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Tim Schafer wants to make Psychonauts 2, Notch offers to fund it

Psychonauts was an overlooked little gem by Tim Schafer, that was developed by Double Fine. Psychonauts is based on the exploits of Raz, a young boy gifted with psychic abilities who runs away from the circus to try to sneak into a summer camp for those with similar powers in order to become a “Psychonaut”. And although we haven’t gotten any sequel for it yet, Tim Schafer expressed his desire to return to this IP. Continue reading Tim Schafer wants to make Psychonauts 2, Notch offers to fund it

Drooling Minecraft Village 3D Print

This is simply amazing. YouTube’s member ‘bogenfreund0’ has uploaded a video of a 3D print from a Minecraft Village. This 3D model of minecraft-village was exported directly out of the game world using a modified command, colored using CAD software, and printed on a Zprinter 650. The end result is mind-blowing and a beauty to behold. Kudos to PCGamer for spotting it. Enjoy! Continue reading Drooling Minecraft Village 3D Print

Indiana Jones – Raiders of the Lost Ark recreated in Minecraft

And it’s time for another Minecraft video, hooraaaaaaay. CraftedMovie has recreated of one of the best movie scenes ever. Indiana Jones – Raiders of the Lost Ark is considered a classic movie and CraftedMovie has managed to recreate in Minecraft the scene where Jones explores a temple and retrieves a golden idol. Awesome scene, amazing recreation. Enjoy this Minecraft machinima after the jump! Continue reading Indiana Jones – Raiders of the Lost Ark recreated in Minecraft

Notch will take down Minecraft’s and Mojang’s websites on January 18th as a protest against SOPA

In a way to protest against SOPA, Notch decided to make Minecraft F2P on January 18th. This is something that Jens Bergensten has suggested to Notch and… well… Notch thought it would be cool and a pretty original way to show that they are against it. Continue reading Notch will take down Minecraft’s and Mojang’s websites on January 18th as a protest against SOPA

Notch further explains why he does not care about Minecraft’s piracy

In a shocking turn of events, Notch revealed yesterday that it’s okay if people pirate Minecraft. As Minecraft’s developer tweeted yesterday, those who can’t afford to pay for Minecraft can go ahead and pirate it. Just wow. But what does this mean? Is Notch encouraging to pirate his game? Apparently not, as he explained later on that he does not exactly approve it, but thinks that ‘it’s a minor offense in the scale of things‘. Notch was also surprised with how the media responded to his views on piracy. Continue reading Notch further explains why he does not care about Minecraft’s piracy

Attention PC gamers; Minecraft is officially out

I bet most PC gamers have already played Notch’s little gem, but who cares. Ladies and gentlemen, Minecraft has just been officially released. No more betas, no more testing. Minecraft 1.0 is out. The game is currently priced at $28.95 and can be purchased from its official site. We should note though that the site is down right now for maintenance purposes. Continue reading Attention PC gamers; Minecraft is officially out

Minecraft has gone Gold

Great news for PC gamers as Notch has just tweeted that Minecraft has just gone Gold.  That’s right, our beloved indie game is moving away from its beta phase and has passed the final phase of its long development. Although it was originally slated for a November 11th release, the game will now be fully released on November 18th. So, get ready everyone. It’s coming! Continue reading Minecraft has gone Gold

Make your Minecraft prettier with Ovo’s Rustic Texture Pack

So you think that Minecraft looks dated with its 2D pixel-ish graphics, right? Well, here is a nice high-res texture pack to update the game’s visuals. Modder Ovo released his latest Rustic Texture Pack that is compatible with both Minecraft 1.9 and 1.8.1. This texture pack enhances the blocks in Minecraft to make them look more real than the original ones, by adding more shadow and glowing effects. Continue reading Make your Minecraft prettier with Ovo’s Rustic Texture Pack

Minecraft surpasses 4 million sales

Minecraft proves that a great indie game with a nice marketing campaign can actually sell quite well on a dead platform. Notch’s little gem has finally surpassed 4 million sold copies, a number that a lot of triple-A games would like to achieve on the PC. To be more accurate, Minecraft currently has 16,051,591 registered users, of which 4,000,043 (24.92%) have bought the game. Continue reading Minecraft surpasses 4 million sales

CounterStrike’s De_Dust 2 Map recreated on Minecraft

SparklesProduction released today a video that showcases CounterStrike’s De_Dust 2 Map, recreated on Minecraft. We’ve seen in the past and other popular maps that were recreated in Minecraft and we have to admit that it’s really amazing witnessing all of our favourite maps in Minecraft. Call it nostalgia or whatever, but it looks bloody great. So be sure to check it out after the jump. Continue reading CounterStrike’s De_Dust 2 Map recreated on Minecraft