While the Wii U has its fair share of problems that have resulted in relatively sluggish sales, it's fairly easy to see it does deserve the "family friendly" crown of the trio of next generation ...

Markus "Notch" Persson's next big game is stuck. Freed from the necessity of hit-driven game releases, powered by the popularity of Minecraft's tens of millions of fans, Persson has the ability to not ...

When I first heard that a group of Berkeley fourth-graders were using Minecraft as part of a campaign to help a classmate who had been deported, I didn’t need much convincing to write about their ...

As we head into a new year, one of the biggest games out there remains the independent blockbuster “Minecraft.” Released back in November 2011 on the PC, the sandbox game from Swedish programmer ...

The next massive update to Minecraft is rolling off the assembly line as this blog post is typed and the 1.7.2 patch is a real doozy. Developer Mojang has announced its availability and it’s already ...

In a TV appearance in 2013, Minecraft creator Markus Persson said he wasn't looking to sell, and has also suggested that despite multiple offers, it wasn't until 2014 that Mojang moved to pursue a ...

It’s official. There is no stopping Minecraft. Some time overnight, the indie gaming phenomenon passed 10 million downloads. That figure doesn’t include the units bought and played on Xbox 360.

There is a new spot on the tourist trail in south Stockholm, for a particular kind of visitor. The office of the Mojang company in Södermalm houses only 31 employees, along with a lot of leather sofas ...

Apple has published its end-of-year Best of 2013 charts for iPhone and iPad apps, revealing Minecraft - Pocket Edition as the top seller on its UK App Store, and Candy Crush Saga as the top grossing ...

What is it? Minecraft is a video game in which players create and break apart various kinds of blocks in three-dimensional worlds. The game's two main modes are Survival and Creative. In Survival, ...