One year ago, we started Mojang. Back then, Minecraft had sold between half a million and one million copies, and now we’re up to almost four million copies sold, we’re expanding to two new platforms, and we’re getting good progress done with our new game. In one month, we’re going to Las Vegas to celebrate the full release of Minecraft with our fans. And we’re getting sued by one of my favorite game developers.
As rumors and confustion circulate amongst Minecraft fans, Mojang developer Jens Bergensten has attempted to keep fans updated with a prospective release date. Bergenstein originally tweeted, “Yes 1.9 should be out before oct 18th, ie. next week… Not that we’ve ever missed deadlines before, right? ;)”
Well it appears as if Mojang will miss another Minecraft deadline. It looks like Minecraft 1.9 Update will be pushed back into November, potentially coinciding with MineCon and the official Minecraft launch.
Jens followed up later in the day with another tweet, “At today’s meeting @notch suggested that should keep doing prereleases all the way to Minecon, so my previous tweet about 1.9 is obsolete :D ” Bergenstein later explained, “Notch wanted to wait with the update until Minecon.”
That pushes the Minecraft 1.9 Update all the way back until MineCon in November 18th and 19th, when the first official Minecraft convention will be held in Las Vegas.
Today we are very happy to announce that Minecraft – Pocket Edition will be available world wide for Android 2.2+ phones. This release includes customized touch controls and all the core creative aspects of Minecraft. You will also be able to invite friends to build in your world when connected to the same wi-fi. With Minecraft – Pocket Edition for Android we are taking the next big step in the mobile experience of Minecraft.
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