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We’ve seen many dedicated Minecraft players recreate worlds within the game, but now it looks like one particular Minecraft player by the name of lentebriesje is looking to recreate our planet Earth within Minecraft to a 1:1500 scale and given the size of our planet, 1:1500 would make it an extremely impressive feat. The tool lentebriesje is using is called WorldPainter, which for the non-Minecraft player is a map generator designed for Minecraft. What makes this feat even more impressive is that lentebriesje seems to be following the popular saying about how the devil is in details and he will be attempting to make each continent as accurate as possible. He has created several locations so far, such as the California Coast and the English Channel just to name a few, and if you’d like to see the rest of his work, you can head on over his image gallery for the rest of the screenshots. What do you guys think? Pretty impressive stuff, right?

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With the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft selling five million copies alone , we’re sure many of you are big fans of the game. We also know our readership well, and know you probably like to have a nice, cold drink at the end of a hard day of work. What if you could somehow combine your love for Minecraft with your love for alcoholic drinks? Now, you can, my Minecraft-playing, beer-drinking friends.

A Minecraft Pickaxe has been created that has a bottle opener attached to the end of it so you can quickly get your brewski open while still holding onto your video game pride. As you can see above, the Minecraft Pickaxe has been created in all of its 8-bit glory and is just the right size to carry around in your pocket, which will probably impress many ladies. Just be sure to stay far away from any creepers while you’re using this thing. Just like the pickaxe in Minecraft, this thing will do little to no damage against anyone.

If you’re interested in wielding the Minecraft Pickaxe bottle opener, head on over to ThinkGeek where it’s available for $19.99

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Minecraft has undoubtedly taken the gaming world by storm — it’s unique gameplay elements have made it a popular choice among casual gamers all around the world. It turns out that as of December 31, 2012, Minecraft sales in the Xbox Live Arcade store alone reached 5 million during 2012, according to the game’s developer for Xbox 360.

Developer 4J Studios tweeted the news on New Year’s Eve, saying that the Xbox 360 edition of Minecraft “passed 5 million sales.” A week prior to that, Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson tweeted that the game had sold over 453,000 copies on Christmas Eve alone, through both PC copies and the Xbox Live Arcade.

Another tweet from 4J Studios today announced that the development team has returned to work and is working on fixing a handful of bugs brought on by Minecraft’s Title Update 7, which launched last month. The team has promised that a patch for the update will be released sometime this month.

Title Update 7 introduced animal breeding, potion brewing, experience points, enchantment tables, and new biomes and items. Title Update 8, which is still in development, will bring “The End,” a floating island made of Obsidian, a material called End Stone, a home to a high concentration of Endermen creatures, and a boss called the Ender Dragon.

Minecraft XBLA sales reach 5 million in 2012 is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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An officially-licensed replica of the handy torch from Minecraft. Unlike the one in the game, not only can you place this anywhere you like, you can also – drum roll please – take it with you, even when it’s lit. On the other hand, it’ll be considerably harder to carry a ton of these.

Although it does light up, I don’t think it will protect you from monsters or zombies. Feel free to test it though.

Head to ThinkGeek to order the Minecraft Light-Up Torch for $35 (USD). You’ll need to combine it with 3 AAA batteries to craft a fully functioning lamp.

You know, there is something interesting about bringing something from the video game world into the real, physical world that we live in. For starters, it certainly fires up the imagination further, as you no longer have to make do with a DIY substitute (or a stick for a lightsaber, for instance), and the other would be the fact that is shows the world just where your loyalties lie when it comes to science fiction and video game franchises. Having said that, here we are with the $34.99 Minecraft Light-Up Torch that comes in all its pixelated glory, being full well capable of producing level 14 light, and is far easier to obtain one with cash compared to crafting one out.

The Minecraft Light-Up Torch can be mounted to your wall for that added touch of authenticity, and as a night light, it will still be able to scare monsters away, making sure they remain under the bed and do not, in any way, terrorize your little ones at night. It is powered by a trio of AAA batteries, so we would highly recommend rechargeables if you are going to use this for the long run.

[ Minecraft Light-Up Torch copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]