‘Minecraft: The Island’ Blurs the Line Between Fiction and Gaming

Max Brooks, author of “Minecraft: The Island,” at his home in Venice Beach, Calif. The novel is based on the popular video game. CreditChristina Gandolfo for The New York Times The…

Chunks is the Vive’s Minecraft from Rust dev Facepunch

Facepunch, the developer of Rust, has been working on Chunks for the HTC Vive for about 10 months. It is unashamedly Minecraft-like, to the degree that it was codenamed Vivecraft. But though Minecraft is a…

Minecraft: Education Edition Announced

Popular open-world game Minecraft will be available in classrooms from this summer. Dubbed Minecraft: Education Edition, it's a special version of the game that's been customised for ease of use…