Always Sunny creator Rob McElhenney to helm Minecraft movie
Yesterday, Minecraft developer Mojang announced that they have chosen Rob McElhenney to direct the upcoming Minecraft movie.
McElhenney is most well known for his role as one of the creators …
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New version of Minecraft for HoloLens announced
Minecraft is coming to the real world. Virtually.
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Minecraft celebrates its birthday with free skins
Minecraft is three years old!
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Minecraft getting new skin, achievements and more
Minecraft, on both Xbox 360 and Xbox One, will be receiving new content via a free update releasing this Wednesday. Players on both consoles will be receiving a new …
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Minecraft Pattern Texture Pack now available
The Pattern Texture Pack has now been released for all Xbox versions of Minecraft and is great for players looking to spice up their worlds. The pack allows players to litter their planet with bright colors, fancy patterns and knitted animals until the cuteness level simply reaches too much. The theme of the pack can also be applied to any previously made world, as well as any new worlds that are created. Those that are looking for a more through idea of what the pack has to offer, check after the jump to see a gallery of screenshots.
Microsoft’s purchase of Minecraft started with a tweet
The $2.5 billion deal that saw Minecraft change hands from creator Markus “Notch” Persson to Microsoft all started with a tweet, reports Forbes.
“Anyone want to buy my share of Mojang so I can move on with my life?” Persson tweeted in June of last year. “Getting hate for trying to do the right thing is not my gig.”
Mojang CEO Carl Manneh read the tweet, and, by his estimation, the phone rang just 30 seconds later. A most interested party was on the line: Microsoft. The console holder and software giant wanted to know if Persson was serious. So did Manneh.
As it turned out, the Minecraft mastermind had written the tweet half-jokingly, but things quickly turned serious when Persson realized this was his chance to divorce himself from Minecraft. He had once sworn he would never sell out, but after years of dealing with caustic communications — sometimes in regards to content changes Persson wasn’t even aware of, let alone responsible for — Persson had a change of heart.
Star Wars Rebels Skin Pack available now for Minecraft
Take your world of Minecraft to a galaxy far, far away with the Star Wars Rebel Skin Pack available now for both Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition and Minecraft: Xbox One Edition.
Packed full of 23 new character skins including, Ezra Bridger, Hera Syndulla, Kanan Jarrus and Chopper, this skin pack can be yours for $2.99.
Star Wars Rebels is an animated television series that airs on Disney XD. The show is set five years before Star Wars Episode IV, and it follows the story of the Rebellion’s beginnings as well as tells some of the origin stories of the groups that will later form the Rebel Alliance.
Click below for the full list of characters.
Microsoft building off of Minecraft’s success
Microsoft shelled out $2.5 billion to acquire Minecraft studio Mojang, and now we’re starting to see why. In its published earnings report, Microsoft announced a revenue of $171 million for its …
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The Simpsons coming to Minecraft in February
Hi-diddly-ho, Minecraftorino.
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Minecraft: Story Mode announced
Telltale Games and Mojang has announced Minecraft: Story Mode, coming to Xbox 360 and Xbox One next year. It will be an choice-driven episodic game, just like Telltale’s current …
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