Minecraft’s first big update of the year comes to PC and Pocket Edition
Correction: We originally stated that the 13 redstone skins cost $2 each, but they actually all come in a bundle for $2 total. Minecraft’s...
Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson’s Game Developers Conference honor cements his legacy
The man behind Minecraft can add another “notch” to his list of accolades. The Game Developers Choice Awards, which give out peer-voted honors during...
Minecraft: Pocket Edition gets a beta update — here’s what new and different
Minecraft on iOS and Android is still well behind its PC and console counterparts, but it is slowly catching up. Developer Mojang updated the...
Microsoft acquires MinecraftEdu, announces a new Minecraft edition for schools
Microsoft is continuing its mission to find educational uses for Minecraft with the news that it has acquired MinecraftEdu, a company that makes a...
‘Minecraft’ is one of Pornhub’s fastest-growing search terms
Think back to when you were a kid. You probably had a crush on a cartoon character. Well, today’s teenagers and college-aged kids have...
Telltale’s Minecraft: Story Mode is coming to Wii U
The first episode, The Order of the Stone, releases on January 21 for $5. Telltale promises that additional episodes will follow in the coming weeks. Players can also buy a $20 season pass that nets them episodes 2 through 5 once they become available.
Oslo’s City Hall plays Super Mario and Minecraft tunes on the hour
Residents of Norway’s capital city get an interesting hourly reminder. The City Hall bells in Oslo are now playing the Super Mario Theme at...
2015’s funniest, glitchiest, and most ridiculous gaming videos
Being a gamer isn’t just about sitting on a couch or at a desk with a gamepad or mouse; it’s also about spending hours...
Toca Blocks brings world-building to a new, younger audience
Toca Boca has a knack of making games that young children love. The independent studio has now racked up over 100 million mobile downloads — competing with...
Minecraft’s Wii U release caused Nintendo’s eShop to experience an intermittent outage
One of the best-selling games ever made is finally on a Nintendo system, and people rushed the Wii U’s download store to get it....