The weirdest news of the day by far, this, but also probably the best. The cult classic Tim Schafer game Psychonauts could be about to get a hugely overdue sequel thanks to an unlikely source. Read more
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Minecraft is digging its way onto Xbox 360 later this year along with the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play though the game’s creator, Markus “Notch” Persson is being rather less forthcoming about what the game will entail than he has been about past updates. That’s down to the Xbox 360 version actually getting some marketing budget behind it but the indie developer has still revealed some of his hopes for Minecraft’s console conversion.
We saw an impressive Minecraft Kinect hack in November 2010 and it looks like similar arm-flailing functionality is on Persson’s agenda. Read on for details on how he hopes to put more movement into your virtual mining…
We love Minecraft and its creator Notch isn’t above throwing the virtual cat among the pixellated pigeons. He’s been talking at GDC and made some arguments that big game developers probably won’t like. He says: “Piracy is not theft. If you steal a car, the original is lost. If you copy a game, there are simply more of them in the world. There is no such thing as a ‘lost sale’. Is a bad review a lost sale? What about a missed ship date?”
Notch thinks pirates should be seen as potential customers and that frequently updated games like Minecraft keep them official better than bashing pirates. But is he right? Do you think piracy is killing gaming? Or should games companies simply work harder?
Not sure why Minecraft matters? Try our Minecraft review.
While Minecraft is still in beta, the incredibly addictive open-world game that has obsessed us for months, has just passed 1 million users. That’s incredibly impressive for an indie game and it’s even more impressive that during it’s rise, the game has gone from largely the product of one man (the incomparable Notch) to supporting Mojang Specifications, a full-on development studio with multiple employees and other projects on the slate. Want to know why all the Minecraft chatter? Try our Minecraft review to see what the fuss is about.
Out now | $14.95 | Minecraft
We love Minecraft but, as our Minecraft review notes, it is still currently in a sometimes flakey alpha incarnation. Good news from Minecraft creator Notch then, Minecraft is about to head into its beta phase on December 20. Notch says the Minecraft beta will be more polished, have a stronger API for modders to work their magic and include the possible introduction of a narrative to a game which has so far been more sandbox than storytime. If you bought the Minecraft alpha, the Minecraft beta and all future updates will be free. If you didn’t get in early, Minecraft beta will cost you €14.95, still not too bad for such a resolutely creative and intriguing game. Click the headline to head to the comments and share your thoughts on Minecraft. What would you like to see in the Minecraft beta?
Out December 20 | From £free | World of Notch
We love Minecraft – see our Minecraft review to find out why – so the revelation that a bloke has created a working CPU within Minecraft that’s powered by sheep. Well, that made us just a wee bit excited. If you’re playing Minecraft you can get the Minecraft CPU map here and see him explaining his creation and how he made it, after the break…
Minecraft is an indie gaming phenomenon with 500,000+ player signed up while it’s still in alpha (see our Minecraft review to see what all the fuss is about) and it looks like someone decided to capitalise on that. Minecrafted, a Minecraft iPhone app, turned up on the iTunes App Store in the early hours of this morning giving access to the free mode of Minecraft straight from the handheld. Awesome but utterly unconnected to Notch and the rest of the team behind Minecraft.
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