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Mojangs artist: Markus Toivonen aka. Junkboy in real life!

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Who is this mysterious artist?   Not much is known about junkboy, and especially not his face. It is understandable though why he chose to keep his identity secret, with Mojangs recent succes and everything. I did manage to find this video of an interview with the mojangsters, where junkboy is featured:

Minecraft 1.4.2 The Pretty Scary Update, is out!

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Minecraft 1.4.1 Pre-release! - Bug fixes and a contest!

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Changelog: A day -1 patch! Lovely! No but seriously, there was a big issue causing mobs to suffocate and fall through wooden floors that we really needed to fix. The full list of fixes are…' Fixed mobs glitching through wooden floors Fixed players glitching through Beacons Fixed Redstone Repeaters getting stuck in ‘on’ state Bats spawn less frequently A number of minor font fixes Activated the Wither painting Fixed wet wolves looking way too scary Tweaked naming costs in the Anvil Tweaked enchantment points reward for smelting Fixed bug that allowed any item to be placed in the armor slots Fixed mob spawners spawning too quickly Release date: Thursday October 25 Client:  http://assets.minecraft.net/1_4_1/minecraft.jar Server:  http://assets.minecraft.net/1_4_1/minecraft_server.jar  (or  EXE ) Since we do these pre-releases mainly to prepare modders and server admins (and not to find and fix bugs), we’ve decided to p...

Minecraft 1.4 Pre-release! - All the previous snapshots + more sounds!

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Changelog: 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 - Jeb The new sounds: Placing an anvil makes a loud metal clank. Picking up your new renamed item from the anvil makes the sound of a hammer hitting the anvil three times Bats make small squeaky noises. The Ender Dragon roars as it flies to...

Minecraft Snapshot 12w42a - Repeaters!

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Changelog: Releasing an early snapshot this week because we need to crunch out the pre-release as soon as possible. This snapshot has the following changes: Anvil block has been tweaked (it’s cheaper to create, minor visual changes, and you can repair tools using wood/ingots/diamonds) Bats no longer trample crops or trigger pressure plates Redstone repeaters can be “locked” (fixed output) by having a powered repeater connected to its left or right side Updated language files More bugfixes & tweaks! Download the snapshot here: Client:  http://assets.minecraft.net/12w42a/minecraft.jar Server:  http://assets.minecraft.net/12w42a/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 Heres Jeb's demo video on how the repeater changes work

Minecraft Snapshot 12w41a - Anvils!

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Changelog: The Pretty Scary Update is almost upon us, with just two weeks until our target release date (October 24th). Here is this weeks changelog: Added a new Anvil block for repairing, merging & naming items Added an option for cape-owners to hide their capes ingame Effects given by the Beacon will be less intrusive on the screen Level-up sound now only plays every 5 levels More bugfixes & tweaks! Download the snapshot here: Client:  http://assets.minecraft.net/12w41a/minecraft.jar Server:  http://assets.minecraft.net/12w41a/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 Mojang are indeed paying close attention to what their fans wants. Today a guy posted this screenshot on reddit: Titled: " I'm getting very tired of this. I'm sure my rep is terrible because of it. " And the same day mojang releases a fix for his problem...

Minecraft first screenshot of the Anvil

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