Minecraft XBLA was profitable within an hour, broke digital sale records

May 10 2012 (05:30 PM EDT)
Minecraft is digging its own grave with its latest release on XBLA -- and by "grave" we mean "lavish, gold-plated throne room with indoor pool and grape-feeding robots." Minecraft was profitable within an hour...
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Minecraft spawns yet another epic game within a game: DOTA

April 14 2012 (12:00 AM EDT)
Sometimes a game launches and players say, "Wow, this game has everything. I couldn't ask for more." Other times they say, "Wow, this game has nothing. I'm going to make everything in this game, even other games....
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Castlevania whipped up in Minecraft

April 09 2012 (11:30 AM EDT)
Nick Hagman took a break from his hobby of performing incredible retro gaming feats with a dance pad, to perform an incredible retro gaming feat in Minecraft. Why yes, that is the entire world of Castlevania explorable...
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Think Geek’s April Fools’ Day swag includes Minecraft ‘Creeps’ and a Skyrim hoodie

April 01 2012 (12:00 PM EDT)
Think Geek does April Fools' Day like no one else, partially because the fake items they come up with are consistently hilarious, but also because one phony gag always ends up becoming a real product. This year,...
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Microsoft reveals Xbox 360 lineup for PAX East 2012

March 30 2012 (04:00 AM EDT)
We haven't figured out a way to travel into the future yet, and we're just as upset as you are about that. But the closest thing has to be playing games that aren't actually out yet, right? Microsoft is offering...
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