Tue, Aug 16, 2011 | 06:25 BST

Tuesday Shorts – Minecraft Xperia Play, Square Enix rebrand, Majesty iOS

Oh god, I have to get some of this stuff off my desk or I will go mad. Mad. You’d better go through them – goodness only knows what treasure I’ve buried today.

CyberConnect2 reckons Asura’s Wrath is an emotional roller coaster. Just like high school, eh?
Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim is coming to an iDevice near you, if you have any sense. Delightful trailer ahoy.
Mojang has put a limited edition Minecraft Xperia Play up for auction, because it’s tired of people selling its prizes.
There’s talk going around that Square Enix may rebrand itself as plain old Square. The company has evolved rapidly since expanding into Europe with the Eidos acquisition, might be time for a shake up.
The art director at Undead Labs has posted an interesting discussion of why America is so spooky in games.
At GDC Europe, Gamersfirst boss Bjorn Book-Larsson discussed the trials and tribulations of taking APB free to play.
Also at GDC, thatgamecompany discussed pitching unusual games successfully.
Braid creator Jonathan Blow’s next game, The Witness, might not come out on consoles.
Our friends at Gamepron have a developer Q&A on The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles expansion.
Sigh. Oasis guitarist blames games for riots.