Minecraft update lets you customize your world for the first time
The forthcoming version 1.8 update for Minecraft adds three pages worth of world customization options for players to tweak before they start a new game.
Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition releasing in stores on May 16
Minecraft is getting a second release on the PlayStation 3. On May 16, 2014, the game will be released in stores on disc, following up the earlier download-only release.
The Simpsons Minecraft intro proves that Moe really is a creeper
The latest episode of The Simpsons features a full intro sequence that riffs on Mojang's blocky world-building game, Minecraft.
Minecraft release for Oculus Rift canceled, creator creeped out by Facebook
Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson stops work on a planned Oculus Rift port of the world-building game following the Facebook/Oculus acquisition news.
Minecraft is coming to the big screen courtesy of The Lego Movie producer
Warner Bros picks up the film rights to Mojang's Minecraft, with The Lego Movie producer Roy Lee and Mean Girls producer Jill Messick set to develop it.
‘Minecraft’ coming to PS3 on December 18
Mojang and 4J Studios are making sure to hit all of their bases, and on December 18 the PlayStation 3 version of the game will be made available for around $20.
Mojang and Twitch offer live, streaming ‘Minecraft’ content ‘soon’
Mojang partners with Twitch in a move that will soon bring integrated live streaming capabilities to Minecraft.
Mass Effect comes to Minecraft on Xbox 360 in the first ‘mash-up pack’
Mass Effect and Minecraft collide on Xbox 360 with a "mash-up pack" DLC release that inserts textures, skins, musics, user interface tweaks, and a custom world map themed after BioWare's popular RPG series.
How ‘Minecraft’ is shaping the future of touch interfaces
The iPad and 'Minecraft' are both revolutionaries that have a common trait responsible for their success – and hints at the future of computing.
Minecraft hits yet another milestone with 10 million copies sold on PC
Minecraft made Mojang a heap of cash in 2012. $240 million with 15 million copies sold across all platforms. The PC version hit 10 million sold this week.
‘Minecraft: Pi Edition’ lets you play Minecraft for free on your Raspberry Pi computer
Ready your bricks and stones, Minecraft is coming to the $35 Raspberry Pi platform with Minecraft: Pi Edition.
This is not The End: Update 8 for Minecraft XBLA kills bugs and does little else
Developer 4J Studios has written a detailed explanation of what we can expect to find in Update 8 for the Xbox Live iteration of Minecraft, though we warn you that the list is decidedly underwhelming.
Minecraft XBLA tops 5 million in sales
Hours before the end of 2012, the Xbox Live Arcade version of Minecraft hit a very impressive sales milestone: 5 million units sold to date.
Digital Blend: Borderlands 2 DLC, Infocom awesomeness, and Steam explodes over The War Z
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Minecraft sells over 8 million copies for PC
Open-world building game becomes one of the all-time, best-selling PC titles.
Minecraft XBLA skin pack earns $500,000 for charity
Minecraft isn't just a great way to explore your creativity. Thanks to the Halloween Skin Pack released for the Xbox Live Arcade iteration of the game, it's also a convenient way to earn money for charity.
Digital Blend: Minecraft arrives on Xbox Live Arcade in all of its blocky glory
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Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition review
Mojang's blocky world-building PC hit Minecraft gets a console port from 4J Studio. We take a look to see how this new take measures up.
Viral videos: Kid creates working scientific calculator in Minecraft, Tenacious D returns
We've got two new viral videos for you: Tenacious D's epic return to form and a kid who created a completely mechanical scientific calculator in Minecraft.
Minecraft creator looks to mix Firefly and Elite in next game
Minecraft mastermind Markus Persson wants to make his next sandbox game a space simulator that's equal parts Firefly and Elite.
Mojang working with LEGO to officially develop Minecraft building sets
The Minecraft team is working with LEGO through the Cuusoo crowdsourcing site to create official building sets. However, Mojang needs fan's support to make it a reality.
Star Wars fan recreates Death Star trench run in Minecraft
Check out this pretty impressive fan-made machinima of the end scene from Star Wars: A New Hope, faithfully recreated in Minecraft.
Minecraft gets a new lead developer as Notch steps away to prepare his next trick
Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson steps down from his role as lead developer on the recently released world-building game, handing the reins over to Mojang's Jens Bergensten.
Watch GE build the Edison Memorial in Minecraft
Minecraft provides the perfect example of additive manufacturing techniques in a new presentation by GE.
Comedian Kristen Shaal challenges gamers to build her a Minecraft palace
Sony Ericsson is challenging users to build a monument to...Kristen Shaal. Check out this ad from The Daily Show comedienne.
Minecraft creator Notch explains why the game isn’t available on Steam, and probably won’t be
Markus "Notch" Persson, the creator of Minecraft, takes to his blog to explain why the chances of his game being sold through Valve's Steam digital distribution service are slim.
Mojang expands publishing business, will release Oxeye Game Studios’ Cobalt
Minecraft studio Mojang confirmed in a web update that it will publish Cobalt, an action-platformer from the third-party developer Oxeye Game Studios.
Minecraft creator has a solution for Bethesda’s Scrolls/Elder Scrolls lawsuit
Minecraft creator Markus Persson suggests a series of Quake 3 matches as a way to resolve Bethesda Softworks' legal dispute with his Mojang studio over the title of its upcoming game, Scrolls.
Minecraft’s limited edition Xperia Play listed on eBay for charity
Mojang, maker of Minecraft, plans on giving away a few limited edition Minecraft Xperia play models at a game conference, and has decided to sell one on eBay for charity.
Bethesda Softworks in legal dispute with Minecraft creator over Scrolls
Minecraft creator Markus Persson receives a threatening legal letter from a law firm representing Bethesda Softworks over the his company's game, titled 'Scrolls,' potentially being confused with 'Elder Scrolls.'
Minecraft creator talks Xbox 360 game differences, wants Kinect functionality
Minecraft creator Markus Persson offers an example of the sorts of differences gamers can expect in the Xbox 360 release and voices his desire to include Kinect functionality.
For the Lulz: Escapist, EVE online and others attacked in LulzSec DDoS party
Lulz Security takes down the Escapist, EVE online and other sites in it's latest attacks dubbed "Titanic Takeover Tuesday".
Android version of Minecraft to be a timed exclusive for Xperia Play
Mojang confirms that the official mobile platform release of Minecraft will be exclusive to Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play for a limited time after the game launches.
Minecraft to leave beta, get a final release on November 11
Minecraft creator Markus Persson announces that the wildly popular PC game will finally leave its beta phase and become a full release on 11/11/11, more than two years after it was first launched.
Red Dead Redemption, Minecraft win big at the 2011 Game Developer’s Conference
Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption and Mojang's Minecraft were the big winners at last nights Game Developer's Choice Awards and Independent Games Festival Awards, respectively.
‘Minecraft’ developer Mojang to release second game, ‘Scrolls’
Minecraft may still be in beta, but that hasn't stopped its developer, Mojang, from getting ready for its next big hit: Scrolls.
Minecraft client coming to iOS, Android platforms
Mojang's popular PC indie game Minecraft is getting iOS- and Android-supporting client releases later this year, according to reports.
Pulling back the curtain on Minecraft with creator Markus Persson
<i>Minecraft</i> creator Markus Persson sits down for an interview with <i>Game Developer</i> magazine to discuss the outstanding success of his million-plus-selling PC indie game.