Mojang Crushes Valve, Opens "The Minecraft Store"

[Magnalian]

Nice crack at Valve, but I hope he'll never seriously consider implementing something like this. The in-game store is what completely turned me off of TF2..

 

[Yokai]

Okay, Mojang deserved to beat Valve for this. Seriously, brilliant stuff.

 

[wildpeaks]

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"...

That's because raptors are merely sub-contractors for horses [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.267956-WHY-I-DONT-TRUST-HORSES]

 

[wildpeaks]

Bit too early in the day for April Fool's Day.

Funny, nonetheless.

Where I live, it IS April 1st.

Where I live, it's always 1st april. Also lazer cats. The world needs more of them.

 

[Veloxe]

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

You know what TF2 also needs more hats I say hats for all even those who are already hatted get more!

Why the hell can't my hat wear a hat?! Huh!?! Come on Valve, step it up.

 

[UltraXan]

Derp... That's all I have to say to this...

 

[starhaven]

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.

you do realise that portal was based on anouther game dont you called Narbacular Drop that was released in 2005 and portal came out in 2007
The gameplay consists of navigating a dungeon using an innovative portal system. The player controls two interconnected portals that can be placed on any non-metallic surface (wall, ceiling, or floor). The developers went on to write the critically acclaimed Portal using many of the same concepts.

 

[Ldude893]

Ah, April Fools Day again.

 

[Scars Unseen]

It's not April 1st yet...

Hi. I'm from the future. It's about 9:00 AM, April 1 here. How are you dinosaurs doing?

 

[Chibz]

Wait...

Does this mean if when Mojang crushes Bioware in the finals, Notch will mark the occassion by introducing the option to romance Creepers?

Noooooooooooo!

(On the other hand, it'd be pretty much the perfect definition of a one night stand...)

Creeper: You know, you were fantastic last night. Sssssssssssss.

 

[Jimi Bove]

Just because Valve is a corporate machine doesn't mean they aren't an awesome one with fresh ideas. Also, they are technically indie (not under a separate publisher). Anyway, a tip of the hat to Notch for making one the of greatest games of all time and going so far with it!

 

[Scars Unseen]

Try adding over $10000

 

[MaxwellEdison]

As April Fool's Day is tomorrow here in America, it would be today in those countries that are occupying that space in other time zones.

 

[Zabriskie Point]

I'm in awe at the amount of people who don't realize that this is just a playful jab at Valve. Notch even said on Twitter that he loved Valve.

 

[Singularly Datarific]

Haaaaaaa! Stick it to them, Mojang!
(I still love you, Valve, don't worry)

 

[Singularly Datarific]

"Buy" enough crap to enter SEIZURE MODE!

 

[ZadokXIX]

As a Valve fanboy, I will take defeat with grace and admit that this was probably the best April Fools Day joke Minecraft could have played, given the circumstances.

 

[TheGroovyMule]

Not only that! Mojang have announced an exciting new partnership!

 

[Ickorus]

Go over $10000 and the screen starts flashing.

 

[Zabinatrix]

I'm in awe at the amount of people who don't realize that this is just a playful jab at Valve. Notch even said on Twitter that he loved Valve.

Yes, it it's funny - but I'm more surprised that there seem to be several people who don't understand that it's a joke at all.

Anyway, it's true that this should definitely bee seen as a playful jab. Notch has mentioned several times that he loves Valve and their games. If I remember correctly he doesn't like the store in TF2 though, so it's not surprising that it is what he chose to poke fun at.