Minecraft PS4 Edition Is Getting A Retail Version In October
A retail, physical disc version of Minecraft PlayStation 4 Edition will be hitting store shelves in October, the PlayStation blog announced today.
by Connor Sears
First Minecraft Sale Reaction Video From Notch, Via Conan O'Brien
By now, everyone knows that Microsoft has bought Mojang, the company that created Minecraft. I know that everyone else knows because Conan O'Brien made a funny video about it last night.
by Steve Buja
Microsoft Buys Minecraft Developer Mojang For $2.5 Billion, Creator Notch To Leave Company
Microsoft has announced the acquisition of Minecraft developer Mojang for $2.5 billion.
by Matthew Buzzi
A Good Week For New-Gen Minecraft: PS4 Version Drops Today
Yesterday, Microsoft revealed that Minecraft will be hitting the Xbox One tomorrow. Not to be outdone, Sony announced that the PS4 version of the ultimate sandbox experience will be released today, with PS3 owners able to upgrade and transfer saves for a small fee.
by Connor Sears
'Minecraft' Console Sales Beat PC Sales- Xbox 360 and PS3 Versions Have Sold More Copies Than PC And Mac
54 million copies of Minecraft have been sold so far, and the majority of those have been to console owners.
by Alex Riviello
Everything You Need to Know About Minecraft's New Guardian Mob and Elder Guardian Mini-Boss
Surviving Minecraft is no easy task, what with fending off starvation, foraging for supplies, building shelter, and fighting off hordes of skeletons, zombies, witches, and creepers. When things get too rough on land, you can always take a dip and hide out in the clear blue agua. But just when you thought it was safe to go in the water, a deadly new mob has arrived to Mojang's blocky builder.
by Luke Caulfield
Killer Instinct's Deadly Fighters Set to Cross Over Into Mojang's Blocky Builder Courtesy of Skin Pack 6
Can't get enough Killer Instinct? While it'll be a while still before the game gets any new characters, you'll be able to enjoy the old ones in a whole new way, as all the original fighters are coming over to the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft.
by Luke Caulfield
Minecraft, Microtransactions, and Profiteering: Server Owners Cry Foul Over EULA "Changes" That Never Were
Thanks to E3 2014, last week was an enormous week for gaming. But if you were huddled by your PC reading a post from Minecraft developer Mojang, it was if the world itself was coming to an end.
by Luke Caulfield
Here's What Minecraft Looks Like on Xbox One
Developers Mojang and 4J have been working together to bring Minecraft on damn near every platform under the sun, and the next-gen consoles from Sony and Microsoft are next in line. With E3 2014 in full swing, the two developers used the timing to their advantage, and have released some screens of what the game will look like on Xbox One, in all its blocky goodness.
by Luke Caulfield
Fixes, Skin and Texture Packs Hit Minecraft on PlayStation 3 Courtesy of Patch 1.06
While the Xbox 360 edition of Minecraft is all set to get its own pack of Halo content, developer 4J has just hit the PS3 version with Patch 1.06, which adds in its own share of texture and skin packs, as well as a wide array of fixes for some issues that have been troubling players.
by Luke Caulfield
Worlds Collide: Minecraft Meets Final Fantasy X
As long as Minecraft has been around, players have been recreating all manner of things. Some impressive, others? Not so much. This recreation of Final Fantasy X's big bad leviathan definitely falls into the former camp.
by Luke Caulfield
See What Blood Gulch Looks Like In Minecraft
Owners of Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition are about to get an infusion of Master Chief with the Minecraft Halo Mash-Up Pack. Developer 4J Studios has slowly been releasing screens showing off the new characters skins but now some of the series' most iconic maps have been sighted.
by Alex Riviello
Minecraft PS4 and Vita Editions Announced Too!
Mojang has just announced details for the upcoming PS Vita and PS4 edtions of Minecraft. Current owners of the Minecraft: PS3 Edition have a lot to be happy about- they'll be getting a free Vita version when the upgraded version hits this August, and they can upgrade to the PS4 for cheap.
by Alex Riviello
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition Confirmed!
Mojang and Microsoft Studios have just officially announced that Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will release globally this August 2014.
by Alex Riviello
Amazon UK Lists Minecraft for PS Vita Hinting at Rapid Release
It's been a while since we've heard anything about the upcoming PS Vita version of Minecraft, but a new listing at retail giant Amazon has raised suspicions that the game will be here sooner than we might have expected.
by Luke Caulfield