Tag: Minecraft
Hackers increasing exploiting online gaming boom, claims Kaspersky
In 2020, as countries around the world were forced into lockdown, the number of online gamers skyrocketed. In fact, by the end of March 2020, the number of both active users and concurrent users actively playing games on Steam (the most popular online gaming platform, community, and store) reached an all-time record. This record was once…
Microsoft announces ‘disc-free’ Xbox One S All-Digital Edition
Microsoft has unveiled its first “disc-free” Xbox which will allow gamers to download, play and store games entirely digitally. The Xbox One S All-Digital Edition will enable gamers to store digital versions of games in the cloud, as well as pre-order and pre-install upcoming games so they are ready to play as soon as they…
WATCH: The Simpsons introduction recreated in Minecraft
It was inevitable really - we're just surprised it took so long. The creator of the video has also created the rest of Springfield too - which you can see linked at the end of the video.
Someone built an entire word processor in Minecraft
Check out this video from Koala_Steamed on YouTube, who spent two years building a real, functioning word processor inside Minecraft. Using only redstones - no command blocks, the entire 'computer' has been programmed in binary, working in exactly the same way a computer would it soldered together in real life. Here's how they describe what…
WATCH: Notch’s new $70m mansion recreated in Minecraft
Last week we heard the news that Markus "Notch" Persson, the brain behind Minecraft had spent some of his $2bn fortune on a gigantic house in trendy Beverly Hills. Hours later the inevitable happened - and some fans recreated it in Minecraft itself. The mansion itself has 8 bedrooms, a pool (with a 54ft glass…
The Digest: Apple ‘failing to protect workers’… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Apple 'failing to protect Chinese factory workers' | BBC News "Poor treatment of workers in Chinese factories which make Apple products has been discovered by an undercover BBC Panorama investigation. Filming on an iPhone 6 production line showed Apple's promises to protect workers were routinely broken. It found standards on workers' hours, ID…
Minecraft launches on Windows Phone 8.1
Microsoft's recent acquisition of Minecraft developer Mojang is paying off - the company has now launched the Pocket Edition of the intensely popular game on Windows Phone 8.1. Microsoft says: "Minecraft: Pocket Edition for Windows Phone 8.1 includes all of Minecraft’s mobile features, including the tense action of Survival mode, the limitless exploration of Creative…
Dennis and Gnasher come to Minecraft
In an unexpected partnership between old and new media, The Beano has partnered with Minecraft to offer Dennis and Gnasher mods for the popular game. The tie-up whilst unexpected makes sense: Whilst the Beano is attempting to remain relevant in this century (it was first published in 1938), Minecraft is like crack for children. The…
The Top 10 PS3 Games for Christmas
[nextpage title="Next"] The fact that we now have a lovely new next-generation console does not automatically mean its predecessor is obsolete. Far from it. Not everyone has jumped ship to the PS4, and Sony still supports the PlayStation 3. So with that in mind, here are 10 of the best games to give your PS3-playing…
The UK top 10 video games chart: FIFA is still top of the table
[nextpage title="Next"] EA’s FIFA 15 does it again with a sixth consecutive week at No.1 since launch, the most of any title so far this year. The previous version, FIFA 14, made 12 appearances at No.1 (a record for FIFA titles) and also strung a six-week streak together, but not from launch. Microsoft’s Xbox One…