Funko has a lot on its plate this week, but lets be honest, it’s all about Minecraft. Starting with the popular game this week, there is going to be a lot of Pop! figures for you to look for. Beyond the six basic figures, there are numerous exclusives on the way. Glow-in-the-dark Creeper will be found at Fye Charged Creeper will be only at GameStop Walmart will have Steve in gold...
Minecraft is, without a doubt, a legitimate phenomenon. It’s one of the best-selling games of all time, and it’s appeared on almost as many platforms as Tetris. The “Better Together” update that lets most platforms play together is coming this fall, and Microsoft is celebrating it with a special edition Minecraft-themed Xbox One S. No, this isn’t some Xbox One with a Minecraft logo on...
The new version of Minecraft is bringing the biggest change to the game in some time. The update, entitled “Better Together,” is bringing cross-platform play. Everyone who plays Minecraft can play together – except PlayStation 4 owners. Microsoft announced the update at E3 2017, which includes cross-platform play for Xbox One, Android iOS, Windows 10, virtual reality, and even Nintendo...
LEGO announced a new Minecraft set on Thursday that will make you want to get to building immediately. The new Mountain Cave set is due for release on July 1 and clocks in at a staggering 2,863 pieces. When finished this monstrosity will stand an impressive 12-inches (31cm) high, 20-inches (53cm) wide and 11-inches (29cm) deep. What is included is pretty darn impressive: Includes 2...
Earlier this week, Minecraft was shown off on the Nintendo Switch. Some specs were discussed, and one of the key ones that lots of gamers care about these days is the title’s frame rate. Minecraft on the Nintendo Switch will run at 60fps. It will also feature worlds 13 times bigger than what players had on the Wii U. The word comes from Cerium on NeoGAF as they watched the stream and...
As Microsoft and Mojang prep up the large Discovery Update, they’ve made some space to release a large piece of the Minecraft puzzle. Out alongside the update this spring is the Marketplace, an official store that offers in-game content like skins and maps from both Microsoft and the game’s top creators. This is only on offer for any Pocket Edition or Windows 10 version of Minecraft,...
If there is any belief that Minecraft is not the defining video game of its age, then it’s time to start putting those doubts to bed. Microsoft and developer Mojang have confirmed that Minecraft is still enormously successful with the game reaching over 122 million units in sales. We last heard from Mojang back in June when the game crossed the 100 million mark. 22 million copies over...
Shigeru Miyamoto is still reveling in the news from a big week in the press. The first public display of the Nintendo Switch and the launch of Super Mario Run have kept him talking more than he has in recent memory. Another topic he touched on recently was Minecraft. In an interview with Glixel, he says he is a huge fan of the game, but often feels like it should have been something...
For over two years, we waited for No Man’s Sky with bated breath. Promises of the kinds of exploration our favorite science fiction stories hinted at floated in our dreams. During that time, developer Hello Games did little to dissuade us from our fantasies, even when they weren’t even a little bit accurate. No Man’s Sky has been out for a few weeks now, and many people who bought the...
It’s been quite a while since Minecraft was a PC game. It’s on just about every platform you can imagine nowadays. One difference between the PC platform and every other platform out there, though, is the extraordinary modability of the former. While none of the countless mods created for Minecraft to this point have been officially supported, you can do all kinds of things to the game...