tag Archives: mojang

Minecraft developers to make game for charity in 60 hours

Danish toy giant LEGO has announced possible plans to release an official toy line based on Minecraft. The possibility cam about when users were given the opportunity to vote for the tie-up on LEGO’s Cuusoo website, where the public are invited to vote on pitches for new ideas submitted by …

Markus Persson (aka Notch), the creator of hit PC title Minecraft, has after four years stepped away from the game to focus on other projects. Ongoing development of the IP will from this point on be handled by new Minecraft lead developer Jens Bergensten, who has been working on the …

Persson to launch full game this Friday

Mojang Specifications has won an interim injunction in its court battle with Bethesda over its upcoming title Scrolls. We won the interim injunction! We can keep using the name ‘Scrolls’,” said Markus ‘notch’ Persson on twitter.ZeniMax/Bethesda can still appeal the ruling, but I’m very happy.” The court’s overall assessment does …

No prize-hoarding as trophies are split between seven studios

Mojang has been summoned to court to settle a trademark dispute with Bethesda, the Swedish studio’s founder has said. The publisher, which is also currently suing Interplay, claims it has first right to use the ‘scrolls’ term with entertainment products. Mojang, the developer of PC sensation Minecraft, is currently building …

Legal battle over the 'scrolls' name intensifies

Minecraft, one of the most popular PC games of recent years, has yet to launch on Steam due to a conflict of interests over DLC terms, the game’s creator has said. Markus Persson has been unremitting in his admiration of Valve’s digital channel, but said current platform restrictions would negatively …

Both groups' DLC policies are 'incompatible', Persson says