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Block by Block, J!NX Swag Discounts, Gaming Network News & More

Posted in: News Mojang AB by Sacheverell, 07 September 2012 - 08:25 PM

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Block by Block; Better Building IRL

You may remember Mojang's project, "Mina Kvarter" (My Blocks) - a project that allows people to envision redevelopment of areas where they work and play, by using Minecraft as an architectural template. Well, the project has been such a resounding success so far, that the UN is now taking an interest in it; Mojang is now collaborating with the UN, in a project called "Block by Block"! Just like the formerly Swedish-only project, “Block by Block” aims to involve youth in the planning process in urban areas, by giving them the opportunity to show planners and decision makers how they would like to see their cities in the future. Minecraft has turned out to be the perfect tool to see their vision come to life. The three-year partnership will support UN-Habitat’s Sustainable Urban Development Network, to upgrade 300 public spaces by 2016! The first pilot project in Kibera, one of Nairobi’s informal settlements, is already in the planning phase.

Mojang will be the main financial sponsor for Block by Block, and they will work closely with the UN to help reach the target goals. Lydia has been attending the World Urban Forum, announcing Block by Block together with UN Habitat. Lydia will also be working with our fantastic Minecraft community to support the project in various ways. Mojang expects to have a site for Block by Block ready soon - keep an eye out!

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That's right, in addition to the massive list of goodies on offer for Premium (up to and including easy texture pack management, an ad-free Minecraft Forum experience, special access to a Premium Only section of the forum, and much more), all Premium members get their own personal 15% discount* to all J!NX merchandise!  Get that creeper you always wanted!  Stock up on sweet Minecraft shirts!

As luck would have it, we are also giving away a decked out Origin PC (topped off with a sweet A40 Astro gaming headset)!  Want in on this sweepstakes?  Give Premium a try!

*~~Code currently only valid in North America; we are looking into some sweet goodies for our EU members, so keep an eye out!~~  DISCOUNTS FOR EVERYONE!

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#1

AmazingHuh

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Posted 07 September 2012 - 09:36 PM

Oh wow, that Undugu playground thing is awesome. Hope mojang keeps up the good work!

#2

warchicken

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Posted 07 September 2012 - 09:37 PM

Love the news by pico, good stuff!

#3

Chaospillager

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Posted 07 September 2012 - 10:01 PM

Mojang is awesome! I want that PC, but I'm in Australia! I see so many countries EXCEPT mine! Also it says here 15% discount, but when I click on 'GIve premium a try' it says 35% off! I am confused.

#4

Tucking_Fypo

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Posted 07 September 2012 - 10:02 PM

Wow, having Minecraft Builds in real life?
Someone will have to build me my own minecraft house, so it will be my living house...

LEGENDARY PEOPLE

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#5

UnknownOne23

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Posted 07 September 2012 - 10:05 PM

Cool.

[quote name='warchicken' timestamp='1347053824' post='17890590']
Love the news by pico, good stuff!
[/quote]

I hate pricko. Why do they talk about diablo on Minecraft forums? Does diablo forums talk about minecraft?

#6

Jpgar

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Posted 07 September 2012 - 10:07 PM

i wish they oppened the server of block by block to public, i want to make my house!
qq

#7

MichealIkruhara

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Posted 07 September 2012 - 10:24 PM

Just when I thought Minecraft couldn't get any more succesfull BAM! It is!

#8

BlockyNintendo

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Posted 07 September 2012 - 10:26 PM

The UN taking an interest is like calling Minecraft "the official game of the world."

Thus, it should be in schools, and a class called "Minecraft building."

It signs so I don't have to! Hooray for laziness!

#9

RickCrafter

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Posted 07 September 2012 - 10:47 PM

The architectural thing is SO COOL!

Also, I agree. I'd totally take a college elective for minecraft.

Thanks to the awesome True(False) Symmetry for drawing my Avatar!

#10

UnknownOne23

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Posted 07 September 2012 - 10:55 PM

This totally owned the guy who said earlier that Minecraft wasn't about construction anymore.

#11

frumbert

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Posted 07 September 2012 - 11:00 PM

aah, the usual problem when I look at any "giveaway" or "prize" or "free for the first N people" type prizes. The good old "we discriminate against the southern hemisphere" tactic - no goodies for you, australia.

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[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Albania[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Austria[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Bosnia And Herzegovina[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Belgium[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Bulgaria[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Belarus[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Canada[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Switzerland[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Cyprus[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Czech Republic[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Germany[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Denmark[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Estonia[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Spain[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Finland[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Faroe Islands[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]France[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]United Kingdom[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Guernsey[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Gibraltar[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Greece[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Croatia[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Hungary[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Ireland[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Isle Of Man[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Iceland[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Italy[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Jersey[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Liechtenstein[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Lithuania[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Luxembourg[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Latvia[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Monaco[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Moldova, Republic Of[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Malta[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Netherlands[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Norway[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Poland[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Portugal[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Romania[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Serbia[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Russian Federation[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Sweden[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Slovenia[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Svalbard And Jan Mayen[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Slovakia[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]San Marino[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Turkey[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Ukraine[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]United States of America[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Holy See (Vatican City State)[/font][/color]
[/list]

No, I will not subscribe to your channel because you asked... but I might if it's *good*.

#12

Willco2

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Posted 07 September 2012 - 11:02 PM

I want the place I live based off of Minecraft...

#13

ItsTheGuyNyanTarts

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Posted 07 September 2012 - 11:14 PM

Wait a second, isn't Origin part of EA?

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#14

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Posted 07 September 2012 - 11:24 PM

[quote name='Tucking_Fypo' timestamp='1347055320' post='17891106']
Wow, having Minecraft Builds in real life?
Someone will have to build me my own minecraft house, so it will be my living house...
[/quote]designing your own house in minecraft = mind blown + easiest way to show what your house may look like

#15

Chaospillager

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Posted 07 September 2012 - 11:34 PM

[quote name='frumbert' timestamp='1347058817' post='17892303']
aah, the usual problem when I look at any "giveaway" or "prize" or "free for the first N people" type prizes. The good old "we discriminate against the southern hemisphere" tactic - no goodies for you, australia.

[center][b]Sorry![/b]You must be from one of the following countries to enter:[/center][list]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Andorra[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Albania[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Austria[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Bosnia And Herzegovina[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Belgium[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Bulgaria[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Belarus[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Canada[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Switzerland[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Cyprus[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Czech Republic[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Germany[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Denmark[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Estonia[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Spain[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Finland[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Faroe Islands[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]France[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]United Kingdom[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Guernsey[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Gibraltar[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Greece[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Croatia[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Hungary[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Ireland[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Isle Of Man[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Iceland[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Italy[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Jersey[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Liechtenstein[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Lithuania[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Luxembourg[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Latvia[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Monaco[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Moldova, Republic Of[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Malta[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Netherlands[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Norway[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Poland[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Portugal[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Romania[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Serbia[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Russian Federation[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Sweden[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Slovenia[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Svalbard And Jan Mayen[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Slovakia[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]San Marino[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Turkey[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Ukraine[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]United States of America[/font][/color]
[*][color=#444444][font=inherit]Holy See (Vatican City State)[/font][/color]
[/list]
[/quote]

Yeah. I hate it too! There are always giveaways in Europe and America, but what about Australia? 15% off? That doesn't give me anything! I don't buy jynx stuff. They really need to put up one for Australia! Are all those places only Northern Hemisphere? WE HAVE GOOD INTERNET TOO! Just cos we (don't quote me on this!) were the last place discovered, doesn't mean anything! MEAN!!!

#16

citricsquid

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Posted 08 September 2012 - 12:38 AM

[quote name='ItsTheGuyNyanTarts' timestamp='1347059650' post='17892599']
Wait a second, isn't Origin part of EA?
[/quote]

There is a company called origin that build computers, the origin client from EA is more recent: http://www.originpc.com/