I had a subscription from 94' to ... 2009 maybe.

Worth it.

Comment section was better back then.

This is a very politically massaged non-answer. Not wanting to place any blame ... anywhere, while still keeping all options open.

I would say this is a impassable difference of opinion between the creators and the ... money bags paying for it.

I would like to hear Joe Staten's side of the story, but I doubt his NDA would ever allow it.

I played minecraft when it first came out on pc, and also first out on 7th gen console. I am happy how well this game was adopted and what it has become today.

I think, it would not be a bad idea to forgo the simple block design, or at least make a version running the newest graphics. It is almost as much work making gorgeous graphics that retain block look, then making something like many of the newer world building playground games mimic-ing minecraft. The block design helps gamers understand and judge distance and spatial dimensions when building or breaking things down. Like lego blocks, you can see what will be needed at a glance. But other games have gotten past this, and I am sure Minecraft can also.

Sure it may lose its charm, if blocks have that much charm, and a unreal IV-V game with life like graphics that still allows you to build and create.

@neometal89: I wish I lived in a world, where absolutes were determined by the internet.

@mogan: Lucky....

I cannot believe how many commentators below were given early access to this game and have already played through it.

I will wait for reviews (journalists) and maybe try it this summer.

@Egotte: What they really needed was to include the greatest historical samurai of all time, Tom Cruise.

But, the mocap budget... would be too huge, as they would have to make all of the Asian co-actors stand in holes.

@Ippongi_Ryuta: Only thing good in the article was the link to Levine's new developer's game, JUDAS, which looked amazing.

Fatal Frame meets Silent Hill, ... perfect. I am there.

@Nestea01: Hey, can you take your crazy to an article that has even the slightest hint of whatever your small dick is afraid of. Most of us are winding down after a hard day's work, and just want to hear about mushrooms spores taking over the world.

Something that makes more sense.