Tag: Minecraft

Minecraft Name Change Feature On the Way

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 ...

Minecraft has been released for Windows Phone

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 ...

The importance of resolution in games

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 ...

Mojang reveals when Scrolls will get out of beta

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 ...

Xbox boss talks about future IPs and a possible Minecraft sequel

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 ...

Minecraft on Xbox One retail release date revealed

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 ...

The first Dr. Who character pack for Minecraft on Xbox 360 comes out on Friday

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 ...

Mojang was sold to Microsoft for $2.5 billion

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 ...

Microsoft’s acquisition of Minecraft is said to be announced this Monday

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 ...

Report: Microsoft trying to buy Mojang; Notch “unlikely” to stay

The Wall Street Journal has recently reported that Microsoft is in “serious discussions” to purchase Swedish developer Mojang, best known for its sandbox phenomenon – Minecraft. According to “a person with knowledge of the matter”, MS is prepared to pay a whooping $2 billion for the studio, and said deal “could be signed as early as ...