Categories Posted inin Business Minecraft and 'The Simpsons' — watch Homer and the gang's blocky couch gag Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 7, 2014 2 min Minecraft's penetration of popular culture is nearly ubiquitous. It just needs to make the front of a Wheaties box now. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Minecraft puts the 'block' in 'blockbuster' on Xbox 360: 12M copies sold (and counting) Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 4, 2014 2 min One of the most popular games in the world continues to sell like bonkers on Xbox 360. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Coming soon: Minecraft will finally let you change your name Posted byby GamesBeat April 3, 2014 2 min Soon you can change that silly handle you made last year in your favorite block-building game. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business A blocky Nathan Drake: Minecraft on PS3 gets Uncharted, Killzone, and Heavy Rain skins Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 31, 2014 1 min Sony helps developer Mojang give the PS3 version of Minecraft some exclusive content. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Minecraft developer made $326M in 2013 Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 19, 2014 2 min The block-building phenomenon continues to stack up the cash. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Will Project Spark be Microsoft’s Minecraft? Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 4, 2014 8 min You can play or create in this open world "sandbox." Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment Minecraft getting its own big-screen adaptation following the success of ‘The Lego Movie’ Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 27, 2014 2 min Warner Bros. and 'The Lego Movie' producer Roy Lee are looking to create another family blockbuster. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Minecraft is mainstream with 100M registered PC accounts and 14.3M copies sold Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 26, 2014 2 min The original Minecraft has converted more than 14 percent of those people into paying customers. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business How the makers of Tearaway tapped their creativity to make a world built from paper (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 18, 2014 6 min Rex Crowle and Christophe Villedieu drew from Instagram and other creative outlets to build an imaginative game. Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business Peter Molyneux believes ripping people off with free-to-play games won’t last (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 17, 2014 20 min At 22cans, the elder gaming statesman is working on new schemes for monetization of his upcoming game Godus -- without the ripoffs or long waits. Continue Reading 20 min