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'Fastest selling XBLA game ever', says Microsoft
Read More »Minecraft on 360 breaks XBLA sales records
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has smashed all previous Xbox Live Arcade sales records after selling the most units in just 24 hours. The downloadable title – priced at 1,600 Microsoft Points (around 15) – went on sale on Wednesday, May 9th. Within its first hour on sale it had become …
Read More »Minecraft shots revealed
PC hit Minecraft has been given the alcoholic drinks treatment by gaming caf Loading. The Cornwall-based company – which was nominated for the Star Store MCV Award earlier this year – produced the themed drink set using 81 shot glasses and 162 measures of alcohol. It’s been built as a …
Read More »Minecraft Pocket Edition crafting update out now for iOS and Android
The mobile version of Mojang’s indie hit Minecraft has received a significant update for iOS and Android devices. Minecraft Pocket Edition 0.3.0 adds a crafting interface similar to the PC version. Players can now build new items and materials, which most would agree is a big part of Minecraft (hey, …
Read More »Minecraft makes High Street debut
The five-million selling PC download sensation Minecraft will make its retail debut in GAME next month. Like other downloadable Xbox 360 content, such as extra maps in Halo and Call of Duty, shoppers will be able to purchase Minecraft in-store in the form of a digital download code, which they …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Pav Bhardwaj, Xbox Live UK
Microsoft’s Xbox Live UK product manager talks Minecraft, Arcade Next and the future of the Xbox 360 online platform. Tell us about the Arcade Next promotion – why group a bunch of new games under that tagline? How effective have past promotions been? Yeah I think we’ve been quite fortunate. …
Read More »Minecraft creator reveals ‘ambitious’ new project
Space game 0x10c to feature multiplayer and persistent online world
Read More »Notch reveals new sci-fi game 0x10c
Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson is working on a futuristic space game which could feature a monthly subscription. The title, known as 0x10c, is set in the future of a parallel universe where the space race never ended. Five humans are put into a deep sleep cell in 1988 and …
Read More »Persson: Digital distribution is saving games
Minecraft man laments the demise of retailer GAME
Read More »Minecraft reaches $80m revenue
The indie phenomenon that is Minecraft has hit a stout $80m in revenues, with over five million copies sold. Along with the gaudy sales stats, the game also boasts a whopping 25m registered players. Five million new users have joined just in the past month. Developer Mojang currently employs 25 …
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