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Minecraft creator Markus 'Notch' Persson is dreaming about making an Elite-ish sandbox space trading sim with first-person influences from Firefly, sharing ideas out loud. It's very early days, but Persson says he has started working on it.
2011's slightly silly legal battle between Bethesda parent company ZeniMax and Minecraft developer Mojang over the name 'Scrolls' has drawn to a close with a settlement that sees both parties sort-of getting what they wanted.
Minecraft for XBLA will feature split-screen play, but it will lack Kinect functionality at launch.
Minecraft has updated to version 1.2, which doubles the map height limit, and adds iron golems, cats, ocelots, and better AI.
Minecraft developer Mojang Specifications has hired some of its community members to help build a new server API and better server support.
Markus "Notch" Persson has taken to his blog to set realistic expectations about his offer to help fund Psychonauts 2.
Mojang Specifications is in Copenhagen to show off the upcoming Minecraft sets at LEGOworld, and has posted the first images and video on its blog.
Minecraft developer Mojang is starting a game jam this Friday for charity. Donors will get the resulting game, and can help determine the genre and theme with a currently running poll.
How much would Notch have to cough up to make Psychonauts 2 a reality? $13 million--a sum the Minecraft creator "can do."
Minecraft Pocket Edition for Android has added Survival Mode with zombies and sheep, along with tools like weapons and digging implements, and a flyover option for Creative mode. The iOS version has not yet updated with the new features.
