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One of the strangest break-out hits of our current generation of multi-platform games is Minecraft, a pixelated game that’s headed to the PlayStation 3 this month. While the original Xbox 360 version was released all the way back in May of 2012, this 2013 PlayStation 3 release will be exactly the same, or as similar […]

Some games are just destined to do extremely well when they roll out, and Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition happens to be one of them. In fact, this puppy has just officially gone past the 10 million copies sold mark, at least according to the folks over at Microsoft. Xbox social media director Jeff Rubenstein also sent in his congratulatory message, saying, “Congrats to Mojang, 4J Studios, and Microsoft Studios, and a huge thank you to the 10 million of you who have built, explored, and fought through the night on Xbox 360.”

Not only that, there is more good news to follow up on this rather remarkable achievement, where loyal builders will finally get their due as there is a 50% discount on all skin and texture packs. Unfortunately, the timing of this massive sale would not be as what some would expect, since it will last only for a day. All skin and texture packs here would mean the exclusion of Mashup packs, and this particular sale will happen this coming Saturday, December 14th, where it includes Skin Pack 1, Skin Pack 2, Skin Pack 3, Skin Pack 4, Skin Pack 5, Battle & Beasts Skin Pack, Festive Skin Pack, Plastic Texture Pack, Battle & Beasts 2 Skin Pack, Natural Texture Pack, and Fantasy Texture Pack.

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Sells Over 10 Million Copies original content from Ubergizmo.

Fans of Minecraft know you can pretty much create anything you want in the game, as long as you have the imagination for it. We’ve seen movie trailers recreated in Minecraft as well as theme park rides based off popular films, but this week, an original opera will be taking place inside the game’s world. (more…)

Minecraft’s Opera ‘OPERAcraft’ To Be Livestreamed This Week original content from Ubergizmo.

Do you love Minecraft? Do you love Skyrim? Do you wish you could play both at the same time? Well – you kind of can now that the Skyrim pack has been released for the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft.

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim to Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition contains a themed-texture set, a total of 40 character skins, as well as having its UI, inventory and menu all Skyrim-themed. Better yet, you’ll be able to listen to some of the Skyrim soundtrack as you play through Minecraft. (more…)

Minecraft Xbox 360 Skyrim Texture Pack Now Available original content from Ubergizmo.

In the past we have heard a story of how a father in the UK, a police officer, reported his son to the authorities over in-app purchases made on iTunes which racked up a pretty hefty bill. This was not done to scare the kid, but rather to get the credit card company to return the funds as a police report had been made. However it seems that in the US, it is an entirely different story as a 10-year old boy faces a felony charge after spending $800 on Minecraft. First of all we’re not sure how one even spends that much in game like Minecraft, and secondly a felony charge for a 10-year old boy? That doesn’t seem too right, does it?

Apparently the boy had used his grandmother’s card without her knowledge and when she noticed the discrepancy, she phoned the bank to report the suspicious activity. At this point we’re not sure if she knew it was her grandson, but the bank basically told her to file a police report, after which they would cancel the charges, which she did and ultimately landed her own grandson into a pile of legal mess. The case has since been referred to prosecutors with the child under suspicion of felony theft. What do you guys think? Doesn’t really seem right, does it?

10-Year Old Faces Felony Charges After Spending $800 On Minecraft Using His Grandmother’s Credit Card original content from Ubergizmo.