Tag Archives: Minecraft

Minecraft has become a video game phenomenon. Now it seems that the game was one of the most searched terms on YouTube last year. In 2014, Minecraft was the second-most searched term on YouTube in 2014. The game beat out Disney’s hit movie Frozen, and singer-songwriter Beyoncé. In a post on Think With Google titled “Think Gaming Content is Niche? ...

Minecraft has become one of the biggest gaming phenomenon to appear in years. While the game has been around for awhile, there is still no way to change your username. That feature, however, may be coming. On the Minecraft support page, it is mentioned that the ability to change your username is planned for the future. The page then clarifies that Mojang ...

Minecraft: Pocket Edition is now available on Windows Phone devices at long last. Pretty much anyone who was aware of Microsoft’s plans to acquire Mojang saw this day coming a mile away. In fact, the main reason for why the tech giant decided to buy the studio has in fact become that much clearer today. Prior to the acquisition, Minecraft was ...

Far Cry 4 creative director Alex Hutchinson recently stated that, in his opinion, resolution is not an important aspect of a game. At least not more important than the game being fun, interesting and enjoyable. “It’s certainly not something I care about in a game,” Hutchinson said in an interview with Total Xbox, “It feels weird to me that people ...

Swedish developer Mojang announced that their collectible card game, Scrolls, will be released approximately by the end of November. Scrolls has been in development for over three years, but the developers couldn’t finish it earlier due to their commitments to Minecraft and its community. The game is currently in open beta stage, but Mojang aims for a full release around ...

Xbox boss Phil Spencer announced that, while remaining committed to their existing franchises, Microsoft is also working on several new IP’s. Phil Spencer also added that the new games they are preparing for the Xbox consoles don’t fit the space marine shooter or the racing genres. He says that Microsoft’s focus should be on making games that are different from ...

Microsoft announced that, following the digital debut of the Xbox One version, Minecraft for this console will arrive to retailers, in physical format, starting November 18, 2014, and it will cost $19.99. Players who own Minecraft on Xbox 360, be it on disc or the digital version, can upgrade to the Xbox One edition for only $4.99. In order to ...

The Dr. Who character pack for the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft will be released this Friday, courtesy to the BBC. So far, a release on PlayStation consoles was not announced, and it probably won’t even happen considering that Microsoft owns Minecraft now. The character pack will cost $2.99 and, according to the developer, it’s just the first skin pack, ...

Today, the rumors that Microsoft is buying Mojang were confirmed. Both companies released statements in which they announced that the Swedish developer is being sold to Microsoft for $2.5 billion. According to the same source, the acquisition is expected to close by the end of the year. Mojang explains the reasons for the sale through the fact that they didn’t ...

A few days ago rumors started surfacing that Microsoft is reportedly trying to buy Mojang, the creators of Minecraft. Now, it seems like this wasn’t just a mere rumor as a source close to the matter told Reuters that the deal will be officially announced this Monday. Microsoft is presumably interested in boosting the Windows Phone popularity with the use ...