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Minecraft creator speaks to benefits of self-publishing
Read More »EA, Mojang and Square sued over software patent
'Innovation within software is basically free, and it's growing incredibly rapid. Patents only slow it down', says Persson
Read More »Minecraft sells 3m copies on XBLA
Mojang has announced the Xbox Live Arcade version of Minecraft has reached 3m copies sold. Markus ‘Notch’ Persson announced the milestone on Twitter late last week. The downloadable title released back in early May, shattering XBLA records by moving over 1m units in just five days. When the game surpassed …
Read More »Minecraft sells 2m on XBLA
Minecraft breaks all-time sales record in under a month
Read More »Minecraft sales total 9.2 million
As PC sales break 6m combined sales bring indie hit near 10m
Read More »Minecraft sells 1m copies in five days on Xbox
'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 »RedLynx: Being indie doesn’t always mean you’re independent
The Trials Evolution studio's boss on the freedom of being acquired
Read More »EA are "cynical bastards" who are "methodically destroying" games
Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has unleashed a vicious verbal assault on leading global publisher EA. He was seemingly provoked by EA’s new Indie Bundle on Steam which includes indie titles EA has previously digitally published such as Shank and DeathSpank. EA releases an ‘indie bundle’? That’s not how that …
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