December 3, 2011 in Gaming
Markus “Notch” Persson the brainchild behind Minecraft has stepped down as Project Lead now that the game has officially been released. Markus feels very confident in passing on the reins over to long time colleague Jens “Jeb” Bergensten who will take over Markus’s role on the game. The reason behind the change is that Markus wants to dedicate more time to his next project and upcoming game Scrolls.
November 21, 2011 in Featured, Gaming
Minecraft
The first ever Minecraft convention took place over the weekend and it also saw the official release of the game Minecraft.
The game now features 17 Million registered users and sees 1000 logins per hour! Over the course of a month those figures rise to almost 242 Million logins per month.
The release of version 1.0 saw 4000 logins per second with the launcher downloading over 2 Billion files.
You can play the game on PC, iOS and Android with an Xbox 360 version currently in development.
November 15, 2011 in Gaming
Markus Persson is an independent game developer who in 2009 created a break through game called Minecraft. The freedom provided by Minecraft in its build what you want style of game play really resonated with the public, especially after the success of play, create and share games such as Little Big Planet.
Markus actually released the game while it was in Beta. This means that the game had not been fully tested or was even complete but users could download and play the game in its current state. More than two years on from its 2009 debut, Minecraft has finally gone Gold. The game is complete and ready for a full release.
With such a huge following, this week the very first Minecon convention will take place to gather Minecraft fans from around the world. Markus “Notch” Persson will debut the full release at the convention. Do not assume that the game will cease development here. As long as the community continue to request features and additions to make the game better, Notch will continue to improve the Minecraft experience via post release patches and DLC.
November 14, 2011 in Gaming
A few children were introduced and interviewed about popular cult indie game Minecraft. Minecraft is like virtual Lego, it allows you to use your imagination and a host of materials to create whatever you want. My favourite quote from the following video is “Ohhh Myyyyy Godddddd…..How did you make the farting cat” said a young girl whilst referring to a representation of popular animation Nyan Cat.
October 26, 2011 in Gaming
This cool fan made project recreates a Battlefield 3 trailer using the popular world building game Minecraft.
October 11, 2011 in Gaming
This generation of gaming has really opened up the prospect of user generated content. Little Big Planet set a very high standard, triggering the imagination of gamers around the world. Little Big Planet 2 brought even more functionality to the genre bringing with it a host of new and amazing creations. Minecraft a simplistic looking game seemed to become a cult hit with gamers allowing their imaginations to run wild. With endless space and a range of materials at your disposal, groups of people have joined together and spent an incredible amount of time coming up with stunning ideas and worlds. Gamepro have collated 10 of the best Minecraft creations for you to see including a working theme park, a remake of The Simpsons title credits and models of the Star Trek USS Enterprise.
http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/223463/the-ten-best-minecraft-creations-so-far/
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