by StoneMarshall | Oct 21, 2014 | Minecraft News, parent-news |
If you are the parent or grandparent of boys aged between five to 12, chances are you are familiar with Minecraft, a computer game. Minecraft has spawned a range of official books, rather ugly affairs, which the developers insist can only be printed at one particular European printer. As the whole demographic worldwide wants these books, it’s often hard for the printer to keep up. For local publisher, Hardie Grant Egmont, the book has been a bonanza. In November, the Minecraft Blockopedia will be published and will retail for $59.95. One large Australian retailer reputedly wants 100,000 copies. We want quite a few too. But the Minecraft books are creating a bit of confusion on our shop floor. A customer recently asked one of our children’s specialists if we had Minecraft. ‘Of course,’ she answered, ‘it’s in the children’s section.’ ‘What? You keep it in the children’s section?’ ‘Oh yes, it’s very popular with five to 12-year-old boys.’ ‘I can’t believe that Mein Kampf could appeal like that!’ Red faces all round!
via Blog: Mark’s Say: Minecraft and the vitality of the printed book · Readings.com.au.
by StoneMarshall | Oct 19, 2014 | Minecraft News |
The much-anticipated next-gen “Minecraft” version was released last month in the shadow of the news that Mojang, half of the game’s development team, was to be acquired by Microsoft in a $2.5 billion deal.
But the popular sandbox game was released on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 to typically good reviews, even if there were a few bugs to be fixed.
4J Studios, the other half of the “Minecraft” development team, tweeted Thursday that the company is working on an update for the next-generation consoles, according to a report from Total Xbox.
via Minecraft for PS4 & Xbox One Release, Gameplay, Mods & Mojang: Next-Gen Update Coming Soon? : Tech : Latin Post.
by StoneMarshall | Oct 18, 2014 | Minecraft News |
“I’m not doing this for the money. I’m doing it for my sanity.”
Those were the final words of Markus Persson’s blog post explaining why he wouldn’t be going on with Mojang after it was purchased by Microsoft. Persson, better known as “Notch,” is responsible for creating Minecraft, a game which skyrocketed to popularity through every demographic. Now Microsoft owns Minecraft, and the studio behind it, but Notch is taking this opportunity to part ways from his creation.
via Fame Is Hard: Why Minecraft’s Creator Is Opting to Disappear.
by StoneMarshall | Oct 17, 2014 | Minecraft News |
The disc-based version of Minecraft for Xbox One
will launch at retailers on November 18 in the US.
via 1080p Xbox One Minecraft Hits Retail November 18 – GameSpot.
by StoneMarshall | Oct 17, 2014 | Minecraft News |
The Minecraft Beginner’s Handbook is the first official handbook in a series which so far contains four books. I actually read this book before I got the XBOX 360 edition of Minecraft, and thank goodness I did! It saved me many painful deaths!
This handbook is all about how to survive your first few days in the survival mode of Minecraft. It can be used for all editions of Minecraft. The most useful information I got from this handbook was how to mine ore – it has two pages telling you where you can find different ore, from iron to the rare emerald. It also taught me how to breed animals which is lots of fun.
Some of the things this book teaches you can work out for yourself given enough time playing Minecraft, but it’s certainly quicker using the book. I think it would have been good if the writers had added in about how to fight monsters.
This book is worth every penny you pay for it and I hope the writers continue to write more of these handbooks. 5 stars
via Minecraft: The Official Beginner’s Handbook – review | Children’s books | theguardian.com.
by StoneMarshall | Oct 17, 2014 | Minecraft News |
It never fails to blow my mind just how incredibly deep the game of Minecraft is. What on the surface seems like an adventure that’s all about exploring, crafting, block-building and survival has evolved into something that’s sophisticated enough people can build working computers inside the game itself. The world of iPhone games hasn’t been immune to the “can you make it in Minecraft” phenomenon, and we’ve seen versions of both Plague Inc. and Flappy Bird recreated inside Mojang’s masterpiece. However, this next one takes things to a whole new level. As noted by TUAW, a German Minecraft player has built a functioning iPhone-like device inside of Minecraft. Not only does the device “work” but it even has useable apps. Unfortunately, the following video is not in English, but I still found it impossible to turn off until I’d seen the entire 13 minutes.
via Someone Has Made a Working iPhone Inside of ‘Minecraft’ | Touch Arcade.
