Tag Archives: notch

Mon, Jun 03, 2013 | 09:29 BST

Exploring the magnetic appeal of typing games

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Last month Mojang’s resident hat-warmer Notch released Drop, a challenging typing game for browsers. VG247′s Dave Cook plays it, and explores other quirky typing games over the years.

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Mon, May 27, 2013 | 15:54 BST

Sony invites Notch to its E3 event by giving him a golden PSone

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Markus “Notch” Persson, the creator of Minecraft, has received a rather classy VIP invitation to Sony’s E3 press conference: a golden PSone console.

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Fri, Apr 12, 2013 | 16:25 BST

Minecraft creator currently world’s second most-influential person in Time’s 100 poll

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Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson is currently ranked as the second most-influential person in the world in this year’s Time 100 Poll. Voting is still open if you want to throw your own hat in the ring.

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Wed, Mar 27, 2013 | 21:08 GMT

Age of Wonders 3 pre-alpha gameplay vid has combat in it

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The funded-by-Notch turn-based strategy RPG sequel Age of Wonders III saw the light of day at GDC today in the form of some pre-alpha gameplay footage.

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Wed, Nov 21, 2012 | 11:05 GMT

0x10c: Notch working on ship editor, game not being shown at Minecon

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0x10c creator Notch has revealed that he is working on a ship editor for his mind-bending space game, and has also downplayed the game’s appearance at Minecon following a slip-up on Twitter.

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Thu, Oct 25, 2012 | 14:27 BST

0x10c being streamed live on Twitch TV by Notch

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0x10c is being streamed live on Twitch TV by Notch, who is testing out the multiplayer in his sandbox game. Watch it here.

Fri, Oct 12, 2012 | 19:58 BST

New 0x10c footage released, gameplay detailed

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New 0x10c footage has been released by Notch, and according to the game maker, he wants the game to feel a bit like Firefly.

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Tue, Oct 02, 2012 | 17:08 BST

Minecraft creators Mojang nominated for ‘best-looking office’ award, no really

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Mojang is probably used to being nominated for awards and receiving praise by now, but this one is verging on the ludicrous. The Minecraft developer has been nominated for an award that recognises the best-looking office spaces in Sweden.

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Wed, Aug 08, 2012 | 12:29 BST

Minecraft Xbox 360 sells 17,000 copies a day, Mojang doubles profits

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Minecraft’s gravy train keeps rolling, as Mojang doubled its earning in its second financial year, MCV Nordic reports.

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Wed, Aug 01, 2012 | 09:36 BST

Notch: ‘Minecraft mod used to threaten my vision’ – Minecraft creator speaks

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Minecraft creator, Markus “Notch” Persson took to Reddit last night to take part in an ‘Ask me anything’ Q&A session with fans, revealing the developers thoughts on the modding community and the prospect of future updates.

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Thu, May 10, 2012 | 21:45 BST

Hyperplayer Mode in 0x10c teased by Notch

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Notch has teased something called Hyperplayer Mode in 0x10c, his latest title currently in development. The mode is listed above the multiplayer and single-player options in the game’s title screen. The image, posted through here was tweeted by Notch along with: “Niiiice, the title screen uses the unified rendering and lighting code now!” Whatever that means. We’re developmentally challenged. Take that for what it means or with ambiguous connotations. We don’t really care either way. Not much is known about the game so far, only that it takes place in the future inside a parallel universe where players will participate in space battles, mining, trading, and looting. Thanks, GameSpy.

Fri, Apr 20, 2012 | 02:14 BST

Teaser for Notch’s 0x10c space sim released

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A teaser video for Notch’s 0x10c space sim is below. The developer said the title is still “extremely early in development,” but like with Minecraft, Mojang expects to release it early to allow the players help “shape the game as it grows.” The title’s cost is still undecided, but “it’s likely there will be a monthly fee for joining the Multiverse,” as the team plans to “emulate all computers and physics even when players aren’t logged in.” The single-player portion won’t be saddled with any recurring fees. Thanks, EvilAvatar.

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Sun, Mar 18, 2012 | 08:40 GMT

Minecraft’s Notch working on “space adventure game”

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Minecraft creator and BAFTA winner Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has told the BBC he’s currently working on a “space game,” a project which he intends to start work on in seriousness this summer.

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Fri, Mar 16, 2012 | 05:47 GMT

Notch: Digital distribution monopoly “a bit dangerous”

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Although Mojang’s founder really likes Steam, he’s wary of one platform dominating the PC market.

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Tue, Mar 13, 2012 | 19:09 GMT

Notch: Psychonauts 2 won’t happen for “a while”

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Markus “Notch” Persson has said it will be a while before Tim Schafer will have the time to begin work on Psychonauts 2.

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Sat, Mar 10, 2012 | 18:38 GMT

Mojang and Bethesda reach an agreement over use of Scrolls

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Markus “Notch” Persson has taken to Twitter to announce Mojang and ZeniMax, have reached an agreement over the use of the title Scrolls.

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Thu, Mar 08, 2012 | 11:13 GMT

Minecraft hits 5.2 million sales, still a secret yet to find, says Notch

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Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has confirmed that Minecraft has now sold 5.2 million units since it first went into a public alpha state in 2009.

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Mon, Mar 05, 2012 | 09:54 GMT

Notch to receive BAFTA Special Award

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BAFTA’s announced it’s to reward the Special Award to Mojang’s Markus ‘Notch’ Persson at the BAFTA Video Game Awards next week.

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Tue, Feb 07, 2012 | 16:02 GMT

Notch to Schafer: “Let’s make Psychonauts 2 happen”

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Following comments that a sequel had been pitched “several times” to no avail this morning, Mojang boss Markus Persson has publicly offered on Twitter Double Fine head Tim Schafer to fund Psychonauts 2.

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Wed, Feb 01, 2012 | 20:47 GMT

GDC 2012: SWTOR postmortem and Notch Q&A announced

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GDC organizers have announced a Star Wars: The Old Republic postmortem as well as a Q&A featuring Markus “Notch” Persson as part of the lineup for the show’s Main Conference.

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