Tag Archives: Mojang

Minecraft snapshot 13w19a is up, and in it all sorts of neat things are happening: access donkey and mule inventories by sneaking and interacting; stained hardened clay; textures for Charcoal, Coal Block, and Lapis Lazuli; mobs are spawing in groups once more; and other nifty things. PCgamesN has the goods. Go give them a visit.

Endermen will not be near as hostile once you update Minecraft to 1.5.2 today. Well, at least he will no longer get pissed off and take things out on you should he take environmental damage. He’s been given a sedagive. Other fixes include tamed wolves and cats no longer despawing just because they feel like it, and Anvils are no longer feeling generous and have stopped providing services for free. Some other things have been fixed as well, and PCgamesN has the low down here.

Markus Persson has said that 0x10c won’t be as moddable as Minecraft as players will be using the existing system within the game instead of tinkering around with the raw code.

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Scrolls developer Mojang has revealed that its fantasy card battler will launch next month as a discounted beta, before expansing to full release.

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Mojang has revealed that its February Mojam raised $517,489 for charity.

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Mojang may have one of the most popular games in recent memory with Minecraft, but the company isn’t looking to stop there. Minecraft Realms is on the way and will offer a safer way for younger players to spend their time in the blocky universe.

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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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Mojang has released Minecraft snapshot 13w09b, which fixes a whole lotta bugs. A pre-release is slated for either today or March 1. There are quite a few fixes detailed through the official site, one of which is potatoes not being affected by the Fortune enchantment. Those pesky spuds. Also fixed is a game crash which occurs when a saddled pig you ride dies or when changing between rideable entities. I’ve saddled many an animal in my life, oddest one was an ostrich, but never a pig. I may have to add that to my bucket list, or just try it in Minecraft. Seems the safer bet. Hit up the link for more.

New Minecraft 360 Avatar items have landed on XBL Marketplace. Now, your virtual self can wear a sheep’s head, a zombie pigman shirt, have a pet cat, grab a magma cube, or get a pet Iron Golem. More items are available, and the list is through playXBLA. While you are there, you should check out a shot of how the the Ender Dragon looks in the game. Full list per the site is below.

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The folks at Mojang are back in scramble mode right about now, as the devs are once again teaming up with some of their friends to build some games really quickly in the Mojam 2.

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Mojam 2013 has been announced, and like last year, Mojang will develop a title based on submissions. This year, the monies will benefit Block by Block and the EFF

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Minecraft developer Mojang’s reported earnings for 2012 were $240 million (£152 million), according to comments made by CEO Carl Manneh and reported by Swedish site IT24.

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Minecraft snapshot 13w04a is now available. According to Mojang, it contains a “fancy” new scoreboard system, new functionality to dispensers, and a few other things which we found rather humorous and were unsure how to interpret. You can read over the additions and changes through the link.

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

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Mojang has released Minecraft snapshot 13w03a, which makes zombies and skeletons stronger, and scaled to difficulty. A new dropper block has been added along with a new hopper item, cnew chat options in the multiplayer menu, and the texture pack option has been moved from the main menu to options. At least 19 bugs were also stomped on, according to the official post. Get it here.

Minecraft developers Mojang and 4J Studios sold over 15 million combined downloads of the insanely popular sandbox title last year. New figures from creators Mojang have broken down the lofty total.

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Mojang has announced more sales figures for the Minecraft franchise, by stating that Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition hit the 5 million sold mark on December 31. The news was announced via Twitter by the firm’s Daniel Kaplan. Yesterday, Markus Persson stated the series sold 453,000 copies across all platforms on December 25, 2012, bringing the grand total to 18 million across all platforms.

Minecraft sold 453,000 copies across all platforms on December 25, 2012, Mojang’s Markus Persson announced over Twitter. The title has sold 8.7 million copies total on PC, while the Xbox 360 version has moved 4 million. On the mobile market, the Andorid and iOS versions have moved 5 million copies combined, bringing the grand total to 18 million across all platforms to-date. Thanks, IGN.

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.

Minecraft developer Mojang are making sure players “have fireworks for New Year’s Eve,” with version 1.4.6, and the current plan is to release the update close to Christmas. A new snapshot is available and it features enchanted books, nether brick slabs and other neat things for your Minecraft world. After release, Mojang has 1.5 in the pipeline, which should arrive in January, and will include new uses for redstone ore and other goodies. Thanks, PCGamesN.