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Mojang tells Develop why it must remain indie under the pressures of stardom
Read More »The beta brothers
As Minecraft edges towards its full launch, Mojang's Markus Persson and Daniel Kaplan discuss fame, fortune and the future
Read More »Minecraft surpasses 2.5m sales
More than 2.5 million PC users have picked up a copy of Minecraft to date. The sales achievement was revealed by the game’s creator Markus Persson via Twitter, where he said: 2.5 million sales! That’s as much as Diablo 1 and Far Cry, according to Wikipedia.” The news comes just …
Read More »Minecraft dev reveals new game
Mojang, the super-indie studio behind runaway success story Minecraft, has revealed the next project it is working on as a card game-focused title called Scrolls. Revealed by Gamasutra, the game is a single and multiplayer title focused on collecting and ‘battling’ cards on a game board. Jakob Porser, head developer …
Read More »Minecraft reaches 1m sales
Indie smash Minecraft has passed its millionth customer landmark, its creator has revealed. The PC title – released as an ‘Alpha edition’ in June last year – has brought fame and fortune to its creator Markus Persson. "Minecraft just passed one million copies sold," Perrson confirmed via his Twitter account. …
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