PC

Minecraft Maker Promises No Minecraft 2, Rejoices In Fake Awards

The truth of the matter is that Minecraft maestro Markus “Notch” Persson won five awards at the Game Developers Conference this week: an audience choice award, an indie grand prize, a best downloadable game trophy, another for innovation and one for best debut game.


February 28, 2011
News

The Source Of The Call Of Duty Hoax Is Revealed

The source of the stir created by a Modern Warfare-themed countdown site – believed to be announcing another sequel, or a competitor’s – has been traced to a Canadian troupe set to debut a Modern Warfare project next week.


January 27, 2011
Xbox

What In The World Is ‘Combat Focused Movement’?

The people who made the Scribblenauts and Drawn To Life are getting a little closer to explaining how their next game – a shooter, of all things – is unique.


January 4, 2011
Nintendo

Minecraft And Amnesia Vie For Top Honors At The 2011 IGF Awards

The Independent Games Festival has released its list of finalists for its 2011 awards, with Mojang’s world-building Minecraft and Frictional’s Amnesia: The Dark Descent duking it out with three other competitors for the $US20,000 Seumas McNally Grand Prize.