Minecraft.net has now registered more than 20,000,000 users. In fact, as of writing this story, exactly 20,142,461 people have registered. In announcing the news that Minecraft broke 20,000,000 registered users, Markus "Notch" Persson also included a random fact we assume he snagged from Wolfram Alpha: Minecraft now has 20 million registered users. At 70 kg each, that's 25% of the...
Online petitions are always a silly thing. There's multiple signing lists for just about every want, need, demand or request under the sun, despite the fact that they typically do absolutely nothing from the moment they're started to the moment they're closed. Which begs the question: why do people keep making them? Well, here's more fuel to that creation fire. Dark Souls fans were...
One of BioShock Infinite's central characters, and the figure gamers will spend their time with the game defending, is named Elizabeth. She has been featured heavily in the marketing and discussion surrounding the upcoming sequel in one of the gaming world's most loved universes. Ken Levine spoke with OXM in a recent issue regarding the internet's general perception of Elizabeth. It...
TorrentFreak compiled a list of five of the most pirated games for the PC, Xbox 360 and Wii. The most popular games slide from obvious to a little odd (like, Mario Sports Mix?). TorrentFreak did explain why other platforms were omitted. Here it is, verbatim, from their post: The platforms that are not mentioned, such as the PS3, get considerably less downloads and are excluded for...
With 2011 finishing up, we figured it was time to set out the road map for 2012 in gaming. We're going to run down some of the biggest games worth getting pumped for. Before we hop into the land of getting excited, please understand that by no means is this list meant to be definitive. These are five big games that I'm looking forward to in 2012. If I missed your most-hyped title, drop...
Remember that Windows Phone messaging flaw that we reported on before Christmas? I'm sure you do if you're a Windows Phone user. The good news is that Microsoft has reportedly now identified the root cause of the issue and it's working on a fix to eliminate it. The bad news is it can't tell us when that fix will be available, and it appears a number of its desktop applications are also...
The average consumer isn’t the only one taking an interest in the expanding tablet market. A new NPD Group survey suggests nearly three quarters of U.S. small and medium businesses (SMB) with fewer than 1000 employees plan to purchase tablets over the next year, a 68 percent jump over the same survey NPD conducted during the second quarter of 2011. Apple’s iPad is said to be the most...
2011 was an amazing year for the gaming medium. When I first gathered the roughly 50 titles that I thought would even be worth considering for the of the year, I knew immediately that I’d have a tough road of sorting ahead. This year was brilliant, and I can honestly say that there were so many games that deserved space on this limited list that I had a heck of a time picking and...
Stay a while and listen… (Sorry, I had to say it) In the world of gaming and random NPCs, Deckard Cain is probably the most iconic. Any gamer that's spent even a blip of time with Diablo knows exactly who Cain is and where to find him. This Horadric mage, the last human in the line, is probably most recognizable in his role throughout Diablo II. After players rescue Cain during the...
One developer has taken to doomsaying, something we're seeing a lot of these days in the gaming world. According to a lot of analysts and outspoken industry types, it seems that just about every console manufacturer is in big trouble … unless they change their heinous ways. The industry personality in question is Henrique Olifiers, the Co-Founder of Facebook game developer Bossa...