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Scrolls is a collectible card game from Mojang, the same guys who brought us Minecraft. Scrolls aims to combine the most popular elements from trading card games and traditional board games, in an online tactical card game world. The game revolves around using your cards, or as they call them in the game, scrolls, to destroy the enemy players five idols, which lay at the opposite end of the battlefield.
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Last weeks rumors surrounding a potential buyout of Mojang by corporate giants Microsoft were confirmed this week followed by a shock announcement from the founder Markus “Notch” Persson.
If recent rumors are to be believed a giant offer could be on the table for the development studio behind the multi-award winning Minecraft. Rumors followed a post on the Wall Street Journal which instantly gave it a level of credit rarely obtained through posting on traditional gaming outlets.
A few days ago we told you that the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft easily broke many sales records after being released for 24 hours. Well, there’s more news on that front, Microsoft has just announced that Minecraft for the Xbox 360 has managed to shatter all previous sales records for Xbox LIVE Arcade games and has already amassed over one million copies since its release last May 9.
The Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition was released on yesterday and easily broke many sales records according to statements from Microsoft and Mojang’s Notch on Thursday.
Mojang’s number one seller, Minecraft, will be coming to the Xbox Live Arcade on May 9th for the small fee of 1600 Microsoft Points. In a Publication by Larry Hryb, the Director of Programming for Xbox Live, the game has been confirmed to release this May.
Today Mojang’s Notch announced a new space-themed game, titled 0x10c, confirmed to be in the very early development stages. The space game, based in the year 281,474,976,712,44 AD, sets players up in a world on the verge of extinction, where remote galaxies and stars have long gone and black holes own the universe.
Notch unveils Mojang?s faux next game, Mars Effect, in time for April Fools day, complete with website and great humor. In amongst the news for the title, Notch describes the discussion on coming up with the game?s new title, stating ?we finally decided not to learn from previous experiences and pick a name that’s already kind of in use by a huge existing franchise.?
THQ downsizing, SEGA losing money, and Mojang developing Minecraft modding API
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According to filings in Sweden, Minecraft has amassed $80 million since October 2010.