Minecon 2012 tickets went on sale recently, but quickly became unavailable.  Some estimates suggest that the available tickets were sold out within two hours of going live.  So, what are the rest of us interested in going to Minecon left to do?  Tobias Mollstam to the rescue!

That's right, on Tuesday, September 18th at 5:00 pm (17:00) CEST, a NEW batch of Minecon 2012 tickets will be available for purchase!  It's not too late to secure your place at Minecon 2012 this year, so be sure to buy your tickets once they become available - they won't last long!

Minecon 2012 will be taking place from November 24th through November 25th, 2012, in beautiful Paris, France.  Every attendee will get a chance to mingle with other Minecrafters, see notable personalities from the Minecraft community - including modders, YouTube video and series makers, and many more - and the ever-awesome Mojang team!  Are you ready to hang out at the most awesome Minecraft convention yet?  If so, click the banner above (or this link), get your tickets - we'll see you there!

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MCX360 1.8.2 Teasers - Food!

4J Studios gives us a look at another awesome feature in the 1.8.2 update for MCX360 (coming soon): more food types!  It won't be quite as dangerous to go Endermen hunting with your trusty steak in hand - check it out!

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Pico brings us our weekly gaming news! Endermen and Blue Cave Spiders come to XBox 360, the November 18th launch of the WiiU, Guild Wars 2 for hitting the mark of 2 million copies sold, Steam Greenlight games of note, Terraria comes to XBLA and PSN, and the arrival of the NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660 and 650 - take a look! Back to Top

It's the moment we've all been waiting for - Minecon 2012 registration is now open!  That's right, the countdown to sign up for tickets, make reservations, and get ready for the most awesome convention ever, at Disneyland in Paris, France, has begun!

Minecon 2012 will be taking place from November 24th through November 25th, 2012, in beautiful Paris, France.  Every attendee will get a chance to mingle with other Minecrafters, see notable personalities from the Minecraft community - including modders, YouTube video and series makers, and many more - and the ever-awesome Mojang team!  Are you ready to hang out at the most awesome Minecraft convention yet?  If so, click the banner above (or this link), and be ready when the countdown hits zero!  Once registration opens, you can make your preparations to take part in Minecon 2012 - we'll see you there!

While we wait for the big moment, here's some early details about Minecon 2012 - more info can be found as it becomes available right here, and at the official Minecon site!

• €99 early-bird rate for MineCon tickets grants admission to the Disney Events Arena, from 10 am to about 6 pm.
  
• Saturday evening party at the Walt Disney Studios Park, reserved for MineCon with free rides for everyone!
  
• Discounts on Disney hotels (from €78) and park tickets.
  
• 18 and over get access to .party() in Paris on Sunday night.

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Mojang at PAX!

Mojang has been busy at PAX all weekend, and we have been bringing you some pretty awesome updates on all things Minecraft going on there.  So, what's going on today, you ask?  EvilSeph has reminded us that there is a Minecraft Panel going on today, at 4:30 pm, PST!  Be sure to check out the panel - if you're not at PAX today, you can watch it live, on the PAX Twitch channel - click here to check it out!

Not enough Minecraft to whet your appetite?  How about this: Notch has announced that Minecraft's "Adventure Update" will be playable on the show floor!  The expansion, which is currently heavily in development, will add more than 40 new features in the sandbox blockbuster, such as NPC villages, additional farming activities, and randomly-generated dungeons!

Keep an eye out for more updates to Minecraft, PAX and more, right here!

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Notch's Beard is At Stake!

Speaking of awesome things related to Penny Arcade; a few weeks ago, QubeTubers hosted a popular charity event, which was frequented by nearly every major Minecraft personality in existence, including a number of Mojangsters!  The drive is still going on through today, and has cleared an impressive $70,000 in donations for the Child's Play charity!  However, there is an extra prize for clearing that $75,000 mark:

Notch will shave his beard.

That's right - if the QubeTuber's Charity Event clears $75,000 before the event ends, Notch will shave his beard off.

So, if you want to help out the most awesome children's charity ever AND see Notch sans beard, be sure to head over to the QubeTuber's Child's Play Charity Event - there's less than $5,000 to go for a beardless Notch, and countless children will see the benefit of your generosity.  Check it out! Back to Top

12w34b Released

An updated version of yesterday's Snapshot was released, to address a few bugs.  In particular:

• Fixed item frame crashes
  
• Fixed nether portal stuff
  
• Changed recipes for buttons
  
• Minor armor gfx changes

There was also mention of a "hidden feature" being adjusted, but no specifics were revealed at this time regarding said feature.

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Server:  Download

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Minecraft Weekly News - PAX, Pots and Portal Cows!

This week, Toby tackles current Minecraft events, including Mojang at PAX, potted plants, and all sorts of goodies - give it a look!

In addition, the full episode of MineTV #3 was uploaded recently due to popular demand - see the entire interview with "Equivalent Exchange 3" author, Pahimar!  We talk about the mod, recent goings-on in Minecraft, and the utter annihilation of the MineTV studio - give it a watch!

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Minecon 2012 Update

Just in case you missed it yesterday, Mojang has set up their official Minecon site!  Be sure to check in frequently for updates on all things Minecon, including tickets, scheduling and more - click here! Back to Top

The Snapshot

We have seen some interesting teaser pics from Dinnerbone over the last few weeks, and this Snapshot includes a number of features related to those screenshots!  A number of these will be familiar to everyone - item frames, stone walls, dyed armor - but there are a number of additional awesome features not mentioned before!  Check out the full list below:

• Added item frames
  
• Added cobblestone walls (yes, mossy too)
  
• Maps now align to a grid, making it easier to create adjacent maps. Maps can also be cloned
  
• Stairs now auto-arrange into corners. This is a test and may change based on feedback
  
• Mobs can travel through portals
  
• Leather clothes can be dyed
  
• Removed the “wip block” from the creative menu
  
• Added two new crops and associated items
  
• F3+P will toggle the auto-pause when the window loses focus (it’s for debugging, mainly)
  
• F3+H will toggle detailed item descriptions (also for debugging)
  
• Added arrow-sensitive wooden buttons
  
• Trapdoors can be placed in top-most position (based on cross-hair aim)

Download the client:  Download

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Minecon Registration to Open Soon; PAX Contest

Registration for Minecon 2012 isn't far off now; the official registration site is expected to be live in less than 24 hours, but actual registration for the convention will not be possible until some time next week.  Links to the registration site (and the exact time that registration opens) will be revealed in the near future.

UPDATE: The Minecon 2012 site is NOW LIVE!  Click the link below to check it out - details for registration and more will become available within the next week.

Official Minecon 2012 Site:  Click here

In the meantime, Mojang is hosting a pretty awesome PAX Fan Art Contest, definitely worth checking out!

MineTV Updates

The video above is a highlight reel of MineTV's Episode 3, with mod maker and hilarious commentator Pahimar!  At the time, it was believed that a 2-hour episode might be a bit long for people to sit through, but due to a rather overwhelming volume of mail demanding the full episode, it will be uploaded in its entirety later today - be sure to subscribe to the channel for real-time updates! Back to Top

This week, David and Toby talk about the recent MCX360 update, some teasers revealed about Minecon 2012, and more - check it out! Back to Top

Tripwires?

Over the last week in Snapshots, we have seen a lot of exciting things coming up - Ender Chests, villager trading, the merging of SSP and SMP modes into a fluid, single system - what else could possibly be added to this pile of goodies to make it even better?  We can think of one thing - tripwires.

Nathan "Dinnerbone" Adams uploaded this video showing off some experiments with tripwire - it appears that it can be set off by crossing the tripwire boundary (as expected), as well as being set off by "using" it much as one would use a switch or button.  What other awesome features are on the horizon?  We'll keep you posted as they develop!

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A Minecraft Wedding

Anyone in attendance at Minecon 2011 will undoubtedly remember this touching event - Matt's proposal to Asia on-stage, alongside Mojang!  Their marriage is now official, and the wedding ceremony was something any dedicated Minecraft fan could be proud of - Minecraft-themed Jones Soda, which features many of the in-game items and creatures; a number of high-quality character model statues that were on the showroom at Minecon including Steve, creeper and more.  There were also a number of hand-made pieces for their ceremony made by the happy couple and friends, such as Minecraft trees and other bits of the world.  Other gems included a Minecraft-diamond necklace, and - something no Minecraft party should be without - a Minecraft cake.

From everyone here at the Minecraft Forum, we would like to congratulate Matt and Asia on having easily the most awesome wedding in history, and wish the happy couple well!

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Lydia Winters - more popularly known as "Minecraft Chick" - confirmed that Minecon 2012 would be happening, and that it would be held in Europe!  While no specific country or dates were yet named, we expect such details to be revealed in the very near future.  Will it be in the UK?  Perhaps even Sweden?  France?  Check in frequently - we'll let you know soon!

Minecon 2011 was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, with an estimated attendance of over five thousand people.  There were numerous booths, seminars and Q&A sessions with various Minecraft groups and personalities, including opportunities to meet Mojang in person.  The opening ceremony included a history of Minecraft, as well as marking the official launch of Minecraft 1.0, the full release of the blockbuster sandbox title.

It wasn't long ago that Minecraft saw 25 million registered users (they're already up to 26 million since that particular landmark was set), and the number just keeps growing.  Along with the runaway success of Minecraft - Pocket Edition and the upcoming Minecraft - XBOX Edition, the epic block-builder continues to take the world by storm.  Massive updates are on the horizon for the PC version, including the highly anticipated Mod API, NPC trading and so much more.  Just how far can Minecraft go?  Only time will tell!

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Everyone loves Minecraft, but just how much?  We would like to know!  Head over here and take our Minecraft poll, and tell us what you think about all things Minecraft! Back to Top

We saw a lot of neat things at Minecon, many of which we have already covered here.  Still, even the most awesome convention in the world wouldn't have been worth it without you guys, and we saw a LOT of you there - roughly 5,000 attendees packed into the convention, waited in long lines, traveled from booth to booth, saw numerous panels and even met Mojang in person.

At our Curse booth, we had a green-screen photo op, where people could get themselves inserted into the Minecraft world, and from where I was sitting, it seemed like nearly every attendee paid us a visit at some point!  It was really awesome getting to meet some of our users, and see the creative ways they could immerse themselves into their chosen backgrounds.  Below, we show off some of our favorites - check it out!  You can click on any of the images for a larger version.

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I didn't know they implemented back-stabbing mechanics in the game already!

Pico likes hitting sheep until they do her bidding.  Give me your secrets, sheep!

Everyone says that creepers just want a hug.  He went above and beyond!

Steve has taught us that punching trees is not only a viable wood-gathering method, but that we can't be injured from it!

While the other guy tried to make nice with Mr. Creeper, this one seems less amorous and more terrified.  Better get out of the blast radius!

She seems less concerned with the spider and more focused on the guy with a pickaxe.  Maybe he's a griefer?

She wields this spider like a fencing foil, which sounds strange at first, until you consider how awesome it would be to chase other players around attacking them with your own spider.

He was waiting for someone else, but the creeper showed up instead.  ...unless he was waiting for the creeper...

One may think he's trying to keep the creeper at a distance, but what you don't see off-camera is the legion of silverfish rushing at him.

Father/son traditions are as old as time itself, and this is no exception.  If you can't teach your boy how to hunt mobs, who can?

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We recently showed you a bit about what went into the making of Minecon, covering the logistics of setting up the convention, and the overall experience itself - and now, there's more!  This episode touches a bit more on the personal side of Minecon; we talk about the attendees, including a few stories about getting to Minecon, meeting Minecraft Chick, and more.  We also address the "rock star" aura of Mojang's employees, noting the air of mystery and presence that follows them in the wake of their smash-hit indie title.  If you want to see a more personal side of Minecon, this is definitely worth a watch!

Minecon was, without a doubt, one of the best conventions we've had the pleasure of attending; the attendees were great to meet, Mojang had some great shows put together, and the numerous sponsors had a staggering amount of actvities, including a sneak-peek at the XBOX version of Minecraft.  We had a great time this year, and look forward to doing it again! Back to Top