Look familiar? It might not for many of you, but anyone who has been around since May of 2009 should find this oddly familiar - this was one of the earliest demos of Minecraft in its infancy! Yes, the game we know and love today wasn't much to look at back then - grass blocks and cobblestone, and not much else. It's amazing when you stop to consider - with all the potions, hunger, myriad critters, redstone - just how far the game has come from such humble beginnings. It's been an amazing process to see unfold over the years, to be sure.
It wasn't long ago that Minecraft saw 28 million registered users and nearly 6 million purchased copies , and the number just keeps growing. Along with the runaway success of Minecraft - Pocket Edition (over a million sales) and Minecraft - XBOX 360 Edition (over 400,000 in the first 24 hours!), the epic...
MCX360 Smashes Sales Records - Third Platform Dominated
It was announced in a statement released by Microsoft that Minecraft: 360 Edition has surpassed all previous sales records on the XBOX Live Arcade, selling more digital copies in the first twenty-four hours of launch than any other title! There are already over four hundred thousand ratings for the game on XBLA, and it clearly has a strong start in the multiplayer community.
Official figures have not been released yet regarding the exact number of sales; it has been estimated, based on the game's ratings by players, that sales exceeded four hundred-thousand copies within 24 hours of going live, worldwide.
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition was developed by 4J Studios in conjunction with Mojang and Microsoft Studios, and introduces new gameplay experiences such as a unique crafting menu, game tutorials, and split-screen multiplayer as well as online...
MCX360 Smashes Sales Records - Herobrine Involvement Suspected*
It was revealed in a statement released by Microsoft that Minecraft: 360 Edition has surpassed all previous sales records on the XBOX Live Arcade, selling more digital copies in the first twenty-four hours of launch than any other title! There are already over four hundred thousand ratings for the game on XBLA, and it clearly has a strong start in the multiplayer community.
MCX360 appeals to a number of gamers for a number of different reasons: for some, their PC doesn't run Minecraft as well as the XBOX does, or they simply don't own (or have access to) one. Others might be curious how the development of MCX360 will differ from Minecraft PC, and are getting a head start. Also possible is the strong draw of multi-player support on the 360 - without having to worry about port forwarding or setting up a secure network connection to host a server, players can finally just play together....
It’s time for the weekly snapshot. Mojang is continuing to work on separating the client from the server, and has fixed a bunch of stuff related to that transition. What else got added? Check it out below:
Added cocoa plants to jungles
Added a “large biomes” world type
Added specific names for the different sandstone and smooth stone blocks
The client now comes with both the client-side and the server-side JAR files. The file called “minecraft.jar” should be in your “.minecraft/bin” folder as usual, and the “minecraft_server.jar” file should be in a folder called “.minecraft/server”.
MCX360 is finally out, and Microsoft has a really awesome show planned for Twitch.tv! They are putting on an amazing show called "Xbox LIVE Arcade NEXT". It will feature Minecraft, specifically celebrating the launch of the highly anticipated console port. Seananners and MinecraftChick will be there playing live, as well as other noteworthy gaming personalities!
The show starts tonight at 6:00 pm PST (9:00 pm EST) live on Twitch.tv - don't miss out!
Want Another Shot at a Minecraft-Themed XBOX 360?
We've given away a number of custom Minecraft-themed 360s in the past, and now it's time for some more! Curse is so excited with the new edition of Minecraft that we decided to give away an Xbox 360 with a fully customized Minecraft design to one lucky North American...
