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News Minecraft Support Officially Axed on PS3, PS Vita

Chip off the old block

Minecraft’s final update – which includes support for the Nightmare Before Christmas mash-up pack – has been released on the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita, effectively ending support for those versions of the game. Joining the ageing Sony systems are the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii U, which have also been binned by developer...

• Thu 20th Dec 2018
• Mojang
• PS3
• Vita
• Minecraft

News Minecraft Vita Is Sony's First Japanese Million Seller in Over a Decade

And it's technically a Microsoft game

Minecraft: PS Vita Edition has sold over one million units at retail in Japan according to tracking firm Media Create. This means that – despite the brand being owned by Microsoft – it's the first Sony published title since 2004 to hit seven digits. The last first-party release to achieve the target was Gran...

• Sat 31st Dec 2016
• Sony
• Vita
• Japan
• Minecraft
• Sales

News Star Wars Brings the Force to Minecraft: PlayStation Edition

The empire strikes block

Sony's billing the PlayStation 4 as the system for Star Wars, so it would be a bit embarrassing if it didn't get Luke Skywalker and crew into the PlayStation versions of Minecraft. Fortunately, through a collaboration with "Disney Interactive, LucasFilm, and Microsoft" – seriously, this is written on the PlayStation Blog...

• Sat 29th Aug 2015
• Mojang
• PS4
• PS3
• Vita
• Minecraft

News Woohoo! The Simpsons are Bringing a Lot of Yellow to Minecraft on PS4, PS3, Vita

Mmmm, pixelated blocks

Fans of The Simpsons may well be drooling like a starved Homer right about now, with the announcement that Minecraft's getting a rather large set of character skins based on the animated comedy. The DLC pack will be bringing its yellowy charm to PlayStation platforms this week, and it'll set you back £3.29. While the show...

• Mon 27th Apr 2015
• Mojang
• PS4
• PS3
• Vita
• DLC

News Minecraft Enters Orbit with Mass Effect DLC This Week

Block to the future

Minecraft's getting two new DLC packs this week on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita. Alongside the not-that-interesting Pattern Texture Pack, which applies soft colours and knitted animals to your blocky world, you'll also be able to jet into space with the Mass Effect Mash-Up Pack. As its name suggests, this will coat the...

• Tue 24th Mar 2015
• Mojang
• PS4
• PS3
• Vita
• DLC

News Minecraft: PS Vita Edition Secures System's Third Strongest UK Debut

Up there with the launch titles

Well, this is a surprise – and it makes the absence of a themed hardware bundle for the holidays all the more confusing. The physical version of Minecraft: PS Vita Edition has secured the third-biggest debut ever for the PlayStation Vita in the UK, with only launch titles Uncharted: Golden Abyss and

• Mon 17th Nov 2014
• Mojang
• 4J Studios
• Vita
• Minecraft
• Sales

News Minecraft's Taking a Seasonal Holiday to Skyrim In the Near Future

DLC pack is soaring onto Sony platforms

Ah, Skyrim. A setting full of glorious natural beauty, strange beasts, hardy people, plenty of mead, and more technical bugs than you can imagine. It's a virtual world that we're sure many readers will remember with fondness, but how would you like to explore those cold Northern reaches all over again on...

• Wed 12th Nov 2014
• Mojang
• PS4
• PS3
• Vita
• Minecraft

News MineCraft Builds a Brick House on PlayStation Vita Next Week

Mine and yours

Prior to the Microsoft acquisition, there were a few concerns that it would never happen, but MineCraft: PS Vita Edition finally has a date – in Europe at least. 4J Studios – the team behind the portable port – revealed on Twitter overnight that the handheld house making simulator will deploy on

• Thu 9th Oct 2014
• Mojang
• 4J Studios
• Vita
• MineCraft

Gamescom 2014 Minecraft Sure Looks Blocky on PS Vita

Pixel perfect

Sony didn’t announce the big Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition hardware bundle that we were expecting this week, but the game’s definitely looking rock solid on the handheld machine. The platform holder has deployed this fairly lengthy trailer showing off the portable release, which demonstrates that it’s an identical...

• Thu 14th Aug 2014
• Mojang
• 4J Studios
• Vita
• Minecraft
• Trailers

Weirdness Bloomin' Heck, Someone Made Shenmue in Minecraft

Search for sailors all over again

It’s funny how you can remember your way around familiar locations even if you haven’t been there for years. We spent so many hours in Shenmue’s eighties recreation of Yokosuka on the Dreamcast that we know every crevice of this incredible Minecraft replica. It’s been built using a modified edition of the PC...

• Tue 22nd Jul 2014
• SEGA
• Minecraft
• Weirdness
• Culture