The prototype of first-person shooter Ace of Spades already has 500,000 monthly players. Now, developer Jagex is helping prepare the game for a final release.
How are games -- both big and small -- celebrating Halloween? We'll show you, but first let's split up to go investigate that strange noise!
Five artists interpret classic video games in different ways, but they all work with the same basic form: 8-bit sprites.
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Editor's Pick Linden Lab is releasing new "shared creative spaces" outside of its Second Life virtual world.
Developer Mojang is using its most popular game to improve people's lives in the real world.
24GBs and 68 billion blocks later, Azeroth has made its way to Minecraft.
Now all it needs is some brown fireball-hurling creepers.
Neowin.net writer John Callaham struck a nerve last Friday, when he wrote an open letter to Marcus "Notch" Persson and called him a hypocrite.
In spite of the fact that Minecraft has more than 42 million registered gamers and at least 7.5 million paying customers, don't expect it to hit the Windows Store any time soon.
Is there a better word than "phenomenon"? Because Minecraft needs it now.
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.
Gateways is a new puzzle-platformer that can teach us the benefits of learning from other games.
Have you collected enough cotton blocks to design an award-winning Minecraft T-shirt?
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The most substantial Minecraft update includes new modes, areas, and content.
Minecraft is giving people around the world the power to improve their neighborhoods for future generations.
Unfortunately, no poorly rendered CG mutant dogs appear in this video, but there are lots of creepers.
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These pictures use a grungy, simple design, but their minimalist look add a certain amount of class to your iPhone or iPod Touch.
