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Oct 20, 2012 - 1:52 pm

Minecraft: 1.4 Pretty Scary Update Pre-Release Available

Fans of the indie sensation Minecraft are now free to enjoy a little 1.4 update pre-release action. The "Pretty Scary Update" as it has been dubbed by the game's creators Mojang, can now download a pre-release version of the ...

Minecraft: Notch Announces Awesome MineCon Location

Aug 02, 2012 - 12:13 pm

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Minecraft: Notch Announces Awesome MineCon Location

He's got it all. The man behind indie favourite Minecraft is a charming old soul. He's got style he's got class and he's just announced that his next conference will take place at Disneyland Paris. Well no-one can say that ...

Minecraft: Creator Concerned With Steam Dominance

Jul 25, 2012 - 1:42 pm

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Minecraft: Creator Concerned With Steam Dominance

Despite Valve's dominance in the digital download market, it seems that not everyone is happy with the role that Valve's service plays. Minecraft developer Markus Persson has expressed his concern that one platform could ...

Minecraft: Mineception Proves Game's Versatility

May 09, 2012 - 8:05 am

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Minecraft: Mineception Proves Game's Versatility

As we have mentioned here at Gamebandits several times before, the only limit to the fun you can have with the mining and world building game Minecraft is your imagination. If you feel your imagination is quite conventional ...

Minecraft: Mojang Has Racked up $80 Million so Far

Mar 29, 2012 - 9:02 am

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Minecraft: Mojang Has Racked up $80 Million so Far

Talk about the "little company that could." In an industry that is increasingly beginning to look like Hollywood where games need development funding in the millions of dollars and possibly even more in marketing, small ...

Minecraft: Notch at Work on Space-Themed Trading Simulator Sandbox Game

Mar 27, 2012 - 12:54 pm

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Minecraft: Notch at Work on Space-Themed Trading Simulator Sandbox Game

As we reported earlier, Notch was heavily considering making a space trading simulation game that is like Elite but inspired by Firefly. In essence, he wanted the focus to be on the characters not the ship. If you are ...

Minecraft: Notch Dreams of a Game like Elite but "Done Right"

Mar 23, 2012 - 9:59 am

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Minecraft: Notch Dreams of a Game like Elite but "Done Right"

Earlier this year, Markus "Notch" Persson, the visionary behind the wildly popular mining/world creation game Minecraft stepped back from his duties as lead game designer at Mojang, Minecraft's developer. Now that he's got a ...

Minecraft: Notch and Persson Talk Mechanics, Theme and More

Mar 17, 2012 - 9:38 am

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Minecraft: Notch and Persson Talk Mechanics, Theme and More

Markus Persson regards himself as programmer more than he thinks of himself as a game designer. He says that he does not really focus much on the mechanics and spend more time playing not writing Minecraft. The Mojang CEO ...

Minecraft: Notch Discusses a Female Counterpart to Steve

Mar 12, 2012 - 3:42 pm

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Minecraft: Notch Discusses a Female Counterpart to Steve

At GDC's Fireside chat, Minecraft's creator Markus "Notch" Persson was asked whether players can play a female in Minecraft. The iconic creative genius behind the breakout mining and world building hit game said that the ...

Mar 11, 2012 - 1:59 pm

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Xbox 390: Xbox Live Now Offers Minecraft Avatar Items

Before we get into the story, we want to make it abundantly clear that Minecraft is not available on the Xbox 360. Not yet, at least. Now, with that out of the way, Microsoft's Xbox Live now offers avatar items that feature ...