Minecraft creator distributes nearly 3 million dollars to fellow employees
Minecraft creator Markus Persson, better known as Notch, distributed almost three million dollars in dividends to his fellow employees at Mojang, 25 in all....
Gunning for another Kickstarter success Minecraft-style
Curious how a first-person shooter with crafting elements and “total environmental destruction” would play? For a modest $15 you can pre-purchase indie game Guncraft...
Psychonauts 2: An update from Double Fine’s Tim Schafer
Double Fine’s Tim Schafer has been fielding questions for years about a potential followup to his much-loved 2005 3D platform game Psychonauts. Buzz about a sequel grew even louder earlier this month when Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson expressed an interest in funding the project on Twitter. During a recent interview with VentureBeat, however, Schafer said there’s still a lot of stuff that needs to be worked out first.
Minecraft official LEGO set ready for pre-order
More than 5 million people have been playing with virtual building blocks in Minecraft. This summer, they’ll get the opportunity to manually assemble 480...
New details and Outland screens from “World of Warcraft within Minecraft” project (exclusive interview)
A 27-year-old U.S. graduate student known as “Ramses” is creating a stir in the community of Minecraft, the sandbox-building game by Swedish development studio...
LEGO Minecraft sets to become a reality, as project gets green light
Seemingly a match made in heaven, a proposed collaboration between LEGO and hit indie game Minecraft has now been given the official green light. ...
Hyrulecraft recreates massive Ocarina of Time landscape on Minecraft server
Here’s a story that is equal parts awesome and amazing: some talented and persistent Minecraft fans have built a one to one scale representation...
How to teach history (and lots more) with Minecraft
Randy Fujimoto has a mission statement on his website: “A quest to transform education through game-based learning.” That’s a big idea, to be sure,...
Mojang reveals 20M registered users for Minecraft
In a tweet sent out on Saturday, Markus Persson, aka Notch, the developer behind gaming sensation Minecraft, made note of the 20 million registered...
What’s happening in Indie games right now?
January is typically a quiet time of year for blockbuster video games, but despite the cold, the independent game scene is still buzzing with...