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Platform Win, Mac, Linux, XBLA, Android, iOS, 360 Publisher Microsoft Game Studios Developer Mojang Release Date 05/09/2012

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Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition review: heart-shaped blocks

By Russ Pitts on May 07, 2012 05.07.12

Block-shaped trees can be harvested for block-shaped wood, and then that wood can be used to craft a variety of block-shaped objects, like tools, torches and boats. Mine more materials to craft more things. Repeat.Simple. Now, Minecraft has made its way to the Xbox 360 courtesy of Mojang and port developer 4J Studios, and all of that simplicity - and its various complications - have come with it. But while Minecraft XBLA chips away at the time required to scour the depths of Mojang's debut, some of the mystery might have fallen away in the process. However you choose to spend your time in Minecraft is fine with Minecraft - It doesn't judge The core of Minecraft's gameplay has remained intact: you mine and then you craft. You begin empty-handed and literally construct...

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Fez and Minecraft assets swiped by iOS game Ace Block Jump

By Michael McWhertor on May 10, 2013 05.10.13

Developer Polytron found its Fez art assets appropriated — alongside art from Mojang's Minecraft — in the recently published iOS game Ace Block Jump, a $0.99 app from a developer that also appears to have borrowed its very name, Infocom Games, from someone else. Ace Block Jump is described as a "pixel based shooter game" in which players seemingly shoot Minecraft-like versions of Street Fighter's Blanka, the Power Rangers and Robin from DC Comics. "The first action game, in which we mixed PIXEL and MINECRAFT style ( PIXELCRAFT )," Infocom Games writes on iTunes. "The most exciting and amusing game ever, specially in this new style." Infocom Games' previous iOS titles include Block Craft: Iron Ops and Ace Combat: Block Sniper, games done in the Minecraft visual style that borrow...

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Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition update 11 fixes minor issues, adds messages

By Samit Sarkar on May 10, 2013 05.10.13

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition developer 4J Studios began rolling out title update 11 for the sandbox game today, fixing a few minor problems and making the game a bit more talkative. Your Minecraft world will be fuller after installing this patch, which increases the overall limit of paintings and item frames, Villagers and Snow Golems in a world. The update also reduces the volume of the sound a Ghast emits. And the game will now offer a few more message pop-ups for particular situations. Here's a full list of the patch notes, as seen on the Minecraft Forums: Fix for explosion lag issue on clients in an online game. Fix to remove any Fireballs hanging in the air in a save game. Fix to only show the spawn limit message to the player attempting to spawn something. Fixed the...

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Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition 'Battle and Beasts' skin pack adds 45 options

By Megan Farokhmanesh on May 08, 2013 05.08.13

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Minecraft gets Oculus Rift support with Minecrift Mod

By Dave Tach on May 08, 2013 05.08.13

A recently released mod for Minecraft called the Minecrift Mod brought support for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, and a video posted this week by YouTube user Vaecon shows Mojang's blocky world building game displayed in stereoscopic 3D. Check out the video above to see Vaecon walk through a build of the game using the Oculus Rift, which surprised him because of the sense of scale that the headset adds to the game. "I don't know how to fully describe it, but I feel small walking through these caverns — these huge, huge caverns and looking around ... it just makes you feel so small," he said. Minecrift Mod's most recent build was released May 6 and includes support for head tracking input. Modder StellaArtois plans to add control schemes and make the game's user interface...

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Apple reveals top 50 apps of all time, counting down to 50 billion downloads

By Alexa Ray Corriea on May 03, 2013 05.03.13

Nearly 50 billion apps have been download from Apple's App Store, the company announced today. To commemorate the approaching milestone, Apple revealed the 25 most downloaded apps in both the paid and free categories. Topping the paid apps list is the original Angry Birds, followed by Halfbrick Studios' Fruit Ninja, Lima Sky's Doodle Jump, Cut the Rope and Angry Birds Seasons. Words With Friends sits at number eight, while Angry Birds Space is tenth and PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies is number 12. Angry Birds Star Wars also makes the list at number 18, and Minecraft Pocket Edition takes the twenty-third spot. Facebook sits at number one on the free apps list, followed directly by Pandora Radio, Instagram, YouTube, Skype and Words With Friends Free. Twitter's application is eighth with T...

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Minecraft Xbox 360 headed to European retailers June 28

By Emily Gera on May 01, 2013 05.01.13

The Xbox 360 edition of Minecraft is headed to European retailers on June 28, Microsoft confirmed today in a statement to VG247. This upcoming disc version of Minecraft will also include a free 48-hour Xbox Live trial, which will give all players the chance to access the game's online co-op. This follows last month's announcement of a delayed release in North America. The title was scheduled to hit retail shelves on April 30 at a price point of $19.99; however, Major Nelson revealed the retail release would be delayed until June 4 in order to ensure the latest content updates would be included in the physical copy of the game.

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Notch unveils free ceiling-inspired Unity game called Drop, playable now

By Jenna Pitcher on Apr 29, 2013 04.29.13

Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson unveiled Drop, a free Unity game available to play now, the developer revealed on his Twitter account. According to Notch, the game was mainly inspired by a section of ceiling in his apartment, as well as Fez's ending and Super Hexagon. Gameplay consists of gamers typing in the corresponding blinking letters on the screen and pressing space or enter to advance. Bonus points are awarded if more than four letters are entered at a time. The game speeds up if the wrong letter is entered and it's game over if a letter leaves the screen. According to Notch's Twitter, he shared Drop's code with game developer Mike Bithell, the creator of Thomas Was Alone, who then built an Oculus Rift version of the game.

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Minecraft Papercraft Studio update adds mobs, apps now on sale

By Samit Sarkar on Apr 26, 2013 04.26.13

The latest update to Minecraft Papercraft Studio, the iOS app from 57Digital that lets you print out your avatars and turn them into real-life models, brings in Minecraft mobs to augment your papercraft collection. The version 1.2 patch, released today, adds 26 mobs including friends and enemies alike, such as creepers, pigs and sheep. In addition, the app now supports armor and has improved menu navigation. Along with updating Papercraft Studio, 57Digital has dropped the price on its Minecraft apps by $1 for the next week: Papercraft Studio, Skin Studio and Minecraft Explorer Pro are each available for $1.99 in the U.S., £1.49 in the U.K. and €1.79 in Europe.

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Minecraft developers make Time's list of 100 most influential people

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Apr 18, 2013 04.18.13

Mojang's Markus 'Notch' Persson and Jens Bergensten have made Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people in the world for 2013. An introductory post by SimCity designer Will Wright praised the pair's work on Minecraft, calling the game a "wonderful combination of accessibility and depth, allowing for complex output with simple input." Wright wrote that Mojang's game is introducing children to computer programming as one of the "clear landmarks" along the path towards teaching them coding. Wright watches his son play Minecraft, noting how immersive the community surrounding the game has become. "He spends half his time playing and the other half watching video tutorials other players have made about making cool things with Minecraft," he wrote. "It's a community actively...

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Xbox Live experiencing service outages for some users

By Megan Farokhmanesh on Apr 13, 2013 04.13.13

Xbox Live users may experience some problems when attempting to sign in, create new or existing Minecraft game saves or use Last.fm, according to the Xbox Live service status page. "We're still hard at work fixing the issue members are having signing in to Xbox Live," the status page reads. "Thank you for your patience during this time ... If you're an Xbox Silver member having problems using existing or newly-created saves in Minecraft, please know we're working hard to fix this issue! We'll update you as soon as we have more information. Thanks for your patience!"The service page advises users to check back every 30 minutes for updates. We have contacted Microsoft for comment and will update accordingly.

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    • Released 11/18/2011
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    • Released 11/18/2011
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    • Released 05/09/2012
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  • Android
    • Released 10/07/2011
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