Minecraft creator launches psychedelic typing game Drop

Markus "Notch" Persson found inspiration for his tiny new title from his ceiling and a few recent games.

Minecraft Realms: Mojang ventures into services with world rental aimed at families

Minecraft families will get a simplified server solution from Mojang.

Mojang releases Minecraft: Pi Edition for the Raspberry Pi Linux computer

The $35 Raspberry Pi computer gets some brick-building action in the form of Mojang's Minecraft.

Path of Exile: Crowdfunding that isn’t following the Kickstarter crowd

How does a free online game sell itself without giving paying players an advantage? Development studio Grinding Gear Games decided to sell the audience.

Where to buy Minecraft: The Story of Mojang documentary without DRM

The documentary about the developer of Minecraft will go on sale tonight at midnight.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Valve acquisition rumors, ‘Threeview,’ and Black Ops II

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

The good, the bad, the Minecraft: All the inspiration and clones you’ll ever need

Minecraft isn't the only one of its kind. We looked at the games across the Xbox Live Indie Marketplace, iOS App Store, and PC that either influenced Minecraft's development or borrowed from it.

Game developers hate Windows 8, Microsoft responds

Microsoft is hard at work trying to sell the idea of Windows 8 as a great gaming platform, but some developers are still not convinced.

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition 1.7.3 update and skin pack coming — play as a Creeper!

Over 40 new skins are coming to Minecraft, including familiar faces from Halo, Gears of War, and more.

Humble Indie Bundle V receives $4 million in one week

The fifth incarnation of the Humble Indie Bundle, a pay-what-you-want collection of games that sends a portion of its proceeds to charity, has received $4 million dollars in contributions during its first week.

ZeniMax Media and Minecraft developer Mojang settle “Scrolls” lawsuit

It appears that video game publisher ZeniMax Media and Minecraft developer Mojang have kissed and made up.

The two companies have reached a settlement in their lawsuit over use of the word “Scrolls,” ZeniMax today announced. The publisher filed the …

Minecraft creator distributes nearly 3 million dollars to fellow employees

Minecraft creator Markus Persson, better known as Notch, distributed almost three million dollars in dividends to his fellow employees at Mojang, 25 in all. That totals out to just under $120,000 per person. It’s quite the bonus.

Notch announced in …