Mojang Crushes Valve, Opens "The Minecraft Store"

[ProtoChimp]

Dammit... I wanted that Greifer's disguise, but the raptor won't let me have it

Damn raptors...

Wait... raptors sounds like creepers... they both end in "rs"...

HOLY SHIT! NOTCH IS ADDING RAPTORS TO THE GAME!

[sub][sub]If anyone takes this seriously, I will derisively laugh at you.[/sub][/sub]

OH MY GOD I DEFINATELY NEED TO GET MINECRAFT NOW- Wait what does that say *zooms in* oh you son of a *****.

 

[vxicepickxv]

Notch beat the rush, and cost me half my points. I figured that the company that brought us steam and all their games would beat out a guy with only a beta product to his name(But I knew he would obliterate everybody else).

 

[GBlair88]

Spoiler: The Minecraft Store

Maybe he'll finally add killstreaks to the game as well.

 

[James Raynor]

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.

Priceless.

 

[Arella18]

LOl but congrats to Mojang they deserve this.

 

[E-Penguin]

Also, isn't it the 31st? April Fool's is tomorrow. Unless my calendar is playing a joke on me.

It may be tomorrow where he lives..?

Nope, all of Scandinavia has the same time zone, and here in Norway it's still 31. Mars.

 

[Macgyvercas]

Wait, wait, wait...

One key = $3
Five keys at $18 total = $3.60/key

I CALL FOUL!

 

[Irridium]

Dammit... I wanted that Greifer's disguise, but the raptor won't let me have it

Damn raptors...

Wait... raptors sounds like creepers... they both end in "rs"...

HOLY SHIT! NOTCH IS ADDING RAPTORS TO THE GAME!

[sub][sub]If anyone takes this seriously, I will derisively laugh at you.[/sub][/sub]

OH MY GOD I DEFINATELY NEED TO GET MINECRAFT NOW- Wait what does that say *zooms in* oh you son of a *****.

You know what this means!

 

[templargunman]

I love the fact that Notch can sell blatantly overpriced items as a "thank you" and everyone is so obsessed with Minecraft that they'll accept it fully. For example, this article is super happy that you can pay $42 dollars for a creeper saddle.

Innovations like this are precisely why I like to support indie developers over bloated corporate machines like Valve [http://www.valvesoftware.com/], who just don't have what it takes to come up with this kind of original idea. Good job, Notch!

I think the escapist loves minecraft too much if they can't realize that this is a blatantly obvious ploy to make a bunch of money along the lines of blizzard's $15 ride-able pets. If this is all an April fools joke I didn't get it, but if it isn't, everyone needs to realize that a store that sells in game items is not at all original.

Seriously, minecraft is an excellent game, but Notch likes money just as much as anyone else, and if he's selling customer support for over $400 that's not a good thing.






April Fools

 

[Thedarkness77]

I really hope that this is a joke.

 

[B-rad747]

had the volume all the way up with headphones on. lets just say that raptor scared the living shit out of me.

 

[Dan Stillman]

This honestly scared me for a few tense moments, haha.

 

[Echo136]

It's not April 1st, guys. Seriously. NOT April 1st.

Guess I need to be skeptical of every article I read both on April 1st and the days adjacent to it. Excellent.

Notch lives in Sweden. Probably already April 1st where he lives.

 

[The Apothecarry]

I think it needs more hats, it doesn't have enough hats!

We always need more hats. I find the prices to be ridiculous and I SO hope this is a joke.

 

[Major Cooke]

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 Valve [http://www.mojang.com/], who just don't have what it takes to come up with this kind of original idea. Good job, Notch!

Excuse me, but from the looks of this, Notch made it based off of Team Fortress 2's shop (hence the "Steve Co." gag on "Mann Co.". I wouldn't say he's the first.

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

This is a joke page right? Or did I miss something.

 

[Low Key]

You almost got me until I read that bullshit about pricing in the second paragraph. I should have known from the picture, but I figured if it was real (I stopped paying attention to MM after my ballot somehow get messed up), Notch was merely poking fun at Valve with it. If you want to pull off a decent April Fool's day article, you can't be so obvious. Talk to The Onion. They'll tell you guys the right way how to do it.

 

[Rainboq]

Also, isn't it the 31st? April Fool's is tomorrow. Unless my calendar is playing a joke on me.

Notch lives in a different time zone....

 

[Yoh3333]

Best... April fools... EVAH!!!

Also, get yourself 10.000$ in your "cart" for a bug :3 (note: Do not do it if you have epilepsy)

 

[BoredDragon]

ok op, I'm not sure if you are joking around or not. If you are joking disregard the rest of this post, and if you are serious keep reading.

Yes, Minecraft (not mojang) is a good game. However, since this is Mojang's only game it is yet to be shown if the company is good or if this is just a fluke. I've got nothing against them, but I do want to take an analytical standpoint on the March Madness debate.

Saying valve is too much of an over-bloated company to think of this kind of virtual store is what has me confused about if you're being sarcastic or not. I'm sure I'm not the only one who plays TF2 and everyone else who does would know as well as I thatValve has made a Mann Co. Store. This store is exactly what you describe the minecraft store to be and has been out for... well I won't pretend that I remember how long, but it has been a very long time.

So op if you are indeed kidding then I apologize for wasting bandwidth and posting such a long comment .

However if you are not kidding, please note that you have just made yourself look very stupid and need to get your facts straight next time you post something to the community.

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 Valve [http://www.mojang.com/], who just don't have what it takes to come up with this kind of original idea. Good job, Notch!

So which is it op, are you being serious or sarcastic?