Minecraft on Xbox 360 breaks digital-sales records in first day

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has broken all previous digital-sales records, selling more than any other title in the first 24 hours on Xbox Live Arcade, Microsoft today announced.

Psychonauts 2: An update from Double Fine’s Tim Schafer

Double Fine’s Tim Schafer has been fielding questions for years about a potential followup to his much-loved 2005 3D platform game Psychonauts. Buzz about a sequel grew even louder earlier this month when Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson expressed an interest in funding the project on Twitter. During a recent interview with VentureBeat, however, Schafer said there’s still a lot of stuff that needs to be worked out first.

Thanks to $1.8 million in crowd-funding, Double Fine Adventure is heading to five platforms

Tim Schafer has changed the rules for funding major game projects. Now he is making good on his promise to communicate status updates directly to his fan base.

After collecting more than $1.8 million in crowd-sourced Kickstarter funding for a …

Mojang reveals 20M registered users for Minecraft

In a tweet sent out on Saturday, Markus Persson, aka Notch, the developer behind gaming sensation Minecraft, made note of the 20 million registered user milestone. He joked,

“Minecraft now has 20 million registered users. At 70 kg each, that’s …

Minecraft creator steps down as game’s lead developer

The man behind indie PC mega-hit Minecraft, Markus “Notch” Persson, will no longer lead development on the game as he continues to guide indie developer Mojang on other projects.

Persson announced on his personal blog that he’s handed control …