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Minecraft

Mojang AB | Released Nov 6, 2011

Minecraft is a first-person fighter/sandbox construction game created by Mojang AB.

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Major Mojang news dump

Aug 25, 2011 26 comments

A variety of news, from PAX, to Minecraft on android, to Pigtales!

Prelude of the Chambered

Aug 22, 2011 42 comments

I made a game in 48 hours this weekend, for the Ludum Dare competition. It's an action based dungeon crawler with six levels, four boss fights, and plenty...

Hey, Bethesda! Let’s settle this!

Aug 17, 2011 59 comments

Marriage has been wonderful so far, and nobody sabotaged my computer while I was gone. The only negative thing going on at this moment is the Scrolls...

Wedding Weekend and You should go to MineCon!

Aug 12, 2011 27 comments

Hi everyone! I'm getting married to ez tomorrow, and I thought we'd celebrate by giving one free copy of Minecraft to everyone who buys the game!

Bethesda are suing us, here’s the full story!

Aug 5, 2011 60 comments

First of all, I love Bethesda. I assume this nonsense is partly just their lawyers being lawyers, and a result of trademark law being the way it is.

Minecon first details

Aug 4, 2011 26 comments

The first details of Minecon, the Minecraft convention, have been released to PC Gamer. The event will take place on November 18th-19th and will coincide...

"But Notch, it’s NOT a scam!"

Aug 3, 2011 19 comments

I’ve been getting a bunch of feedback that my last blog post is wrong for various reasons, and I’d just like to say that I would absolutely LOVE to be...

It’s a scam!

Aug 3, 2011 20 comments

Perhaps you've seen the videos about some groundbreaking “unlimited detail” rendering technology? If not, check it out, then get back to this post.

The psychology of the reticle and the feeling of control

Jul 29, 2011 43 comments

This blog post contains extensive spoilers about a new mob in the adventure update. Don’t read unless you want spoilers!

First details on Minecraft’s XP system. Notch: “When you die you lose all levels

Jul 22, 2011 46 comments

Yesterday, Notch posted an image of a massive mountain on his Twitter feed. But that’s not all. Look closely at said image. See the bar that looks a bit...

Sharing an interesting email

Jul 19, 2011 11 comments

I briefly talked to the crazy engineers over at Bat Country Entertainment about mods that alter the height limit in Minecraft. Ryan send me this interesting...

Minecraft Beta 1.7.3

Jul 8, 2011 9 comments

Bug fixes, bug fixes and bug fixes. A lot of bug fixes specifically for pistons.

Coming soon: 1.8

Jul 6, 2011 64 comments

Most of the basics of the game engine is in place, so it's time to flesh this game out into something more gamey. More content, more exploration, more...

Bill S.978

Jul 2, 2011 54 comments

I've received a few emails about Bill S.978, a new bill proposed in the USA, which would make it illegal under certain circumstances to share videos of...

Minecraft Beta 1.7

Jun 30, 2011 16 comments

Added pistons and shears, made fences stackable and various other changes.

Trickling information about the Adventure Update

Jun 28, 2011 50 comments

Since 1.8 is still a significant time away, we're going to have to stop being as secretive about it as we have. We'll provide information about it as...

Back in the office, and some words on 1.7 and 1.8!

Jun 27, 2011 28 comments

Me and Jens have been independently working on stuff for the adventure update, and it's been growing in scope as we've been working on it. That means...

Post E3 information dump!

Jun 10, 2011 21 comments

Hi! E3 is over, and we're flying back to Sweden in a few hours. I have loads of information and news to share, so here's a rambling information dump:

Minecraft activities on E3

Jun 2, 2011 18 comments

We got some more news for you about our presence at E3. Next week we will have some happenings at our booth (#713) with Sony Ericsson. You will be able...

Minecraft Beta 1.6.6

May 31, 2011 26 comments

Unless there are any emergency things to fix, I won't do any more updates before 1.7. Going to E3 on Saturday. I will be bringing my laptop to do some...

What the framerate limiter does

May 29, 2011 20 comments

The game now times every frame being rendered, and allocates 1000000000/ nanoseconds per frame. If it detects it having spent less than this on any frame...

Minecraft Beta 1.6(.4)

May 26, 2011 18 comments

Added Nether support to multiplayer, Added craftable maps, Added hatches, Added tall grass in some biomes, Added dead shrubs in deserts

Minecraft – Pocket Edition

May 25, 2011 37 comments

It is official. Minecraft – Pocket Edition will be demoed on Xperia Play at E3. It has been really hard to keep my mouth shut and not talk about it because...

The changelist for 1.6

May 23, 2011 25 comments

A large list of all the changes to 1.6 (most of them bug fixes)

Support and New Payment Options

May 19, 2011 9 comments

Sometimes we mess up things here at Mojang. Remember when I wrote about our new ticket support on zendesk? Well, we failed miserably to give you proper...

The lost Steve heads are found

May 12, 2011 13 comments

After tons of explicit language and more productive type of correspondence between us and the shipping company, they are finally found!

Minecraft Dev Diary - maps, Scrolls music, documentary

May 11, 2011 24 comments

Today we bring you another sticker-covered page from the secret diary of Swedish indie dev sensation Mojang, the creators of Minecraft and arbiters of...

The maps!

Apr 27, 2011 43 comments

I’m currently working on 1.6, which will be mostly a bug fix update. I will be going through bug lists (including the great one on the Minecraft wiki...

Minecraft's Plan for mods and api

Apr 26, 2011 95 comments

After some internal discussion and general anxiety, we've arrived at a plan for supporting mods. Mod api access will be free.

Information dump again!

Apr 25, 2011 13 comments

Hi! It’s Monday, and we’ve got the day off for some reason. (Something about Easter) Me and ez took a short walk, and the weather was wonderful. :-D But...