Tag: Minecraft
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The fact that we now have a lovely new next-generation console does not automatically mean its predecessor is obsolete.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…
Console price-war? Sony releases Fifa & Minecraft bundle – and a Glacier White PS4
Sony has announced a new console bundle that sees FIFA 15 and Minecraft come bundled with the PS4 for £349.99 - just weeks after Microsoft's Xbox One makes gains with a FIFA bundle. Just weeks ago if you wanted an Xbox One or PS4, it'd cost you £350 and you'd get no games. Then Microsoft…
WATCH: Portal 2 re-created in Minecraft
This is pretty astonishing. Reddit user LegMaster163 has recreated part of Portal 2 using everyone's favourite building tool. Impressively, it was all done in the normal 'vanilla' Minecraft, rather than by using mods so it had to be coded using in-game tools. Our only criticism is that the graphics appear a little blocky...
5 questions now Microsoft is (possibly) buying Minecraft
Sensational news over night as it has been reported that Microsoft is about to close a deal to buy Mojang, the company that developers the wildly popular game Minecraft. According to the WSJ, the deal would value the company at $2bn. Here's four questions we're asking as a result. 1) What's in it for Microsoft?…
Minecraft coming to Xbox One on Friday
Good news for Minecraft players - the game will be landing on the Xbox One on Friday, Microsoft has announced. It seems Microsoft may have beaten Sony to it. The Xbox One edition of the game will set new players back £15.99, though Xbox 360 players can upgrade for only £3.99. As you might imagine…
Peter Capaldi’s Doctor coming to Minecraft on Xbox 360
The BBC has announced that a special Doctor Who DLC pack will soon be available for Minecraft's Xbox 360 edition. From "September 2014", players will be able to customise their avatar to look like new Doctor Peter Capaldi, Clara as well as five older Doctors and their companions (unfortunately the press release didn't specify which…
Minecraft on PS4 delayed?
We were expecting Minecraft to hit the PS4 this month, but it appears to have been delayed. A tweet from developers 4JStudios reports that Sony has found some problems with the game. Sony found some issues we have to fix in their final test of #MinecraftPS4 :(
We're fixing, but we need to go through the…
