From today, at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play new games for Xbox Live Arcade and get other Xbox Live Marketplace downloadable content for Xbox 360. Here’s an overview of what Microsoft announced worldwide. Content: Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Price: 1600 Microsoft Points (that’s US$20 / €19.20 / £13.60 / CAN$24.80 / AU$26.40) Availability:…

Here’s the list of this week’s video game releases. The biggest of the new titles are Starhawk on PS3, Minecraft on Xbox 360, and Street Fighter X Tekken on PC. New on the downloadable games front is: On the PlayStation Store Datura, Saints Row: The Third, Need for Speed: The Run (PS3), Knight Fortix 2…

“Nerdy News” is a mini-news show geared towards gamers, technosexuals, and all other geeky peeps. In this fifty-ninth episode of Nerdy News, I’ll be reporting on: Get Final Fantasy XIII for free on amazon.com Bethesda and ZeniMax are hard at work on a new MMO. Activision’s loss is Square Enix’s gain with “Sleeping Dogs”. This…

The best PC games of 2011 have been revealed! Is your favorite PC game part of the list of the greatest the computer had to offer in 2011? The year is almost over, so we’ve compiled this list of the top-quality AAA must-own titles of the year! Index of Top 25 Best Games of 2011…

What’s the easiest way to grow a house in Minecraft? Here is a reliable and easy method to make a house grow in Minecraft. 1. From ground level, dig out 4 blocks surrounding where you want to put the mushroom. 2. On the center block stack up 6 blocks and then remove the first five…

Lego MineCraft? While that may sound like some sort of crazy, wild pipedream of a spotless mind, it may in fact; be coming. MineCraft creator Notch (aka Markus Persson) is attempting to get Lego’s attention, in order to have them release an official Lego MineCraft! He is doing this by using Cuusoo, a website that…

From last night, at 11:00 PM Eastern in the USA, you can play these new iOS games for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad or iPad 2 via the iTunes App Store. Here’s an overview of what Apple announced. * Minecraft: Pocket Edition ($6.99) Description: Minecraft – Pocket Edition allows you to build on the go. Use…

According to the official Minecraft website, Minecraft.net, more than four million people have bought the game and there are over 16 million registered users! According to Minecraft stats, there are 16,447,279 registered users, of which 4,069,164 (24.74%) bought the game. In the last 24 hours, 43,762 people registered, and 7,474 people bought the game. It…

Welcome to our Minecraft Screenshots Gallery! Minecraft is a sandbox building, indie video game written in Java originally by Swedish creator Markus “Notch” Persson and now by his company, Mojang, formed from the proceeds of the game. The game is focused on creativity and building, allowing players to build constructions out of textured cubes in…

“Nerdy News” is a mini-news show geared towards gamers, technosexuals, and all other geeky peeps. In this twenty-eighth episode of Nerdy News, I’ll be reporting on: Sony slashing the prices of their current consoles. GameStop executives are optimistic about this holiday season. Bethesda sues Minecraft’s creator. A lucky gamer won the chance to play with…

Minecraft has reached a couple of new milestones that are unheard of for Indie titles. Especially ones that have technically not even been officially released yet! Minecraft has surpassed 2.5 million “units” sold and earned over $33 million for developer Mojang according to Minecraft creator Markus Persson via Twitter. Yowza! As was recently revealed, the…

16 Achievements are obtainable in Minecraft as of Update 1.5 for the PC gaming phenomenon (added on April 19, 2011). Achievements in Minecraft can be obtained by performing the required task in the list below, earning one doesn’t give you any points, but will fill out the Achievement Tree and unlock the following Achievements ahead…

Minecraft will be released, officially, on November 11, 2011 (11/11/11) for the PC or Mac (via the Java platform). This release date does not include the in-development mobile versions being created for iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) and Android. The very interesting thing about the date is that Minecraft will be officially releasing the same…

This Minecraft documentary is a proof-of-concept for a feature length doc, which goes behind-the-scenes of the hit sandbox computer game. Over the past year, the computer game Minecraft has become a cultural phenomenon, drawing millions of players into the unique, low-res world created solely by Swedish programmer Markus “Notch” Persson. When Persson announced that he…

Minecraft, the Internet game that has taken over the world, has been officially announced for iOS systems, meaning you can grab the indie sensation for iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad soon via the App Store. This is according to Markus Persson, founder of the developer behind Minecraft, Mojang, who revealed the news to Gamasutra. The…