Mojang Crushes Valve, Opens "The Minecraft Store"

coldfrog

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I ordered a dozen support responses, and all I got was this lousy velociraptor.

I was seriously confused, and the article did more to make me so. Of course, once I read through all the items, I realized what was going on here. Good job, and way to crack it open early for us.
 

Sennz0r

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trymantha said:
guys complaining about its not April fools, i just wanna say that where i live its been the first for just under 9 hours already
I was just about to mention, it's April Fool's in Australia, people.

Not that I live there, just saying there's a big part of the world where the joke does fit the date.
 

Lancer723

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April Fools Joke.

Not bad though Notch, now add some content to minecraft.

>_>

Edit: OMG IT'S LIKE HE HEARD ME
 

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Yes, we're all very *winces* "pleased" (some more than others) that the "underdog" (at this point, I'd hardly consider Mojang an underdog anymore) has triumphed over the behemoth that is Valve Corporation, but a little journalistic integrity never killed anybody.

"The concept of a "Company Store" selling low-priced virtual novelty items for use in a videogame is certainly a fresh one and I think Notch and the rest of the team at Mojang deserve credit for pioneering this new and unique approach to customer service."
When Valve did it, they were money-grubbing whores. When an indie developer does it, it's "fresh...new and unique".

One more thing. "[The] bloated corporate machines like Valve, who just don't have what it takes to come up with this kind of original idea.", you're joking right? PORTAL WAS THE MOST ORIGINAL THING ANYONE IN THIS INDUSTRY HAS COME UP WITH IN THE PAST DECADE AND ANYONE THAT SAYS OTHERWISE IS DAFT! The story, the humour, the characters, the physics, nobody will ever create something so golden ever again. I'd LOVE to see where modern gaming would be today without Half-Life or its many derivatives and successors. Valve reinvented the FPS, created several of gaming's most beloved icons (Hell, they don't call us "The Church of Gordon Freeman" for nothing), and are a powerhouse when it comes to gaming and innovation. But the second they lose to a "indie developer", they're just another faceless leviathan who doesn't care about gaming.

Anyone who says Valve has lost touch needs to replay through Half Life and be reminded of how many things they gave us.

Gaming has completely forgotten its roots, and it disgusts me.



EDIT: OK, so the store was a joke, but was the article?
EDIT 2: Wow, I got trolled.
 

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Couldn't tell if the original article was being serious or not.
I mean, the store is obviously a joke, but the article sounded way too bitter to be a joke. Unless that is the joke.

Whoa, meta.
 

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StriderShinryu said:
Veloxe said:
I think it needs more hats, it doesn't have enough hats!
And horse armour. Though they do have creeper saddles, so I guess that's close enough.
Its hard to believe they beat valve without horse armor! If they put that out they'd be unstoppable!
 

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HankMan said:
Right because a Portal Gun is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO unoriginal.
The Portal Gun is one of the many things wrong with Valve. Valve throws out bankable things out of the window, they don't produce titles on a regular basis to keep us entertained, their cheap prices are devaluing the video game market...

They could do well by taking a leaf out of Activision's book. Activision - now here's a company that understands and cares for the future of gaming!
 

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TheSkaAssassin said:
One more thing. "[The] bloated corporate machines like Valve, who just don't have what it takes to come up with this kind of original idea.", you're joking right? PORTAL WAS THE MOST ORIGINAL THING ANYONE IN THIS INDUSTRY HAS COME UP WITH IN THE PAST DECADE AND ANYONE THAT SAYS OTHERWISE IS DAFT!
Portal was a one trick pony and the only reason anyone enjoyed it was because of GLaDOS's witty banter.

Portal is one of the most over-hyped pieces of trash since Half-Life 2, a game that was 70% doing the same physics puzzle over and over, and 30% worst driving sections in the history of gaming and anyone who says otherwise is just following the herd.

:p
 

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1 key = 3 dollar
5 keys = 18 dollar

Why wouldn't you make a 5 pack if it cost more then 5 single keys? >.> Even if april joke, that pissed me off >.<
 

RA92

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TheSkaAssassin said:
EDIT: OK, so the store was a joke, but was the article?
You should have seen me reading your post! XD

Lemme sing this for you Andy:

This is a triumph...
 

Luke Cartner

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My favorite item is customer support for $494..
The dinosaur stealing all your items on check is a nice touch too..
Awesome April fools.
 

mew4ever23

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Hah! Good one notch. Bit early for april fools, but fun just the same. Loved the "Response from support: $494".
 

TheSkaAssassin

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Raiyan 1.0 said:
TheSkaAssassin said:
EDIT: OK, so the store was a joke, but was the article?
You should have seen me reading your post! XD

Lemme sing this for you Andy:

This is a triumph...
I read back through andy's article, then read my post.
He deserves a medal for how hard he trolled me.
This whole thread is pure comedy gold.
 

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Lancer723 said:
April Fools Joke.

Not bad though Notch, now add some content to minecraft.

>_>
He did, Like 4 hours ago XD
WOLVES ************!