News by Matt S. If the Wall Street Journal is to be believed, Microsoft is close to sealing a deal that will see the company acquire Mojang, the folks behind Minecraft, for $2 billion dollars. “For Microsoft, “Minecraft” could reinvigorate the company’s 13-year-old Xbox videogame business by giving it a…
Read MoreAll these years later, there’s still a lot of chatter about Minecraft around the Internet, and indeed it still sells like hotcakes; it’s sitting right at the top of the retail sales charts in some regions and on many iOS app stores it has settled comfortably into a permanent top-5…
Read MoreTowncraft is one of the most likable games out there simply because the developer is one that you want to succeed. If you ever want to get a sense of the trials and tribulations of being an indie developer, go and check out Flat Earth Games’ website. It’s an eye-opener,…
Read MoreAs voted by you! Through the month of November, we asked for you to vote for your favourite games of the year. You did (and in incredible numbers – thank you for that), and now it’s time to announce the finalists and the winners. Each day we’ll be revealing a…
Read MoreIf you asked many gamers what attracts them to the hobby, you’ll often hear that it’s because games are ‘immersive’ or ‘interactive.’ And yet, if you look at the popular games in the industry, it is those traits – immersion and interactivity – that are deliberately suppressed by the major…
Read MoreYes, that most requested feature in Minecraft has finally been delivered for the handful who’ve asked for it. Actually, ‘handful’ might be pushing it. In any event, Ubisoft has crafted a map and texture pack for Minecraft on the PC (sorry iOS and XBLA fans) that grafts the look of…
Read MoreMinecraft is many things to many people. For some it’s a challenge of survival, eking out a living amongst an environment filled with monsters. For others it’s a therapeutic exercise of repletion – dig and craft, dig and craft – the perfect way to unwind after a day’s hard work.…
Read MoreIs there anything other than Minecraft in this week’s update to Xbox’s online marketplace? Yes. Is there anything that you’re likely to care about? Uh, no probably not. I have to admit, I never really got into the whole Minecraft ‘thing’. It just didn’t hold any interest for me, but…
Read MoreWhat is the world coming to? The new digital novel GIFT has been released along side a promotional Minecraft level featuring settings from the spooky tale. It’s a pretty interesting idea and one that actually makes a lot of sense. Instead of releasing a full fledged game based on the…
Read MoreWhat is the world coming to? The new digital novel GIFT has been released along side a promotional Minecraft level featuring settings from the spooky tale. It’s a pretty interesting idea and one that actually makes a lot of sense. Instead of releasing a full fledged game based on the…
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