Mojang working on three new games
Two unannounced projects could see release in first half of 2012, says CEO Carl Manneh.
Two unannounced projects could see release in first half of 2012, says CEO Carl Manneh.
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 >
Celebrate the release of a modern classic with this compact treat.
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 >
3Markus "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 >
14Mojang'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 >
Mojang's indie sandbox, Minecraft, has passed four million sales. The news was revealed in a tweet by studio head Markus "Notch" Persson, and has since been confirmed on the game's official website. More >
Minecraft has won the GameCity Prize 2011, becoming the first-ever recipient of the award at the annual Nottingham festival. Swedish developer Mojang's beloved indie sandbox was given the award - which recognises artistic, rather than financial success - at a ceremony on Saturday. It was selected by a panel including South Bank Centre artistic director Jude Kelly OBE, musician Nitin Sawhney and Labour MP Tom Watson. More >
Minecraft developer Mojang has won an interim injunction against Zenimax for use of the name Scrolls in its upcoming card-based game. Zenimax may still appeal, however. In a tweet this morning, company founder Markus Persson announced: “We won the interim injunction! We can keep using the name ‘Scrolls’. ZeniMax/Bethesda can still appeal the ruling, but I’m very happy.” More >
Bethesda vice president Pete Hines has responded to Minecraft creator Notch's comments regarding the ongoing trademark dispute between Zenimax and Mojang. Bethesda issued a trademark claim back in August regarding Mojang's upcoming project, Scrolls. More >
5Notch releases screenshots of a white dragon flying the pixel-clouded skies. More >
Bethesda Softworks and Mojang will settle their trademark dispute in court, Markus Persson, head of the Minecraft studio, has revealed. More >
Says Mojang is in talks with Valve but recognises an "inherent incompatibility between what we and they want to do."
As part of the Ludum Dare competition over the weekend, Minecraft creator Markus 'Notch' Persson made a game in 48 hours, live streaming the whole process. Prelude Of The Chambered is a six level dungeon crawler that sets the player in search of secrets, loot and upgrades as they gradually explore its torch-lit corridors. Much like Minecraft, you can't reload if disaster strikes, but death in Prelude results in a full restart. As the game takes around 20 to 30 minutes to complete, this makes its patrolling enemies a particularly potent menace. You can play the game by clicking on the source link below.
Minecraft creator describes publisher's Elder Scrolls trademark claim as "bogus" and gears up for court battle.
3Full of joie de vivre following his recent nuptials, Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson has suggested his Mojang studio and Bethesda settle their legal differences in the most unusual of fashions. Earlier this month, Bethesda's lawyers wrote to Mojang demanding that it not name its next game Scrolls, arguing that it infringes its Elder Scrolls trademark. "I challenge Bethesda to a game of Quake 3," Persson writes on his blog. "Three of our best warriors against three of your best warriors. If we win, you drop the lawsuit. If you win, we will change the name of Scrolls to something you're fine with. I am serious, by the way."
2The Minecraft developer's next project, the digital card and board game Scrolls, was revealed at GDC over five months ago. Evidently Bethesda's lawyers have only just cottoned on: Mojang head Markus "Notch" Persson revealed on Twitter that he has received a letter telling him the name infringes on Bethesda's Elder Scrolls trademark and that consumers will confuse it with the upcoming Skyrim. In a subsequent tweet, Notch said: "I still love Bethesda. This is hopefully just lawyers being lawyers."
Mojang's seemingly unstoppable sandbox game passed 2.5 million sales in June, and less than two months later it has reached the three million mark. Studio head Markus "Notch" Persson said in April that the game had grossed £20 million from 1.8 million sales; with Minecraft currently costing €14.95, that total is now somewhere around £35 million. We can't imagine Notch has an awful lot to worry about these days, but at this rate there may be no-one left to buy Minecraft by the time it's officially released in November.
Markus "Notch" Persson has confirmed to our friends at PC Gamer that a Minecraft convention, creatively dubbed Minecon, will take place at the Mandalay Bay casino in Las Vegas on November 18 and 19. The convention coincides with the release of the final version of Minecraft, and Notch said: "I’m really looking forward to getting up on stage and pushing the button to upload the final build. We’ll just go back home and keep working on Minecraft directly after Minecon, but it does represent a huge milestone where the game finally leaves beta, something we’d never been able to do without our fans, so it feels natural to celebrate it with them.”
Creator Markus "Notch" Persson reveals the latest milestone for Mojang's seemingly unstoppable indie game in a brief blog post. Last month he announced that sales of Minecraft had passed 2.5 million, bringing in an estimated £30 million in revenue despite still being in beta. It is now within touching distance of World Of Warcraft: the hugely popular MMOG had 11.4 million users in March.