MineCon Offers First Look At "Minecraft" For Xbox 360 : video games.

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Fans of Mojang studio's indie game phenomenon, "Minecraft," will gather at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Vegas, Nev, on Nov. MineCon guests will have the opportunity to play "Minecraft" on Xbox 360reg ; before it is publically available in Spring 2012. Additionally, MineCon will mark the official launch of the COMPUTER version of "Minecraft". Reaching close to 4,000,000 unit sales during its Alpha and Beta phases, "Minecraft" is one of the best-selling Software games in history.

 

"The infinite chances in 'Minecraft' just got larger, and we are totally happy with the development of 'Minecraft' for Xbox 360," asserted Mojang lead designer Markus "Notch" Persson. We are thrilled MineCon visitors will be the first to experience it - months before its planned release date." . MineCon is the first fan convention devoted to "Minecraft." Thousands of attendees will participate in planned events and activities, including a keynote speech by Persson, during which the complete version of the Software game will officially launch. Fans will also attend breakout sessions devoted to game strategy ; participate in costume contests ; and visit an exhibit hall, a developer theater and more. Microsoft is a presenting sponsor for MineCon and will participate in the preview of the Xbox 360 version of "Minecraft." which also will be supported by Kinect next year.
. "We appreciate working with Microsoft to create a notable event for 'Minecraft' fans, especially against the background of the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas," declared Carl Manneh, Mojang's Director. ---------------------------- . About MineCon . MineCon 2011, the official "MineCraft" event, happens November eighteen - nineteen at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
For some more info and tickets, visit news release Mojang is an indie game development studio based in Stockholm, Sweden. Set up by Markus "Notch" Persson, Jakob Porser, and Carl Manneh in October of 2010, Mojang has reached a user base of 14 million registered users with its first game, "Minecraft." Mojang is currently developing its second game, "Scrolls," and planning to release 3rd party game, "Cobalt." For more in-depth info, visit our web site.
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