Andrew Guo, a junior, thought of an alternative to Zoom hosting the college commencement. Students could have a “Hey Day”, and graduate in Minecraft, just like a Japanese elementary school. Soon, “Penncraft’ students were able to create in-game dormitories, food trucks, or local sculptures. Makarios Chung was an early builder who measured the dimensions of…

Minecraft was originally released in 2009 as an indie game. Its creator Markus “Notch” Persson published it through Mojang. He certainly didn’t anticipate the rapid success it achieved. This sandbox game and construction game with large pixels has been sold in dozens of million copies around the world. Microsoft paid more than 2 billion dollars…

Minecraft is a game that lets you create new worlds or learn how to survive in existing ones. Freedom. Expression. Creativity. Infinite. These are not words you would associate with traditional games that you might buy in stores and then put on a shelf to collect dust. Minecraft is a form that allows you to…

As 2020 comes to an end, it’s time for a quick reflection on the most popular, fastest-growing, and most successful Minecraft servers of this year. Although it is not always true, popularity on Minecraft servers can be a good indicator of success. This is usually associated with higher quality gameplay, custom features, and a highly…