Inside the geeky, revolutionary world of Minecraft

Published Dec 06 2011 by Salon

Inside the geeky, revolutionary world of Minecraft

As “Minecraft” is a user-driven experience, the convention’s organizers decided to let the fans decide where to hold Minecon. Vegas must have sounded good on paper, but the heart of empty consumerism was a strange place to drop 5,000 Utopian-minded geeks. Each...

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Just One More Level

Some games just hold let up. They keep us playing for hours upon hours. Just one more level, block, boss, fight, etc. We're in the zone and nothing can stop us from getting just that much further in our adventures. Ron Hoffecker of Leviathyn.com lists ... [ Published 30 mins ago by N4G.com ]

Entities: Tetris, Minecraft, Nintendo Wii, Adventurer

First Reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 Documents

Xbox 360

Matt and Asia's Minecraft Wedding

The Goodness: Get ready for an amazing celebration of some geeky gamer love! Matt and Asia are simply the most perfect couple ever. They met through their church (Matt said he fell for her watching her dance, awww) but they truly bonded over the game ... [ Published 5 hours ago by N4G.com ]

Entities: Minecraft, Xbox 360

First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 Documents

How To Install Minecraft Snaphots

Almost every week Mojang (the developers behind Minecraft) release a new snapshot of the game onto their website. These snapshots are basically previews of the new features that are going to be included in the future versions of Minecraft. (Minecraft, ... [ Published 12 hours ago by N4G.com ]

Entities: Minecraft, Mojang

First Reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 Documents

Blog #4 Game of the Month #1: Minecraft

This is a new type of blog post’s I will start to do and I will have one about every month. Every month I will pick one game in the world that I have been playing and enjoyed and I will write about it. Yes, it’s so simple! I hope you enjoy and like the ... [ Published 16 hours ago by Game Informer Magazine ]

Entities: Minecraft, Mojang, Xbox 360

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 Documents

Minecraft Sells 6 Million on PC

About 9 million sold overall Minecraft continues to sell huge. Notch tweeted that the game has sold 6 million copies on PC. Plus, once you add in XBLA, Android and iOS sales, the number jumps to "around nine million" he said. So, which system have you ... [ Published 23 hours ago by 411mania.com ]

Entities: Minecraft, Apple iOS, Android

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 1 Documents

Nintendo Co LTD

Minecraft From Josh's Perspective

Hi, I’m Josh. I am the Editor in Chief of Minecraft Today. Primarily, I am a Nintendo fan. But recently I adopted a copy of Minecraft for PC. (Minecraft, PC) ... [ Published May 26 2012 by N4G.com ]

Entities: Minecraft, Nintendo Co LTD

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 2 Documents

Minecraft Passes 6 Million PC Sales, 9.2 Million Total

On today, a conversation between Notch and Mojang's business developer, Daniel Kaplan, revealed the total number of sales for Minecraft across all platforms as a massive 9.2 million, with 6 million of those on PC. PC sales were at 4 million last November, ... [ Published May 26 2012 by Games On Net ]

Entities: Minecraft, Daniel Kaplan, Mojang

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Microsoft Minecraft Xbox 360 buyers eligible fo... [ Published May 24 2012 by SlashGear ] Microsoft is offering one of the most radical appeasements that any video game company can possibly offer – a refund for a digitally downloaded title. Anyone who purchased the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft and doesn’t own an HDTV is eligible to receive ...
13-Year-Old Reviews (OMG! Awesome!): Million-Se... [ Published May 17 2012 by MamaPop™.com ] Normally, I’m one of the top ten most awesome moms on the planet. It’s true. And anyone who doesn’t believe me can extended breastfeed on my left mammary gland. However, the one area where I’ll admit to a small parenting glitch is when it comes to supporting ...
Minecraft (Xbox 360 Edition): Tips, tricks, and... [ Published May 13 2012 by Venturebeat ] Welcome to GamesBeat’s Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition guide. Below you’ll find information on how to unlock all of the game’s achievements, as well as some extra tips and tricks for making Minecraft your subservient drudge. As we noted in our review , part ...
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is a successful por... [ Published May 10 2012 by Venturebeat ] Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is an excellent opportunity for newcomers to the hit indie game, and is already breaking sales records within its first day of release. The best-selling PC version is superior in several key ways, but for strictly console owners ...
Minecraft on Xbox 360 breaks digital-sales reco... [ Published May 10 2012 by Venturebeat ] Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has broken all previous digital-sales records, selling more than any other title in the first 24 hours on Xbox Live Arcade, Microsoft today announced. We’ve contacted the publisher to get more specific numbers, which haven’t ...