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The Internet always gets what it wants. You may remember Mojang was looking at working with Lego for physical building block concepts last year. Well, an overwhelming show of support from Mojang's fans has persuaded Lego to officially announce development of Minecraft branded building sets. The Cuusoo blog confirmed today that the Minecraft project passed the Lego review which determines whether the product development is feasible or not.… Read More

Markus “Notch” Persson is just coming off of a landmark month in his career. The Mojang founder and Minecraft creator finally delivered the version 1.0 release of his blocky world-building game to fans on November 18, at the tail end of the Las Vegas fan convention known as MineCon. He's earned a break and he's taking it, as a new The Word of Notch blog post reveals, but he also confirms that he'll be switching… Read More

The plot continues to thicken with the trademark suit Bethesda Softworks filed against Mojang a few month ago over potential confusion that might arise for consumers over the similarities between the former's Elder Scrolls series and the latter's upcoming virtual card game, Scrolls. Mojang founder and Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson has been very outspoken about the situation so far, but Bethesda has kept quiet.… Read More

For those who haven't been following the Bethesda Softworks/Mojang legal news, here's a quick recap: Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson was hit with a lawsuit a few months back from Bethesda Softworks. The Elder Scrolls developer claimed that Mojang's upcoming digital card game Scrolls had a title that consumers could potentially confuse with its own Elder Scrolls games. That's the lawsuit, in a… Read More

Even for those not mired in the grip of a life-destroying Minecraft addiction, the world-building game from Markus “Notch” Persson's Mojang is a fascinating success story. The downloadable PC game launched, but only sort of, all the way back in 2009. Technically, it still isn't out yet, though the full, final release is planned for later this year. Until DLC updates arrive to change everything around, that is. You can… Read More