• Minecraft arrives on all Android devices today

    Published on 29-09-11 at 10:24 AM AEST by
    rec
    Minecraft is already doing a roaring trade on Sony's Xperia Play, but that exclusivity is about to wind up. Mojang has sent word that their immensely popular indie adventure-builder title will be made available on all Android devices on September 29. Yes, today! Or likely tomorrow morning for us Australians due to the time difference.

    Minecraft Pocket addition is said to play very close to the PC version of the game, however it will not receive every update that the PC version gets. Rather it will be patched with features that "make sense" for mobile touch-screen devices.

    If you own an iOS device such as the iPhone or iPad, rest assured you have not been forgotten. The game has indeed been confirmed for a release on the platform, however as yet no date has been specified.

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    1. Aegis's Avatar
      Aegis - 29-09-11, 11:19 AM
      sweet! just bought minecraft canary for my phone too so i dont have to alt tab when summoning shit on the PC
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      Aegis - 29-09-11, 11:51 AM
      here's the video your article thumbnail was lifted from: gives a good impression of the mobile version's controls
    1. grandinferno's Avatar
      grandinferno - 30-09-11, 08:39 AM
      Possible delay due to the discovery of a major bug.

      :/

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    1. Aegis's Avatar
      Aegis - 30-09-11, 09:02 AM
      damn :/
    1. K_I_Z_A's Avatar
      K_I_Z_A - 30-09-11, 09:20 PM
      Excitement + just got a toshiba thrive tablet


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    1. grandinferno's Avatar
      grandinferno - 05-10-11, 06:56 PM
      Still not out.
    1. Aegis's Avatar
      Aegis - 05-10-11, 07:20 PM
      yeah, latest tweet from one of the mojang guys says 5mins or 5days, they have no idea at the moment :/
    1. K_I_Z_A's Avatar
      K_I_Z_A - 05-10-11, 11:52 PM
      So so gay!

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    1. Aegis's Avatar
      Aegis - 07-10-11, 11:55 AM
      From one of the Mojang blokes:
      Quote Originally Posted by 6 hours ago View Post
      carlmanneh Carl Manneh Just left the office and Aron is still hackin' away. He is doing a push to release Minecraft for Android tomorrow. That's right, tomorrow!
    1. grandinferno's Avatar
      grandinferno - 07-10-11, 12:14 PM
      *continually refreshes Minecraft Market screen*
    1. Aegis's Avatar
      Aegis - 07-10-11, 12:15 PM
      give it another 5 or 10 hours
    1. K_I_Z_A's Avatar
      K_I_Z_A - 07-10-11, 05:17 PM
      I'm so excited. Hopefully it's easy to use.


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    1. K_I_Z_A's Avatar
      K_I_Z_A - 07-10-11, 09:16 PM
      Recent post on mojang twitter says that minecraft pocket edition will be released today!!!!!
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      K_I_Z_A - 08-10-11, 09:22 AM
      https://market.android.com/details?i...ng.minecraftpe
      Woohoo

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      K_I_Z_A - 08-10-11, 09:32 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by K_I_Z_A View Post
      https://market.android.com/details?i...ng.minecraftpe
      Woohoo

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      Plays well. Liking the autojump!

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    1. Aegis's Avatar
      Aegis - 09-10-11, 10:59 PM
      okay so the xperia x10 has been derided as one of the worst of the last gen android phones due to an outdated version of android (updated to 2.3 in june) and missing hardware options (multi-touch that was hacked in via SOFTWARE in february). But fuck me if it doesn't play Minecraft Pocket Edition almost flawlessly. colour me impressed. the only issue i have had is the one relating to how multitouch was added to these phones - if your fingers cross the midway point of the phone's screen while both are in use, it can invert which finger is doing what - in MC, this sometimes leads to you selecting a new block instead of placing the one you had. now all the game needs is a toggle crouch and/or fly option.
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