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“Until now, the project has been in the LEGO Review – a stage before product development begins where a LEGO Jury evaluates the idea’s feasibility as a product and makes a decision,” reads the CUUSOO blog. “We're happy to announce that the Minecraft project on LEGO CUUSOO has passed the LEGO review and we are now developing a concept that celebrates the best aspects of building with the LEGO system and in Minecraft.” More >

Swedish developer Mojang has admitted it midjudged fan expectations with the release of Minecraft: Pocket Edition, the iOS and Android port of its PC smash. In a post on the Mojang blog, Daniel Kaplan explains that the company designed Pocket Edition to focus on the creative aspects of Minecraft. Fans, it seems, wanted something different, and with Mojang's relationship with its fanbase having been so significant a factor in Minecraft's success, the studio is now going back to the drawing board. More >

Minecraft developer Mojang has launched Cobalt, a side-scrolling action game developed by fellow Swedish studio Oxeye Games. Cobalt launched on Friday as planned, costing €9.95, but is currently only available on Windows. The Mac and Linux versions will follow when the game enters beta. More >

Markus "Notch" Persson, the charismatic head of Minecraft developer Mojang, is no longer lead developer on the game that made him a millionaire, after he passed the reins to Jens Bergensten. Writing on his blog, Persson explains that the move means Bergensten "will have the final say in all design decisions, so he will kinda sorta become my boss, I guess." More >

The trio behind YouTube sensation Yogscast have said in a statement that they are "disappointed" by allegations made about their conduct at last weekend's Minecon event by Markus "Notch" Persson, head of Minecraft developer Mojang. Earlier this week Persson said he would not be working again with the Yogscast team, slamming them in a series of tweets for acting "like total spoiled divas nonstop" and concluding: "They're an isolated island of egos." More >

Releases list of grievances against the YouTube gaming video group, calling them "an isolated island of egos" in the Minecraft community. More >

Markus "Notch" Persson, studio head of Minecraft developer Mojang, has said he will no longer deal with the duo behind YouTube sensation Yogscast. Persson was unhappy with the duo swearing during a panel at the Minecon event in Las Vegas given that so many attendees had brought their children to the event, which was held to celebrate Minecraft's stunning success and mark its official release. More >

Upcoming indie side-scroller Cobalt will be released in an alpha state, with player feedback taken into account as the game is developed. Mojang, the Minecraft developer which will be publishing Oxeye Game Studio's action game, announced at last weekend's Minecon event in Las Vegas that Cobalt will seek to emulate Minecraft's success by following its release model, with a paid alpha due before the end of the year. More >

More than 4,000 people logged into Minecraft every second following the release last Friday of Minecraft 1.0. The figure was revealed during a developer panel at the Minecon event in Las Vegas, held to celebrate the unprecedented success of Mojang's indie sandbox and to mark its official release. More >

Minecraft Pocket Edition will be released for iPhone and iPad tomorrow. News of the App Store release comes just days before the MineCon event in Las Vegas, where the PC version of the game will be officially released. Minecraft finally went gold earlier this week. More >

Mojang's indie sandbox, Minecraft, has finally exited beta and gone gold ahead of its official release this week. Studio head Markus "Notch" Persson revealed the news on Twitter, writing: "So, yes. Minecraft has gone gold." More >