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Issue 111 of Develop is available online and in print

Indie PC hit Minecraft has passed the 500,000 purchases barrier as the one-man project continues to take the gaming world by storm. In the last 24 hours alone the game has sold nearly 10k copies. The Minecraft stats site is currently down, meaning the very latest numbers aren’t currently available. …

Multiplayer focus as the hugely popular indie game's creator ponders the reason for his creation's success

Markus Persson took the industry by storm last month, but who is he, and what is Minecraft?

Markus Persson attempts to cram his explosively creative game in a nutshell

Mojang Specifications hires staff and finalises DDoS protection services

Rumours abound that the strike came from disgruntled fans impatient for an update

The man at the centre of the Minecraft phenomenon has declined job offers at Valve and Bungie, opting instead to open his own independent development studio. Swedish programmer Markus Persson, whose solo effort Minecraft is apparently returning up to $350,000, is now looking to form a new start-up venture. It’s …

Persson looking for office space, new team-mates, and time to fix bugs