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Minecraft creator launches Drop typing game

Craig Lloyd — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:37:18 +0000

Minecraft creator Markus Persson has just launched a new free game called Drop, which tests gamers’ typing skills as … about getting in on some first-person shooter action from the creator of Minecraft, you’ll still have that chance real soon.

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Star Citizen surge shows how crowd funding is shaking up studios

Craig Lloyd — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:11:12 +0000

…for the developer’s reason to go with crowd funding, they cite that “the internet is the great equalizer,” and used examples like Minecraft, Riot Games, and Wargaming.net for not needing a publisher, but rather just die-hard fans willing to pay for a game …

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Minecraft 1.5 Redstone to be released in a couple of weeks

Brian Sin — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:28:18 +0000

…, and a lot more to improve your Minecraft experience and keep you hooked on the… new update will rekindle your love for Minecraft (as if you lost it in the… With the new optimizations and bug fixes, Minecraft should use less resources, meaning your computer…

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Minecraft Creator Markus "Notch" Persson ranks #2 in TIME 100 poll

Brian Sin — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:04:53 +0000

Markus “Notch” Persson, the creator of Minecraft, has claimed the #2 position in Time… he made $101 million last year from Minecraft. It was a huge shock to him…programming, which resulted in the creation of Minecraft. He gives fellow redditors his advice on…

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Minecraft for PC surpasses 10m in sales

Craig Lloyd — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:23:09 +0000

… developer Mojang announced that total sales for Minecraft reached 15 million. However, we never got … have been released on that front.

Minecraft for PC was originally released as … to sell 3 million copies of Minecraft for PC, which is quite impressive …

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Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition coming to retail stores April 30 for $19.99

Craig Lloyd — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:45:48 +0000

…’s popularity, Microsoft has announced that Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition will be available …’s replay value is infinite.

Collectively, Minecraft garnered over 15 million downloads in… basic programs and games, such as Minecraft. Now if we could just easily…

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Xbox LIVE is currently down, Microsoft is working hard to fix it

Brian Sin — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:37:45 +0000

…, players have been having problems accessing their game saves for Minecraft and are also having problems streaming music from their Last.FM … a bit depressing, Microsoft is also delaying the launch of Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, to June 4th. The game was …

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ThinkGeek offers PAX East 2013 exclusive Portal 2 turret and more

Shane McGlaun — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:59:26 +0000

…, ThinkGeek is also offering a gold pickaxe and sword from Minecraft. The foam golden sword will be available at the conference for…is famous for and are full-size licensed replicas from the Minecraft game. Both of these products will only be offered March …

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Jony Ive, Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg among Time's 100 most influential people

Craig Lloyd — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:29:45 +0000

…, while Mayer’s essay was written by former Google CEO and current chairman Eric Schmidt.

Other people that made the list include Minecraft developers Markus Persson and Jens Bergensten, who came in at number 2 in the reader poll for the list. Tesla …

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: April 5, 2013

Brittany Hillen — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:16:17 +0000

…-only X51 laptop. Improved contacts and a passcode lock have been rolled out for Evernote Hello for iPhone, and the ever-popular Minecraft for PC has exceeded 10 million in sales.

Speaking of games, Black Ops II Uprising DLC will be available on April …

Microsoft announces Play To Earn rewards on Xbox Live

Craig Lloyd — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:10:59 +0000

… every XBLA game will qualify you to earn rewards by playing them, and some of the most popular XBLA titles include Minecraft, Trials Evolution, Castle Crashers, The Walking Dead, and Limbo.

Furthermore, six new games will be released in the XBLA market…

Minecraft sales top 15 million in 2012

Eric Abent — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:35:28 +0000

…top the sales of the Xbox 360 version. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition was purchased 100,416 … isn’t surprising that the sales for Minecraft: Pocket Edition managed to come in on… one of the millions who picked up Minecraft in 2012?

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