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April 2, 2025

The history of the video game that inspired ‘A Minecraft Movie’

On April 4, "A Minecraft Movie" will be released, featuring a cast that includes Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Emma Myers, and Jennifer Coolidge. The film follows four misfits who are transported to a block-based realm and must unite with Steve, played by Black, to protect their world. "Minecraft" is a sandbox game that allows players to explore and create in a limitless environment, rated Everyone 10+ by the ESRB. It has two main modes: Creative, which offers unlimited resources and immortality, and Survival, which involves resource gathering and managing health. Markus "Notch" Persson created "Minecraft" in 2009, launching it officially in November 2011 after successful testing. He sold the game to Microsoft in 2014 for .5 billion, after which Jens "Jeb" Bergensten took over as lead designer. As of 2023, "Minecraft" is the second highest-selling video game, behind Tetris, and has received numerous updates, with the latest being the "Trials and Tales Update."

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March 29, 2025

10 best tips to help you survive your first night in Minecraft | Esports News – The Times of India

1. Gather wood immediately to craft tools and build a shelter. 2. Craft essential tools like pickaxes, swords, and shovels for resource gathering and combat. 3. Build a quick shelter, such as a small cave or a wooden hut, to survive the night. 4. Mine stone to create more durable tools like stone pickaxes and swords. 5. Light up your shelter with torches to prevent hostile mobs from spawning. 6. Gather food from animals to avoid starvation and cook it for energy. 7. Avoid hostile mobs by staying inside your shelter after dark. 8. Set your spawn point by crafting a bed from wool and wooden planks. 9. Keep an eye on your coordinates to locate your shelter if needed. 10. Plan for the next day by gathering resources, enhancing your shelter, and exploring.

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March 21, 2025

People Can Fly announces survival first-person shooter Lost Rift for PC

People Can Fly has announced a new survival first-person shooter titled Lost Rift, set to launch in Early Access on PC via Steam in 2025. Players will explore Pioneer’s Landing, an island in an archipelago, where they can choose to play solo or with up to five players. The game features base-building, resource gathering, crafting, and player-versus-player-versus-environment challenges. Key features include the ability to build custom base camps, engage in competitive expeditions for loot, and navigate dynamic weather conditions that pose threats to survival. The game will utilize dedicated geo-located servers for a seamless experience.

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March 19, 2025

Help, I can’t move forward in this chill crafting RPG because I’m too wrapped up in building bases and making sick tools

Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land is an RPG that focuses on resource gathering and crafting, offering innovative gameplay mechanics such as a staff that doubles as a gun for synthesizing bullets. Players can explore various biomes, collect items, and engage in a crafting system that allows for deconstructing and upgrading items. The game features base-building mechanics, enabling players to create outposts and enhance their environments, while a Pioneering Effort system tracks tasks across combat, gathering, and crafting. The narrative unfolds slowly, with characters like Yumia adding depth to the experience. Atelier Yumia is set to release on March 20, with a demo available on Steam.

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March 15, 2025

I was already sold on Atelier Yumia as an RPG, but I wasn’t expecting it to have my favorite crafting system in all of gaming

Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories and the Envisioned Land features a crafting system that is integral to the narrative and gameplay, allowing players to create various items that enhance the game world. The crafting mechanics encourage exploration and experimentation rather than feeling tedious. The game will be available on multiple platforms, including PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, with a release date of March 21, 2025. The review was conducted on PC with an Nvidia RTX GeForce 3060 Ti graphics card, an AOC Gaming 24G2SP monitor, and a Razer Wolverine V3 Pro controller.

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March 13, 2025

Red Thread Games announces mystery survival RPG Hello Sunshine for PC

Red Thread Games has announced a new project titled Hello Sunshine, a mystery survival RPG set in the remnants of a corporate empire, which will be available on PC via Steam, though no release date has been provided. Players take on the role of the last employee of a defunct corporation, navigating a desolate world while contending with environmental challenges and a giant war machine. Key features include survival mechanics, crafting, relationship building with a robot companion, resource scavenging, and the option to play solo or cooperatively. The game emphasizes uncovering the story of a broken world and the player's role within it.

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March 9, 2025

Fossil unveils limited-edition Minecraft-inspired watches to celebrate the game’s Hollywood debut

Fossil has launched a limited-edition collection of watches inspired by Minecraft, coinciding with the game's Hollywood debut. The collection, available since March 7, includes two models: the Grass Block and Deepslate, each priced at Rs 17,495. The Grass Block watch features a textured dial mimicking grass blocks, sub-dial hands shaped like a sword, pickaxe, and torch, a brown leather crown and strap with cubic patterns, and a Creeper face on the winder. The Deepslate watch has a dial resembling stone blocks and raw diamond ores, sub-dial hands shaped like a diamond pickaxe, sword, and torch, a black silicone strap, and a Creeper face on the winder. Fossil also offers accessories such as a custom metal case, a special-edition bracelet with black glass beads and green enamel Creeper blocks, and a leather wallet and card holder.

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February 24, 2025

The PC’s Coziest Action RPG Is Now Free To Play

Garden Story is a cozy RPG available for free on the Epic Game Store until February 27. Players control Concord, a grape character, who embarks on a quest to combat the Rot threatening the Grove. The game features four towns representing different seasons and offers various quests, including combat and town-building activities. Completing tasks enhances the town and unlocks better equipment. While it incorporates RPG mechanics, it allows for a relaxed pace and encourages players to engage with the content at their own rhythm. Players can also choose to make Concord immortal to bypass combat. Garden Story is also available on Nintendo Switch and Xbox.

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February 21, 2025

Survival MMO Dune: Awakening launches in May and I am way more excited about it than I thought I’d be

Funcom has announced that Dune: Awakening will be released on May 20 for PC. The game is a survival MMO set in an alternate timeline of Arrakis, where players take on the role of a minion sent by the Bene Gesserit to find the Fremen and awaken the sleeper. Players will establish a base, fend off scavengers, and explore dungeons for resources. The gameplay includes exploration and combat, as well as building and customizing homes. As players progress, they will engage in the political dynamics of the Dune universe, navigating the Landsraad and aligning with various factions.

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February 16, 2025

5 Beginner Base Building Tips in Minecraft: How to Setup Your Base Easily – The Times of India

- Choose a location for your base that offers easy access to resources like water, stone, and wood, with forests and plains being ideal for beginners. - Organize your base into themed sections for improved navigation and functionality, including a storage room, secure bedroom, enchanting and brewing station, and farming areas. - Build well-designed pathways using a mix of materials to enhance accessibility and aesthetics, and illuminate them to prevent mob spawning. - Add variety and depth to your structures by using different materials, incorporating layers, and including decorative elements like balconies and flower pots. - Implement mob-proofing strategies such as constructing walls and fences, placing lighting around the perimeter, elevating the base, and using bottom slabs and buttons to prevent mob spawning.