Proving yet again why he has become an icon amongst developers both independent and not, Markus “Notch” Persson has issued an official – and completely serious – challenge to Bethesda. The Zenimax-owned studio behind The Elder Scrolls franchise have threatened to go to court should the new game from Persson’s studio proceed with its current […]
Like Minecraft before it, Mojang Specifications’ Scrolls will be released in beta form and continually updated and patched until completed. The release pattern was confirmed by Mojang’s Daniel Kaplan at this year’s Gamelab in Barcelona Spain last week, who also revealed the increase in the development team from “largely” one person – Markus “Notch” Persson […]
Look out World of Warcraft, Notch has you in his sights. Minecraft‘s creator announced this past Friday that the build-your-own-anything game has surpassed 10 million users. Posting the official data across his personal blog, Twitter, and the game web page, Minecraft can now boast “10005777 registered users, of which 2674483 (26.72%) have bought the game.”
[Initial reporting done by Eli English] Markus “Notch” Persson has recently announced what the future holds for Minecraft, stating he wants to, “Let players sign up as ‘mod developers’. This will require a license agreement, although there is no upfront cost. Further details on the announcement can be found below.