Minecraft for Xbox 360 hits 5 million copies sold
Minecraft for Xbox 360 continues to rack up the sales numbers since its release in May, surpassing the 5 million mark on the last day of 2012. Those numbers were fueled by a 453,000-sales bump on Christmas Day alone.
READ MORE >Minecraft: The Story of Mojang documentary free on Xbox Live
Minecraft: The Story of Mojang is a feature-length documentary that looks at Persson's rise to fame, and offers a detailed look at his new studio.
READ MORE >Minecraft for Xbox getting 'The End' with update 8
Minecraft's Title Update 7 and 8 are on the way. Several new features will come with TU7, and TU8 will introduce "The End" area.
READ MORE >"My little nephew will love this. He's been waiting a while for his favorite 'world' of minecraft ..."
see all 10 commentsMinecraft 1.5 'Redstone Update' detailed
Mojang Specifications detailed the next major update to Minecraft at Minecon this weekend, and dropped some hints about the future as well.
READ MORE >"fortunately it is pretty easy to get older versions of the game so they can just label them as ..."
see all 5 commentsMinecraft tops Modern Warfare 3 on XBL chart
Minecraft has topped the Xbox Live activity charts for the first time, beating out strong contenders like Modern Warfare 3 and FIFA 13.
READ MORE >"Incredible. I play a lot of Minecraft on the xbox but it never ceases to amaze me that a game ..."
see all 9 commentsMinecraft PC to get a Far Cry 3 pack
Remember that old Reese's commercial where two people collide and get their peanut butter and chocolate mixed up? Well, Ubisoft and Mojang have run into each other and put a bit of Far Cry into Minecraft with a new map and texture pack coming later this month.
READ MORE >"Everything has minecraft in it its really getting annoying, sellout level of annoying. i bet ..."
see all 5 commentsMinecraft for Xbox reaches 4 million, PC download cards now in retail
4J Studios announced that Minecraft XBLA has crossed the four million sales mark, just as Mojang begins selling download cards for the PC version in retail stores.
READ MORE >"I kinda remember that post now, but in the time since there's been lots of F2P games launched on ..."
see all 8 commentsNotch refuses to help certify Minecraft for Windows 8
Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson says he refused to help Microsoft certify Minecraft for Windows 8, saying he'd rather not have it run on the new OS at all.
READ MORE >"Notch is entitled to his opinion, but it's fucking annoying how the gaming community puts him on ..."
see all 110 commentsMinecraft dev says 0x10c prototype 'wasn't fun,' being reworked
Mojang's 0x10c is being retooled a bit, after a prototype of the game "wasn't fun" according to creator Markus "Notch" Persson.
READ MORE >"Considering how Minecraft plays I'm not surprised. <<<Not dissing Minecraft, I love ..."
see all 13 commentsMinecraft to add new boss monster, invisibility potion
A Minecraft snapshot hints at some incoming ideas, like a Withered Boss monster, dyed armor, a potion of invisibility, and more.
READ MORE >"Man, he sure is rambling a lot, but great update! Still a couple of bugs to sort out though."
see all 2 commentsMineCon 2012 held at Disneyland Paris
Minecraft developer Mojang had said that its second dig 'em up shindig would be held in Europe, following its debut in Las Vegas last year. Today it announced the location, which turns out to be just about the most American place in Europe imaginable--Disneyland Paris.
READ MORE >Shack PSA: Minecraft 1.3 update available today
Minecraft has updated to version 1.3 today, offering a host of new features like Adventure Mode and item trading, while fundamentally changing the underpinnings.
READ MORE >"Will any newly generated chunks line up? Has the chunk generation algorithm changed?"
see all 8 commentsMinecraft success a 'fluke' says creator
Minecraft's success was a 'one in a million fluke' according to creator Marcus "Notch" Persson.
READ MORE >"I totally agree. I think you missed my point. I was just saying that a lot of people attach ..."
see all 31 commentsNotch: Minecraft XBLA sales hit 3 million
We knew Minecraft was popular when it came out for Xbox Live Arcade in May, but the popularity apparently is still growing as Marcus "Notch" Persson has tweeted sales have hit 3 million units.
READ MORE >"They're different games. If they did make them compatible, they would have to dumb down some ..."
see all 5 commentsMinecraft hack resulted in no stolen passwords
Minecraft was pulled offline this weekend due to a server exploit, but Mojang claims that no passwords or personal information were compromised.
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"Lol, so true. Minecraft is one of those games that requires the creativity and design of it's ..."
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