Minecraft’s April Fools’ joke was so good, people are angry that it isn’t real content

What you need to know Minecraft, released in 2011, is what many consider to be the greatest sandbox game ever created. Today, Minecraft received an April Fool’s update, titled the Poisonous Potato Update. Users are calling for the update to remain, while some wish the actual updates were better. Gamers are split, with a few […]

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Did Microsoft scare the media into not covering Minecraft’s ‘The End’ copyright drama?

Before it’s most recent acquisition spree, Microsoft’s biggest video game acquisition of yesteryear was Mojang, and with it, Minecraft, one of the world’s biggest game franchises.  Microsoft paid a cool $2 billion dollars for Minecraft, and with it, the rights to create more games and ultimately determine the blocky craft ’em up’s destiny. Minecraft has […]

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Minecraft’s infamous End Poem is now in the public domain

What you need to know Minecraft is one of the most popular and successful games of all time, with over 238 million copies sold worldwide. Minecraft’s Survival mode campaign infamously ends with the End Poem, authored by Julian Gough. In a new post, Gough has revealed that he never signed over the rights to the […]

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#SaveMinecraft: The truth and controversy behind Minecraft’s new Player Reporting update

Minecraft is a frequent member of the “trending” circles across the internet and social media platforms, often involving major announcements or content updates. The long-running creative survival game is attracting attention once again, but this time it’s for the negative controversy surrounding its latest feature. What is the #SaveMinecraft movement, and why has it gained […]

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Minecraft’s ‘Active Citizen’ teaches kids how to build a better world

Source: Mojang Studios Minecraft being one of the most influential and successful video games of all time is an unassailable truth, but Mojang Studios has long asserted that its timeless creative survival sandbox game is more than just a video game. Minecraft: Education Edition, for example, takes the foundations of the game everyone knows and […]

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