A bunch of Android apps, including hits like Minecraft, Swiftkey and SoundHound, are for the moment priced at 10 cents each. It’s not clear why these apps are so heavily discounted–it could be a glitch, or a yet-to-be-announced …
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LulzSec Knocks ‘Minecraft,’ ‘EVE Online,’ ‘League Of Legends’ and ‘The Escapist’ Offline
Hacker group LulzSec’s arm has grown long indeed: The group just kicked three online gaming site and one game news site to the curb. We’re talking indie hit Minecraft, sci-fi MMORPG EVE Online and real-time strategy hit League of Legends.
(More on TIME.com: Memorable Moments in Hacking History)
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Will ‘Minecraft’ Be the Killer App for the Xperia Play Smartphone?
You know Minecraft. It’s got a hold on your soul. You held a party when new weather effects came to the game and doodle designs for your next creations during meetings. Your dreams? They now unfold in giant pixellated blocks. In short, Mojang‘s runaway hit owns your imagination.
But, you’ve tossed and turned at night, hoping for a way …
Finally: Minecraft Comes Out of Beta on 11/11/11
Minecraft‘s been one of the biggest success stories ever in the video game medium. The sprawling browser-based game’s mostly the work of one man, indie developer Markus ‘Notch’ Persson, with more than 6 million people registered. It’s become wildly popular over the last year, so much so that Paypal froze Persson’s account on suspicions …
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Angry Angry Birds Players
The plot of Angry Birds has taken a new twist. Those naughty pigs started with simple egg-theft, but now it seems they’re trying to go straight, and enter the world of advertising. But not all Angry Birds HD players are happy about that. Erica Ho has the story.
Link: Right here at Techland
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Card Game-Based ‘Scrolls’ Next Up for ‘Minecraft’ Creator
Could Scrolls be the next bit hit after Minecraft, the online block building game that has taken creative minds by storm? Minecraft is still on its way to becoming a household name, but creator Markus Persson is already working on his next project: A fantasy-themed game that takes the gameplay of collectable card games and brings it to …