Tag: minecraft
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How To: Use An Xbox Controller For Any PC Game
The PC is set on a path to rival the consoles as a main choice for platform, as more games arrive every day exclusive to PC. But without a proper way of getting a controller to work with just about every game you can get your hands on, users are stuck with clunky keyboard and […]
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Minecraft is Raking in the Money for Microsoft
Microsoft’s acquisition of Mojang, and with it Minecraft, seemed like a bad deal for gamers and poor business acumen for Microsoft. No one could argue that $2.5 billion for Minecraft a six year old game sounds like a bad business decision, but results so far would suggest as suspected I know absolutely nothing about business. […]
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Microsoft Debuts Holographic Tech
Head up displays and virtual reality have all been showed off recently, especially during the last year – but nobody has dabbled very far into holograms and holographic tech, until now. Fresh off their press conference on the 21st, Microsoft have announced a previously top secret holographic headset and software system – in our last […]
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Minecraft’s Creator Notch spends £45million on an Insane Mansion
If you’re struggling to fathom how much money Markus Persson (aka Notch) made from his sale of Minecraft and Mojang to Microsoft, it was 2 Billion USD, heres the sort of thing that kind of money can buy. Take a look at this, he just paid $70 million (and rumour has it outbid Beyonce & […]
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Microsoft May Buy Mojang for $2.5b
After nearly a week of rumors surrounding the purchase of Minecraft developer Mojang AB, a move which apparently goes against what Mojang has previously said about keeping their independence, rumors are now flying around that tomorrow on Monday the deal between the two companies will finally be signed, with Mojang reportedly taking away close to […]
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Minecraft 1.8 Update Released
A new update has finally arrived for Minecraft, which of course means it’s time to load up your favourite server and wait for whoever is responsible to load the new files. Meanwhile, if you’re stuck waiting for Minecraft 1.8 to download, here’s some of the big additions you can expect from this fantastic new addition […]
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Minecraft coming to PS4, Xbox One and PS Vita in August
Mojang the developer behind the hugely popular Minecraft has confirmed that it will be released in august for next-gen consoles and PS Vita, there will be two separate prices as those of you who already own the game will only have to pay and upgrade fee. Minecraft developer Mojang revealed that PS4, PS3, PS Vita […]
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Heartbleed Attack wages war on the Web – Minecraft Hit!
When I heard about Heartbleed, the one line of code that is apparently responsible for the vulnerability of two thirds of the internet, I wasn’t really that worried. It’s a problem in OpenSSL, an open source toolkit which can be updated and fixed in a heartbeat (lol). The coding solution was posted on Kotaku hours […]
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Candy Crush Saga tops the 2013 Apple iOS App Charts
Apple has released its lists of the top apps of the year, and to no surprise to anyone, Candy Crush Saga has hit the top of the lists. The jewel-swapping game has been at the fingertips of millions all throughout 2013, with Candy Crush fever hitting nearly everyone. The game, created by developer King, has […]
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Free version of Minecraft coming to the Raspberry Pi
Hugely popular brick builder is coming to the mini PC…
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OUYA Android 4.0 Gaming Console Smashes Kickstarter Target
Last month we reported on the launch of the OUYA Kickstarter project and the immediate massive campaign who were seeking a funding goal of $950,000 to start work on a new $99 hackable console. After the initial 30 day period the Kickstarter campaign ended today, with the project smashing its $950,000 target by a whopping 900% […]
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OUYA: Kickstarter Console Project Bringing Android 4.0 Gaming to Our Living Room
Yesterday we reported on the UK arrival of the Kickstarter online funding website, which helps budding inventors get their ideas and projects off the ground.Today we have news of a very interesting example of how the scheme can be utilised. It’s a project currently gaining a lot of attention for itself on the American “crowd-funding” […]