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Minecraft’s Convention Heads To Disneyland Paris For 2012

After debuting MineCon in Las Vegas last year, Mojang has announced that it will be staging the annual gathering of Minecraft enthusiasts in France for 2012. How do you say “creeper” in French?


From Those Who Brought You The MineCon Proposal, Here’s The Minecraft Wedding

Remember the Minecraft-playing couple who got engaged at MineCon back in November? Well, yes, they have now been lawfully wed and kissed and no man put asunder and all that goes along with the big day — including an outstanding Minecraft-themed throwdown for the reception. Chickens, sheep, a creeper, everything.


A Photo-Gallery Look At The Creation Of Minecon’s Life-Sized Minecraft Models

Special effects artist and designer Greg Aronowitz has posted a very cool, thorough rundown of his process making the life-sized Minecraft characters that populated last week’s Minecraft-only convention, Minecon.


Did Prince Harry Attend Minecraft’s DeadMau5 Vegas Rager?

Britain’s Prince Harry may have found himself at Saturday night’s raging MineCraft party, the wrap-up blow-out featuring Deadmau5 playing at Wynn Hotel’s XS night club.


Here Are Some Huge Minecraft Numbers

Minecraft — you may have heard of this game. Recently Mojang’s phenomenon finally went into 1.0 full release, and at Minecon, during a developer’s conference, the team released some numbers which showcase just how popular Minecraft has become.


A Live Action Minecraft Wedding Proposal

Reader Matt writes in to tell us how he proposed to his girlfriend up on the big stage at MineCon, getting the wonderful folks at Mojang to play along in getting his future wife up on stage to pop the question.


Minecraft Is Out! Go Get It Dammit!

Minecraft is out. Yes, finished and out and on sale. So get to it. Go buy yourself a copy right this damn minute. It’s $US26.95.


Minecraft Scores Perfect First Review

Minecraft is meant to come out today, but Eurogamer already had a chance to play through the game and… beat it. That’s right the retail version of Minecraft has stats, buffing and an endgame with poetic pay off. It also is a game that warrants a perfect score from the reviewer Alec Meer.


The Rise Of Minecraft, The Coming Of MineCon

Minecon, the celebration of all things Minecraft, kicks off today in Las Vegas. What better way to celebrate than with an infographic highlighting all of the game’s many achievements.


Steve Goes To Las Vegas In The Official Minecon Trailer

The hapless hero of Mojang’s sandbox construction phenomenon gets a first-class trip to Sin City in this video made to promote the first MineCon. Created by H.A.T. Films, the clip’s been peppered by the avatar skins of the ‘Craft community, as culled from the participation detailed in this post.


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