This week the folks a Mojang have announced a collaboration of epic scale – the first Xbox 360 downloadable update, utilizing the Mass Effect gaming environment for a fully-boxy adventure. This update is called Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition Mass Effect Mash-Up. This game works in collaboration with Microsoft Studios, Xbox Live Arcade, and 4J Studios […]
Mojang’s Jens Begensten has recently put up in a new blog update details concerning Minecraft’s upcoming 1.7 patch for their hit title. To be more specific, he touched on the changes that were made to Minecraft’s world generator that will definitely have an impact on how worlds come together. Basically, the team wanted to take a look at how to improve three key areas – oceans that are too large for their own good, too uneven/random biome placement, and the lack of variation.
Jens shared, “One reason why we rarely do changes to the world generator is because every little change off-sets the world seed and causes noticeable borders between new and old terrain. A lot of people don’t mind about these borders, but we still want to avoid creating them. So, in order to avoid needing to change the world generator again in the nearest future, we try to do as many changes now as possible.”
Do you think that the solutions which will be introduced in Minecraft’s 1.7 patch will be able to make the game more enjoyable compared to what millions of players are already used to? Perhaps, as change has never been something that everyone welcomes. So far, the release date for Minecraft 1.7 has yet to be announced, to stay tuned.
Mojang Patch Preview Reveals Detailed Smaller Oceans, Smoother Biome Transitions original content from Ubergizmo. 
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The road to the long-awaited Title Update 12 for the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft has been a long one. Earlier this month, 4J Studios announced they were putting the final touches on the update, even going as far as announcing the official changelog for the game just a week later. This lead many to believe the update was coming extremely soon, but unfortunately, the update never came. Those of you who have been looking forward to Title Update 12 can rest easy as it’s now available for you to download. (more…)
Minecraft Xbox 360 Title Update 12 Now Available original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Earlier this month, 4J Studios said they were putting the final touches on their Title Update 12 for the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft. Since then, the full changelog of Title Update 12 was released, but we have still yet to hear of an official release date for the long-awaited title update. The truth is – even 4J Studios doesn’t know when Title Update 12 will see the light of day. (more…)
Minecraft Xbox 360 Title Update 12 Release Date Still Unknown original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Sony has made a number of interesting announcements today at the Gamescom conference in Cologne, Germany. The company announced that it is slashing the price of PS Vita by $50. The portable gaming console is now available for $199.99. Sony also finally announced the release date of PlayStation 4, its next generation console. In North America, the console is going to be released on November 15th. Another interesting announcement to come out of Sony today is the confirmation that Minecraft will be making its way to the PS4.
Unfortunately, Sony hasn’t provided any more details about Minecraft for PlayStation 4. However, it did mention that the game will also eventually become available on PS Vita and the PlayStation 3 as well. No launch details have been provided, its features have not been detailed as well. Minecraft is a very popular PC game. The only console it has been available on so far is the Xbox 260. At the E3 conference, Microsoft announced that Minecraft would be coming over to the Xbox One. Minecraft afficionados will definitely appreciate the fact that this game has now been confirmed for both next generation consoles. If you’ve not been able to make up your mind, might I suggest that you go through our Xbox One vs PS4 feature to get an idea of how these consoles stack up against each other.
Minecraft For PlayStation 4 Confirmed original content from Ubergizmo. 
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As the multi-platform gaming title Minecraft continues to expand in popularity with web browser, mobile, and console-based block-building action, today Sony announced the continuation of the title for PlayStation 4. This game will not be entirely exclusive to the console, coming in a Minecraft: Xbox One Edition from Mojang Studios with the launch of the […]
Talk about cryptic teasers: Sony has just announced that Minecraft is coming to the PS4 at launch. And… that’s about it. There’s no other details. Still, those who want to build blocky worlds on next-gen consoles won’t be limited to the Xbox One.
Update: Notch has chimed in after Sony’s event with word that Minecraft will also reach the PS3 and PS Vita.
Markus “Notch” Persson’s plans for a space simulator called 0x10c are no more. The Minecraft creator revealed he no longer intends to pursue the space-themed title under his game development studio, Mojang, during a Team Fortress 2 livestream on Reddit, stating there “are no future aspirations for 0x10c.” Persson has already launched Scrolls in open […]
After suffering a “creative block” with development of his 0x10c project, Markus “Notch” Persson has definitively killed the idea, saying he has “no future aspirations” for it. The keenly anticipated game involved space travelers who wake up after an eons-long hypersleep and have to deal with enemies and other problems aboard their spaceship. He broke the news to disappointed fans on a livestream, but some have decided to keep the idea alive via community effort called Project Trillek. While they’d drop the whole cryosleep bit, the team would keep the concept of a crew navigating space and managing their craft with a 16-bit CPU, Minecraft-style. We’re glad it’s not dead yet, but whether it can survive the vacuum of a Notch-less space remains to be seen.
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Source: Joystiq
Back in 2012, Minecraft’s creator Markus “Notch” Persson announced a new game titled 0x10c. The game was designed as a sci-fi simulator with test footage from the game having been released as well, giving gamers a brief idea of what they might be able to expect. Unfortunately if you were hoping to get your hands on the game in the near future, it looks like that might not be happening as Notch has announced that the game has been put on hold indefinitely. The reasoning behind it is because Notch has run into some creative blocks and cited that the game did not feel fun to play, thus it has been put on hold until he can figure it out.
Now the good news is that the game will not be on ice for too long because it seems that fans of Notch’s work have decided to pick up the project themselves. The project dubbed “Project Trillek” will not be based 100% on 0x10c, but will instead be a game inspired by it. It will not be using the code from 0x10c, its story, or the title itself, so we really have to wonder just how much of 0x10c we will see in it. According to Shane Dalton, the project’s lead and head writer (via US Gamer), “We just sort of looked at the project and were like, ‘Okay. This is a community project now,’”
There are no plans to monetize Project Trillek, except to ask for donations to offset server costs. No word on when Project Trillek will be released either, but we’ll keep our eyes peeled nonetheless.
Notch’s 0x10c Game Put On Hold, Fans Pickup Where He Left Off original content from Ubergizmo. 
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