Some people don’t think Minecraft’s much of a game. It’s true, there is no real way to “beat” it, even though the XBLA version doesn’t have the end content developer Mojang added to the PC version.

Many games are referred to as a sandbox or open-world experience, but the designation has never fitted a game quite so perfectly as it does Minecraft. For the uninitiated, the game's core premise is ...

Block-shaped trees can be harvested for block-shaped wood, and then that wood can be used to craft a variety of block-shaped objects, like tools, torches and boats. Mine more materials to craft more ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. It's immediately apparent after digging into Minecraft on the Xbox 360 that the platform is well suited for Mojang's first-person sandbox-style ...

Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions of Minecraft have received a new update that brings a few requested additions and replaces the tutorial world. Update 7 brings with it many notable additions such as ...

Is it rational to feel a greater fondness for single-format releases than for multi-platform games? I'm not sure, but I know I do. There are the obvious benefits of tailoring a game to a specific ...

We're getting close to the release of the 360 version of Minecraft, and Microsoft and Mojang are doing their best to bring in a new generation of tree-hitters. But is adding a wiki, split-screen and ...

In Minecraft, you’ll start with a single block of wood and eventually end with a fortress made out of diamonds and a portal that leads to the netherworld. Everything that happens in-between is the ...

I can't say that Minecraft passed me by - how could it? It's a full-blown 21st century sensation, a hit indie game that changed all the rules, a perfect storm of internet fame. It's been pretty hard ...

Minecraft comes to Xbox Live Arcade this week, and that development amounts to dread tidings for the Xbox 360-playing addictive personalities of the world. The experience of playing Mojang’s formerly ...