Minecraft’s Steve is the latest fighter to join Super Smash Bros.
Today we finally know who the next fighter, and franchise crossover, to be added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and it’s none other than Steve from Minecraft. In an announcement stream – Mr. Sakurai...
View ArticleMinecraft gets a new game with an actual story
Minecraft is probably one of the ugliest games around, but it is definitely one of the most addictive, with gamers spending thousands of hours building, crafting and mining stuff in all its 8-bit...
View ArticleMinecraft justifies its $2.5bn purchase price with crazy concurrent stats
Statistics have recently shown that Minecraft is actually more popular than the juggernaut that is DOTA 2 when it comes to the number of people playing it at the same time. Developer Mojang tweeted...
View ArticleMinecraft, now with more girls
Minecraft will soon let people play as a female avatar thanks to a patch that adds “Alex” to the PlayStation and Xbox versions of the game. Without the patch it’s not possible to play as a female...
View ArticleHoloLens augmented reality headset shows promise
Three months ago, Microsoft showed off its brand-new and entirely unexpected HoloLens augmented reality headset, a nifty bit of kit that overlays the real world with handy holograms rather than take...
View ArticleMinecraft will be playable through Microsoft’s HoloLens
During Microsoft’s E3 presentation, the company was expected to mention something about its augmented reality hardware HoloLens, but while it didn’t exactly show off a ton, it did show off a new...
View ArticleThis picture was made out of Minecraft blocks
If you think Minecraft is just about building stuff with blocks and avoiding creatures at night, you may need to dig yourself out of the cave around you and come into the light. In the right hands,...
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Lego Worlds preview – Lego’s take on Minecraft
Everyone in the office has their forte. Nick is the resident videogame veteran, Deon is the go-to guy for PCs, Charlie gets excited by hacking and government foolery, Lungelo is on top of what is...
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Minecraft movie has a release date
The hugely popular creative sandbox game Minecraft has been tipped for the silverscreen treatment for some time now. Developer Mojang said that the movie was in production as far back as 2014 and last...
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How one man is recreating Pokémon Red inside of Minecraft
Are you a fan of Pokémon? Have you spent countless hours playing the games or way too much money on the cards? Well, we’re willing to bet that MrSquishy is a bigger fan than you, because he’s...
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Files to 3D print your own articulated Minecraft character
If you’ve ever wanted to 3D print your favourite character from Minecraft, or create your own, we have a great place for you to start. This design for a character is modelled after Jesse from...
View ArticleTwo-day Microsoft conference held to drive new age learning in SA
This morning saw 52 teachers from various South African schools gather at Microsoft’s head offices to learn more about how they can use problem-based learning and tech resources to enable engaging and...
View ArticleMirai botnet creators plead guilty
The three men who created the rather nasty Mirai botnet, which was used to knock out Twitter, Reddit, Netflix and other major website last year, have pleaded guilty. Paras Jha, 21, and Josiah White,...
View ArticleMinecraft update cements Microsoft and Nintendo friendship
Microsoft and Nintendo have developed a firm friendship, at least that’s what it looks like from where we’re sitting. The bond first appeared following the release of Fortnite on Switch. You may recall...
View ArticleMinecraft creator seemingly not invited to anniversary event
There’s no denying the impact Minecraft had on the world and one would think its creator would be invited to the tenth anniversary of the game. You would be wrong however as the owner of Minecraft...
View ArticleThat game you downloaded illegally might be hiding malware
The only thing better than a good game is a good free game, but those are something of a rarity. Of course, one could just grab a game illegally but that might present more risk than you’re looking for...
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Microsoft and Nvidia partner on ray tracing for Minecraft
Much has been made of the value that ray tracing will bring to gaming experiences, and now Minecraft is aiming to deliver enhanced visuals for its PC players with a newly announced partnership between...
View ArticleClosed beta for Minecraft Earth on Android launches in five cities
A few weeks ago we wrote about Minecraft Earth, and a closed beta for the augmented reality game that was launching in July on iOS. That day has come and gone, but now it is the turn for Android to get...
View ArticleMinecraft has racked up 112 million active players a month
Longevity is difficult to achieve at the best of times, and especially so for games, with newcomers arriving each month and vying for player’s attention. One title that has been able to carve out a...
View ArticleCreating a library of banned news in Minecraft is utter genius
Freedom of the press is incredibly important but unfortunately many governments don’t hold that opinion and prevent news – particularly news which doesn’t paint them in a good light – from being...
View ArticleThe latest videogame crossover is Jurassic World in Minecraft
Jurassic Park, or more specifically the rebranded Jurassic World franchise, is now officially in Minecraft thanks to a new DLC bundle revealed and released recently. “Craft and train dinosaurs, build...
View ArticleSonic & friends make their blocky debut in Minecraft
This year is the 30th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog with several exciting events happening in the series including a crossover with Minecraft. Sonic and friends have now been officially added into...
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