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Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition retail version delayed until June

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Microsoft has delayed the release of the retail disc version of Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition. The game was previously scheduled to hit stores on April 30, but has been pushed back to add in “the very latest content.”

The “very latest content” likely includes the upcoming “Title Update 10,” which will fix most of the bugs introduced in “Title Update 9.” With the delay, Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition will now be available in stores on June 4.

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Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition’s Title Update 9 will be released on April 5

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4J Studios has revealed that Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition‘s Title Update 9, which includes “The End,” has passed certification and will be available this Friday, April 5:

A disc-based, retail version of Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, which will also include Title Update 9, will be available in stores on April 30.

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Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition sails past 6 million copies sold

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The meteoric rise of Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has become the stuff of legend. The PC version was nothing short of a phenomenon, but I’m not sure anyone expected the game to sell five million copies in its first seven months of availability. It took a bit longer to tally their next million, but the team at 4J Studios is happy to announce that Minecraft’s Xbox 360 edition has now sold six million copies:

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition will get a chance to sell even more copies when the disc version of the game is released to stores on April 30.

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Disc version of Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition set for April 30 release

minecraftxbox360-retailboxNow this is an unexpected surprise.

Microsoft has announced that a retail disc version of Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition will be released on April 30. The game will carry the same $19.99 price as the Xbox Live Arcade version and will work with the same Skin Packs and Title Updates as its downloadable brother.

The disc version will include all of the content from the eight Title Updates released for the game so far as well as the upcoming ninth Title Update, which will contain The End, the Ender Dragon, and a variety of other additions and tweaks.

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Minecraft might come to PlayStation platforms, Wii U release unlikely

minecraftMojang may bring Minecraft to one or more PlayStation platforms after their exclusive agreement with Microsoft is complete, according to Lead Designer Jens Bergensten.

Speaking to iGamer, Bergensten said, “Microsoft has an exclusivity deal for consoles. When it runs out we’ll consider Minecraft for PlayStation, but Wii U is very unlikely.”

Obviously, any deal between Mojang and Sony is still in the early stages, so exactly which platform Minecraft might come to (PS3, PS4, Vita) is still up in the air.

Bergensten was later contacted by Polygon and clarified the company’s position on a Wii U port, saying, “First of all, no doors are closed, but the reason I said that was that during the last couple of months we’ve been discussing the future of the console version of Minecraft, Wii U has barely been mentioned.”

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Here’s what Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition’s Update 8 will include

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According to Microsoft, Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition‘s Title Update 8 is “upon us.” It’s coming soon, obviously, but the “when” of the update is still a bit hazy. However, the “what” has been finalized.

So hit the jump if you’re just itching to know what Title Update 8 will include. (more…)

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Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition sold 5 million copies in 2012

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Since it’s release in May, Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has sailed past numerous sales records. Xbox Live Arcade users scooped up two million, then three million, and finally four million copies of pixelated favorite. What comes next? Why, five million, of course.

Daniel Kaplan, Mojang’s Business Developer, has revealed that on December 31, the Xbox 360 Edition of Minecraft surpassed five million copies sold:

Minecraft really is the little game that could and I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before it reaches six million. Say it with me: I think I can… I think I can…

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The Golden Pixel Awards 2012: Gaming’s Best, Worst, and Everything Else

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Welcome to Warp Zoned’s second annual Golden Pixel Awards. It was definitely a good year for gaming. With the fight over Mass Effect 3‘s ending, the resurrection of Sleeping Dogs, and the launch of the Wii U, we were treated to 12 months of interesting stories.

So sit back and relax as we reward the best (and worst) games of 2012 with a series of accolades based on their rather unique accomplishments.

The Apocalypse List

The bombs have fallen, the economy has collapsed, food is scarce, the zombie hordes are scratching at your door, and you’ve boarded yourself up in a bunker that’ll stand for a hundred years. What better way to spend your time in “The Vault” than by playing Warp Zoned’s favorite games from 2012? It doesn’t matter if you call it a “Top Ten List” or “Our Favorites From 2012,” but these are the games we plan to keep playing even if there was no game industry to keep making games. (more…)

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