News It's been a much busier week this time around, with plenty happening for Mojang, Minecraft and its creator, Notch. First up, Jens and Notch have decided to change this around a bit while working on the next update to help utilize their specific skills. jeb_ I've been put on the task to continue on @notch's villages. First thing I did was give that village a well. Villages l... more.

  News The main chunk of news to raise excitement in the Mojang office this week was the passing of another milestone: Minecraft has finally sold over 3 Million copies! notch Minecraft just sold its third million copy! carlmanneh Minecraft has reached 3 million copies sold Kappische We are over 3 000 000 sold copies now! Minecrafter <3 (You get the picture) This has... more.

  News The biggest news to emerge this weekend from Minecraft's development has been the introduction of a new mob - the Endermen. Notch revealed that he has been working on a new "scary" mob, something he's been wanting to do for sometime. While experimenting with what exactly makes something "scary", he realised that he needed to make this new mob "creepier". notch The Endermen are... more.

  News Notch and Jens have been rather kind this week, dropping several minor spoilers about the next update, divulging some information on the things they're currently working on. Jens, tackling some new items and blocks, released some interesting screen-shots over Twitter. jeb_ Since I was such a tease, here's one of the new food items: So it seems chickens will be made... more.

  News After the wave of updates following beta 1.7's release, things have started slowing down the Mojang news front. However, sharking through Twitter this week lead to a couple of interesting nuggets of information for 1.8. notch With the new bow shooting code, I'm getting an urge to add an achievement for shooting the moon. I keep trying to. A wealth of achievements is something that... more.

  News It's that time of the year again, when then angels sing a heavenly chorus, children scream with joy and modders tear their hair out trying to get their mods to function again - that's right, a new Minecraft update has been released, sporting the predictable title of beta 1.7 (or 1.7.2 if you want to be more specific.) This long awaited update was originally a branch of t... more.