That Minecraft game is doing fairly well. It's currently sitting at number one (PlayStation 3) AND two (Xbox 360) in the US charts. In addition, the lovely people at Mojang have released more information about the forthcoming Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita versions of the game - all of course created by the …
Saturday Night Lectures Presents Chris van der Kuyl
As part of Dundee University's ongoing series of Saturday evening lectures, Chris van der Kuyl, the man behind VIS and 4J Studios, will be speaking on the 31st of May at the Dalhousie Building from 18:00-19:30. Chris is a highly experienced entrepreneur and chairman of both the Tayforth Group and 4J Studios. His expertise combines start-up, development …
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Minecraft On PlayStation 3 Breaks Million Sales Barrier
A new year, a new record for Minecraft. Â Gamesindustry reports that the brand new PlayStation 3 version of the game, released just before Christmas 2013 (December 17th to be precise), has already sold over 1 million copies - in about six weeks. Even Mojang themselves seem startled by the game's huge impact, with the company's …
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Now Recruiting: 4J Studios – Console Programmers
4J Studios, the company behind the multi-million selling, multi-award winning Xbox 360 version of Minecraft is now looking for experienced console programmers to help them shape the future of the insanely popular game across other platforms, both current and next generation. Minecraft, continues to be a global phenomenon. Â The Xbox 360 version of the game …
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Minecraft Makes IGN’s All Time Top 25 Xbox 360 Games – And The WHOLE UK
Another week, another huge milestone for Minecraft on the Microsoft Xbox 360. Â Popular gaming site IGN has put together its favourite 25 games from the eight years the Xbox 360 has been on the market. Â Minecraft makes the list alongside such venerable franchises as Splinter Cell, Gears Of War, Forza, Fallout, Bioshock, Portal, Halo, GTA …
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4J Studios Bringing Minecraft To Sony Platforms
There's been a lot of news coming out of GamesCom in Cologne over the last few days. Â One of the announcements which is likely to cause the most excitement is the fact that Minecraft is heading for the Sony PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 - as a launch title - and Vita. This was confirmed by …
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Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition Is Number 1 For Third Week, Sales Hit 8 Million
The Xbox 360 version of Minecraft is doing rather well these days.  In the last two weeks we've been able to mention  it sitting at the top of the UK all-format charts, fighting off the competition from many of the world's largest franchises. This week, it's the hat trick.  Another number one slot.  Well done …
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Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition – Number 1 For 2nd Week…
The Xbox 360 editition of Minecraft has retained the top spot in the UK all-format Top 40 for the second week in a row, fighting off competition from The Last Of Us (#2) and Animal Crossing: New Leaf (#3). As we pointed out last week, the chart is stuffed with major, multi-title franchises, sequels and …
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Minecraft 360 Achieves First UK Number One
Minecraft's blocky, retro juggernaut of unstoppable awesome continues to thunder down the tracks of destiny. A rather impressive 74% week-on-week jump in sales has pushed Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition to the number one slot on the GfK ChartTrack ALL FORMATS Top 40 Chart in the UK. That's the new chart covering all of the games …
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Computer Xplorers – Preparing Children For The Future
The concept of introducing kids to computer skills is something which has been getting a great deal of traction recently. Â From the mini game jam and Dare to be Digital LaunchPad or Dare School's Challenge for High Schools in Dundee, it seems that primary and high school children across Scotland are getting the chance to …
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