Tag Archives: Minecraft Pocket Edition

Thu, May 02, 2013 | 03:37 BST

Minecraft Pocket Edition sales top 10 million

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The mobile version of Minecraft has almost caught up to its Mac and PC mothership in terms of sales, and will be updated shortly.

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Tue, Mar 05, 2013 | 19:32 GMT

Minecraft could eventually release on PS3 once exclusivity deal ends on Xbox 360

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Mojang has told iGamer that Minecraft could eventually release on PS3 once its exclusivity deal on Xbox 360 runs out.

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Tue, Jan 22, 2013 | 14:01 GMT

Minecraft sales hit 20 million mark for all platforms

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Minecraft sales have reached the 20 million mark for all platforms.

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Thu, Dec 13, 2012 | 16:10 GMT

Minecraft Pocket Edition has sold 5 million units

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Minecraft Pocket Edition has been purchased 5 million times, according to a tweet from Mojang’s Johan Bernhardsson. The figure brings the Minecraft franchise sales to close 17.5 million – give or take – for all versions. Online multiplayer is in the works for the Android and iOS versions, and the next update to the game comes in early 2013 with 0.5.1. It will fix some issues and tweak a few things. Thanks Joystiq.

Sun, Sep 16, 2012 | 23:44 BST

Minecraft Pocket Edition now available on kindle

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Head on over to the Amazon App Store to pick up Minecraft Pocket Edition for Kindle Fire for $7. The sandbox offering has been available on iOS and many Android devices for quite a while now, but took its time making an official debut on Amazon’s tablet.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Sat, Aug 11, 2012 | 21:51 BST

Minecraft: Pocket Edition updated with bows, spiders, skeletons

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Minecraft: Pocket Edition has been updated to version 0.3.3, and now when you fire up the game on Android, iPhone or iPad, you can now use a bow and arrow to take down skeletons and spiders, which have also been added to the mobile edition. The update also applies fixes to a furnace crash, and other known issues. Grab it through the App Store or Google Play. Thanks, TouchArcade.

Tue, Apr 24, 2012 | 19:16 BST

Minecraft Pocket Edition updated to Version 0.3.0

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Mojang has updated Minecraft Pocket Edition on iOS to Version 0.3.0, which among other things adds crafting. The update is available on Android as well. Get the update notes through here.

Sat, Mar 03, 2012 | 15:59 GMT

Minecraft: Pocket Edition has sold 1 million units

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Mojang has announced Minecraft: Pocket Edition has sold over one million units for Android. The title, which was released in August on the Xperia phone before moving on to other Andriod platforms and iOS in September, had sold 700,000 units as of January. From then until present, the game sold an additional 300,000 units. The game is currently priced at $6.99 and the latest update was released around Valentine’s Day.

Tue, Feb 14, 2012 | 23:25 GMT

Minecraft Pocket survival update out now

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Mojang has released the delayed update for Minecraft: Pocket Edition on Android, adding in much-requested survival features.

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Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | 11:41 GMT

Minecraft: Pocket Edition update delayed due to bugs

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Mojang’s delayed the release of an update for Minecraft: Pocket Edition due to the discover of bugs in the update. Mojang designer Daniel Kaplan said on Twitter the team had discovered “bugs bugs bugs.” The update is due to be out soon, though.

Thanks, PocketGamer.

Thu, Jan 19, 2012 | 18:59 GMT

Minecraft: Pocket Edition has sold over 700,000 copies

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Mojang has announced via Twitter the firm’s Minecraft: Pocket Edition has sold over 700,000 copies on Android since its launch in August on Xperia Play. The game was released for other Android platforms in September for $6.99. Thanks, Gamasutra.

Sun, Jan 08, 2012 | 22:48 GMT

Minecraft Pocket Edition Survival update due February

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Mojang has put a tentative date on its promised Minecraft Pocket Edition update, which will add survival and adventure features into the mobile version.

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Tue, Dec 06, 2011 | 22:22 GMT

Survival mode coming to Minecraft Pocket Edition

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Minecraft Pocket Edition – which Android users can get for 10 cents, by the way – will updated with some of the survival features of the core release.

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Wed, Nov 16, 2011 | 14:46 GMT

Minecraft hitting iOS tomorrow

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Mojang’s announced it’ll released the iOS version of Minecraft tomorrow. Known as the Pocket Edition, it’ll be priced at $10, with iOS and Android users able to mix together online, according to the company. The game had previously launched for Android as an Xperia Play exclusive back in August. It came to other Android-enabled devices in September.

The full PC version launches on Friday. Thanks, Develop.

Tue, Aug 16, 2011 | 08:22 BST

Minecraft Pocket Edition out now on Xperia Play

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Mojang has released an alpha version of Minecraft for Android, currently exclusive to Xperia Play, which can be yours for $7.

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