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Minecraft documentary airing on Xbox Live Marketplace on 22nd December
Major Nelson has announced that the Minecraft documentary, titled Minecraft: The Story of Mojang, will exclusively premiere on Xbox Live Marketplace for Gold subscribers in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Belgium, Portugal, Austria, France, Finland and Sweden.
Minecraft franchise hits 17.5M total sales
Posted: 13.12.2012 by JonahFalcon
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Mojang has announced that with the 5M unit sales of Minecraft - The Pocket Edition for iOS devices, the franchise has achieved over 17.5M unit sales. This includes the original Minecraft on PC and the Xbox Live Arcade release of the game.
Minecraft's Halloween skin DLC earns over $770K for charity
Posted: 12.12.2012 by JonahFalcon
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4J Studios has announced that the 160 Microsoft Point ($2 USD) Halloween skins downloadable content for the Xbox Live Arcade version of Minecraft raised over $770K for charity.
Minecraft has now sold 8 million PC copies, Notch teases cryptic string
Posted: 12.11.2012 by Technet2k
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Mojang has announced that Minecraft for PC has now sold more than 8 million copies, with Jens Bergensten admitting he can't "think of anything clever to say." Notch however has a string for us.
This cryptic string of letters and numbers means something, or maybe nothing. No doubt fans will tear it apart and find the hidden secret within. Until then keep on crafting those mines.
This cryptic string of letters and numbers means something, or maybe nothing. No doubt fans will tear it apart and find the hidden secret within. Until then keep on crafting those mines.
Minecraft becomes Xbox Live's most popular game, over Call of Duty
Posted: 28.10.2012 by JonahFalcon
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Major Nelson revealed in his blog that for the first time in Xbox Live's history, the most played Xbox Live game is not a shooter, but a strange strategy/simulation MMO played with LEGO-style blocks. In a case of the little indie game that could, Xbox Live Arcade title Minecraft surpassed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in the top spot.
Posted: 18.12.2012 by JonahFalcon
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