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Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition の販売本数が 2012 年の大晦日に 500 万本を越えたとか。全機種板の合計セールスは 1750 万本以上と、どれだけ売れてるのか良く分からなくなってきてますが、何だか今となっては 100 万本突破とかで騒いでた頃が懐かしいです。

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Kaplan氏ツイート

On the last day of 2012, Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition hit 5 million copies sold! Crazy! Amazing! Great way to end the year :) Thanks!

https://twitter.com/Kappische/statuses/286785618934112256

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Minecraft 1.4.6 のプレリリースバージョンが公開された。次のバージョンアップで主に追加されているのは

1. 花火
2. エンチャントブック
3. 沢山のエンチャントの細かい奴
4. クリスマスサプライズ
5. 沢山のバグ修正
だそうです。

Minecraft 1.4.6 Pre-release

It’s time to pre-release the next Minecraft update! Dinnerbone has fixed a couple of more issues since the 12w50b snapshot, as well as adding a sound indicator when you hit players with arrows in player versus player!

To summarize 1.4.6:

Added fireworks
Added enchantable books
A lot of enchantments have been tweaked
A Christmas surprise
Many issues have been fixed!

We intend to release 1.4.6 on Thursday, December 20!

http://mojang.com/2012/12/minecraft-1-4-6-pre-release/

リリース記事

Minecraft 1.4.6 is out!
http://mojang.com/2012/12/minecraft-1-4-6-is-out/

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Version history – Minecraft Wiki
http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Version_history

次の Minecraft アップデートに向けたSnapshot 12w49a が公開された。 Snapshot 12w49a では花火などクリスマスや新年に役立ちそう使えそうな項目が追加されているようだ。

Hey hey hey! Snapshot time!

Changes since 1.4.5:

• Added fireworks (sound effects will come soon)
• Added enchanted books for enchanting items
• Plenty of bugs addressed!

“What’s this? This doesn’t sound like a redstone update at all!”, you say. “Indeed,” we say. Thing is, we* suddenly decided we wanted to make sure that you have fireworks for New Year’s Eve, so we’re working in several parallel branches of the code now. One is for the 1.5 “Redstone Update,” and one is now for a 1.4.6 patch update. This update will be out before Christmas, and 1.5 will wait until January (or possibly February).

次の Minecraft のアップデートに向けて Snapshot 12w49a が公開された。Snapshot 12w49a では花火など新年などで使えそうな項目が追加されているようだ。

Minecraft Snapshot 12w49a

Get the snapshot here:

• Client: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w49a/minecraft.jar
• Server: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w49a/minecraft_server.jar (or EXE)

Report bugs here:

• Minecraft issue tracker!

// The Minecraft Team

* Send complaints to jeb_

http://mojang.com/2012/12/minecraft-snapshot-12w49a/

Youtube を見ていたら Official Minecraft Trailer という公式のトレイラー動画があるのに気づいたので紹介。

Official Minecraft Trailer

http://youtu.be/MmB9b5njVbA

24日と25日にわたって行われる MINECON 2012。ライブで中継されており、GameSpot のページでストリーミングが見ることができる。

GameSpot Live, Minecon 2012, Day 1 – GameSpot.com
http://www.gamespot.com/shows/gamespot-live/?event=minecon_2012_day_120121124

Saturday 24 November – Join the live stream
Opening Ceremony 1:30am Pacific | 9:30am GMT | 8:30pm Sydney
Incredible Custom Map Making 2:45am Pacific | 10:45am GMT | 9:45pm Sydney
Chat with Notch 4:00am Pacific | 12:00pm GMT | 11:00pm Sydney
Mojang’s New Game: Scrolls 5:15am Pacific | 1:15pm GMT | 12:15am Sun Sydney
Live from The Museum of Mojang 6:00am Pacific | 3:00pm GMT | 1:00am Sun Sydney
Future Updates with the Minecraft PC Team 6:30am Pacific | 2:30pm GMT | 1:30am Sun Sydney

Sunday 25 November – Join the live stream
The Genius that is Hat Films 1:30am Pacific | 9:30am GMT | 8:30pm Sydney
Creativity with Redstone 2:45am Pacific | 10:45am GMT | 9:45pm Sydney
Master Builders: FyreUK 4:00am Pacific | 12:00pm GMT | 11:00pm Sydney
Taking over Youtube – Captainsparklez 5:15am Pacific | 1:15pm GMT | 12:15am Mon Sydney
Closing Ceremony 6:00am Pacific | 2:45pm GMT | 1:45am Mon Sydney

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矢継ぎ早のアップデートでちょっと何をアップデートしたのかよく分からないですが、Minecraft 1.4.5 がプレリリース。

Minecraft 1.4.5 Pre-release

Hey hey!

Unfortunately we have to patch Minecraft again, this time to fix the broken LAN server functionality. Good news is that this only affects the client, so 1.4.5 clients will be able to play on 1.4.4 servers without any problems.

Fixes included:

Clients now get the correct IP for LAN servers
Fixed the incorrect positions of some particles
… and fixes for MC-2507, MC-2508, MC-2500, and MC-2498

Download the pre-release here:

Client: http://assets.minecraft.net/1_4_5/minecraft.jar
Server: http://assets.minecraft.net/1_4_5/minecraft_server.jar (or EXE)

This release will be uploaded to the launcher on Tuesday next week (November 20).

// The Minecraft Team

Update: The client jar-file has been updated, this time with particles properly fixed.

http://mojang.com/2012/11/minecraft-1-4-5-pre-release/

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Minecraft 1.4.4 がリリース。1.4.4 は主にバグ修正のためのアップデートと見てよさそうだ。

Minecraft 1.4.4 is out!

We’ll just quickly post to let you know that the Minecraft 1.4.4 update now can be downloaded in the Minecraft launcher. It’s the same build we pre-released last week, and is mainly intended to fix bugs and glitches. Check the previous posts for more info:

1.4.4 pre-release
1.4.3 pre-release

Have fun!

// The Minecraft Team

http://mojang.com/2012/11/minecraft-1-4-4-is-out/

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以前ひっそりと募集されていた 「Scariest Screenshot Competition」 のSSが Mojang 公式で出ていたので紹介。「Scariest Screenshot Competition」 は Minecraft の最も怖いスクリーンショットを決めちゃおう！的なコンペティション。下に一部出ていたのを抜粋するが、実際には割りと枚数が沢山あるので、気になる人はMojang公式へ

コウモリが飛び交い怪しげな雰囲気がただよう洋館

どういうスクリーンショットなのか一瞬分からなかったけどよく見ると、横たわっているゾンビの姿が

Xbox Live で Minecraft が Call of Duty を打ち負かして最もプレイされているゲームとなったらしい。

Minecraft Beats Call of Duty to Become Most Played Game on Xbox Live – Forbes

The “indie” powerhouse Minecraft is now the most played game on Xbox Live, according to Xbox Live’s Major Nelson. It marks another milestone for the unlikely Swedish megahit. What’s more, this implies the amount of time spent playing Minecraft is actually much, much higher than its closest competitor, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 — Xbox Live probably isn’t even the most popular platform for Minecraft.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/10/29/minecraft-beats-call-of-duty-to-become-most-played-game-on-xbox-live/

Xbox Live のランキング

Minecraft 1.4のプレリリースバージョンがダウンロードできるようになった。最近はほぼ完成系なのかと思う部分もあるのだけど毎回バージョンアップの度に注目を浴びる内容を着実に入れてくる所がマインクラフトの興味深い所でもある。

Minecraft 1.4 Pre-release!

Woho, time to get ready for 1.4! This release is the full 1.4, intended to prepare server admins and mod makers. Searge of the Minecraft Coder Pack has already been informed, as usual. This release will be pushed to the public on Wednesday, October 24!

Since the snapshot yesterday we’ve fixed some bugs that were reported, as well as including new sound effects for the Wither, bats, the anvil and finally the Ender Dragon!

Download the pre-release here:

Client: http://assets.minecraft.net/1_4/minecraft.jar
Server: http://assets.minecraft.net/1_4/minecraft_server.jar (or EXE)

If you don’t have Minecraft you can download the launcher here: http://www.minecraft.net/download

// The Minecraft Team

http://www.mojang.com/2012/10/minecraft-1-4-pre-release/

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