Microsoft plans to use Minecraft to test our future robotic overlords
Starting this summer, researchers will be able to use Minecraft as a platform for experiments pertaining to artificial intelligence.
Minecraft’s new ‘Combat Update’ overhauls fighting mechanics
Mojang has released a major update for its sandbox construction title Minecraft, overhauling the game's combat in order to "make fighting more interesting."
Rise of the Tomb Raider adds Minecraft-like Endurance mode
A new gameplay mode added to Rise of the Tomb Raider this week mimics the survival-oriented challenges of Minecraft's core campaign.
Fifth grader wins the first ever national Minecraft tournament
Ten year old Julien Wiltshire was awarded a $5,000 scholarship for beating out over one thousand players in the first national "Minecraft" tournament.
Minecraft hits Wii U with off-TV play, bundled customization packs
A Wii U version of Mojang's sandbox building sim Minecraft launches today via the eShop with a bundled selection of add-on content.
Minecraft is finally coming to the Wii U
Minecraft is on almost every platform conceivable apart from the Wii U, but earlier today Nintendo announced the game would be available before Christmas.
Microsoft supports youth coding with Minecraft-based tutorial
Children taking part in the 2015 Hour of Code will be able to enjoy a programming tutorial inspired by Minecraft.
YouTube star buys $4.5 million mansion with cash from Minecraft videos
Minecraft player Jordan "CaptainSparklez" Maron has purchased a Los Angeles mansion worth $4.5 million using proceeds earned from his YouTube career
Minecraft: Story Mode gets a “World Premiere” Hollywood event
Minecraft: Story Mode launches next month, and developers Telltale and Mojang are holding a Hollywood Premiere event to celebrate.
Minecraft Windows 10 Edition gets Oculus Rift support
Oculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey announced that Mojang's hit sandbox construction title Minecraft will receive VR support in a forthcoming update.
Minecraft: Story Mode’s first episode premieres in October
The first episode in Telltale Games' narrative-focused Minecraft spinoff, Minecraft: Story Mode will hit digital storefronts and retail in October.
Dragon Quest Builders embarks on a Minecraft-inspired journey in January
Square Enix's Minecraft-inspired spinoff in its long-running Dragon Quest RPG series, Dragon Quest Builders, will launch in Japan in early 2016.
Minecraft Windows 10 update introduces cross-platform multiplayer
The newly updated Windows 10 version of Mojang's creative construction sim Minecraft now allows players to team up with local friends using mobile devices.
How much do you love Minecraft? Enough to build a PC from scratch?
Diamond collector? Tree punching enthusiast? This Minecraft fan built a custom PC specifically for playing Minecraft, and made sure it looked the part.
Minecraft developer’s Cobalt brings Space Hamster to Xbox and PC in October
Minecraft developer Mojang has partnered with Microsoft Studios to bring the multiplayer platformer Cobalt to Xbox consoles and PC platforms this fall.
Minecraft players can now grab the Windows 10 Edition beta
Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition is releasing as a beta, with feedback tools and features designed to let the game evolve as the community sees fit.
Minecraft movie gets a director in Rob McElhenney from It’s Always Sunny
The Minecraft movie will be directed by It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Rob McElhenney, according to game publisher Mojang AB.
Minecraft meets the traditional MMO in Trion Worlds’ free-to-play Trove
Have you ever wished Minecraft had more traditional MMO features, or that your favorite MMO was more like Minecraft? Trove might be your new favorite MMO.
Square Enix’s Dragon Quest series channels Minecraft in PS4 spinoff
Publisher Square Enix today revealed Dragon Quest Builders, a building-block Japanese RPG with an aesthetic similar to Mojang's indie hit Minecraft.
Patton Oswalt stars in the debut trailer for Telltale’s Minecraft: Story Mode
Here's the debut trailer for Minecraft: Story Mode, a five-part episodic adventure from Telltale Games and Mojang starring Patton Oswalt.
Soon to be elder: Mojang’s Scrolls has ceased development
Scrolls, the card-strategy game from Minecraft developer Mojang, has ceased development.
No Wii U, but want to play Splatoon? Now you can – in Minecraft
A mod for Minecraft recreates the core, team-based competitive mode of Splatoon, Nintendo's recently released colorful shooter, exclusively on the Wii U.
Battle of the Blocks: Lego takes on Minecraft with Lego Worlds
The biggest name in real world block-building is taking on the king of video game construction with Lego Words, TT Games' take on Minecraft.
HoloLens price could be out of reach for some people, says Microsoft executive
Think about playing today's hottest games in your living room – literally. Microsoft's HoloLens intends to make virtual into reality, but at a price.
You can now create Minecraft mods using Java in Visual Studio
Microsoft announced that, thanks to a new add-in for Visual Studio, anyone familiar with Java can create mods for Minecraft.
Minecraft is coming to every secondary school in Northern Ireland
MinecraftEdu, an educational version of Mojang's breakout game of building and exploration, is being distributed for free to schools in Northern Ireland.
A Game of Blocks: Bran Stark shows you around the ever-growing Minecraft Westeros
Isaac Hempstead-Wright--Bran on HBO's Game of Thrones--narrates this trailer for WesterosCraft, a fan-made recreation of Westeros within Minecraft.
What could have been: Creator rejected a Conan O’Brien episode set entirely in Minecraft
Conan O'Brien wanted to do an entire episode of his talk show animated in the style of Minecraft, but apparently developer Mojang wasn't having it.
Minecraft creator Markus Persson’s $70 million Beverly Hills mansion is a builder’s dream
As far as $70 million bachelor pads go, Markus Persson's incredibly decadent Beverly Hills mansion just might be the coolest one we've ever seen.
Minecraft: Story Mode brings Telltale’s episodic storytelling to Mojang’s indie
Telltale Games and Mojang are teaming up for an episodic adventure set in the world of Minecraft, called Minecraft: Story Mode and set to launch in 2015.
Star Wars puts some skin in the game with huge, Xbox-exclusive Minecraft skin pack
Microsoft, Disney, and Lucasfilm have teamed up to bring DLC with 55 skins from the original Star Wars trilogy to Minecraft on Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Check out this working iPhone that someone built inside of Minecraft
An ingenious German gamer has built a functioning imitation iPhone within the blocky confines of Mojang's modern classic, Minecraft.