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Minecraft Five Years Later…

Minecraft was released on PC on May 17th 2009. It was originally created by  Swedish programmer Markus “Notch” Persson but then later developed by Mojang. After gradual updates, it fully released its alpha version on November 18th 2011 , after the Android version was released a month earlier on October 7th. Six months later, the game was released on Xbox 360 as an Xbox Live Arcade Game on May 9th 2012.

Five years since its release on PC it has sold 14 million copies on PC and 32 million copies on other platforms: Windows, OS X, Linux, Java platform, Java applet, Android, iOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Raspberry Pi, PlayStation 3, PlayStation4, PlayStation Vita and Wii U.During its five years Minecraft has received multiple awards including: Innovation Award, Best Downloadable game, The Audience Award and The Seumas McNally Award.

Minecraft is split into two separate game modes. Creative and Survival. You can play both of them in multiplayer. If you’re mostly interested in making huge structures from scratch with unlimited resources, Creative mode is your choice as it gives you infinite possibilities with designing infrastructure for your world. You won’t see any enemies, and you can pull blocks of all shapes and sizes out of thin air. However, if you dare to enter into a world of danger, where you’re crafting and creating out of necessity, you’ll probably want to play in Survival mode. Where gangs of monsters want to break/explode/eat your bones, one pixel at a time. You’ll need to protect yourself from the creatures that come out at night. Its a highly addictive but repetitive game.

 

 

Tomb Raider and the Improved Next Gen Graphics

Tomb Raider: The Definitive Edition has got off to a good start on PS4 consoles and the differences in graphics shows just how good the PS4 is compared to the PS3.

Everything from Lara Croft’s hair to the background and scenery is on a completely different level. Although, the next gen consoles are still very far away from like life graphics, they are significantly better, and no game shows this more than Tomb Raider: There Definitive Edition.

It must be said that there are some exceptions but the majority of games have vastly improved graphics. Another is GTA V but graphics on PC’s can also be at the same kind of level, and occasionally better, but it’s certainly clear to see that there have been notable improvements in some games, and Tomb Raider is certainly one of them.

LEGO the Hobbit

It’s been a crazy year so far for LEGO video games and it is going to continue further with LEGO the Hobbit. LEGO the Hobbit will be released on 12th April 2014. There are so many different LEGO titles floating around at the minute, and this one is certainly going to attract a lot of attention.

LEGO the Hobbit will revolve around the story from the first two Hobbit films and the stages of the game will take the same type of order as the film. LEGO games can be fast paced while the graphics are always improving. The Hobbit will be available on the Playstation 4 and the Xbox one in April, and it could just be the next major title to hit the charts.

If you’re saving for your next game then consider buying LEGO the Hobbit, because if it follows in the footsteps of the current LEGO titles, it’s certainly going to be a big hit.

The Return of Thief

Thief was a popular game back in the day and its legacy has certainly lived on. Thief 4 is definitely going to be released this year and it will see Garret return yet again but this time with updated visuals.

It’s certainly an exciting release for the many Thief fans and so far the game play trailers show fantastic graphics. There will be an open-ended game play system and it will essentially be a new modern game that doesn’t move away from what made it popular in the first place.

The graphic with a new storyline, strong characters, improved game play, and an improved engine will combine to improve upon the previous versions but only time will tell if it’s succeeds in the same way as its previous versions.

It’s certainly going to be a big seller, perhaps not a record seller, and there’s definitely a loyal following for Thief and if we were to predict, we’d say it will surely be a big hit for 2014.