We've watched a lot of YouTubers playing Minecraft, particularly Squid, Stampy and Sqaishey. Adventure maps, Cave Den, Stampy's Lovely World - Minecraft is probably the first thing we went onto YouTube for. (Now we sit down every day at least once and watch YouTube together.)
Now they've announced Minecraft Earth - I don't totally understand what this is, but I expect we'll find out soon enough! It sounds interesting. But much like non-console versions of Minecraft, I'm wary of it!!
I have to admit I haven't "liked" Minecraft as much since Microsoft took over, with their cross-platform version and their monetisation. Perhaps this is partly because it meant the end for Stampy's Minecraft videos. But things move on if they're going to survive, I suppose. If you don't own the "new" PC version of Minecraft, like us, it has 50% off as part of the birthday celebrations.
A few things then, that I will mention before I depart...
ThinkNoodles has been playing through all the old versions of Minecraft (there's a 'flashback' option in the Minecraft launcher):
This is interesting from a development/programming point of view, since it shows the evolution of the game from something that really NOT interesting at all. (The jumping Steves are pretty hilarious, though.)
This Cave Den made me laugh so much - it's the one where Stampy and Sqaishey "split up":
And if you haven't read it, you should read Keith Stuart's book "A Boy Made of Blocks". It's a BRILLIANT read, and shows how important Minecraft is to some kids. It's not just a game, it's a way of expressing themselves, of socialising within an understandable and controllable environment. Buy it and read it, it's awesome. :-)
Ta ta then, and watch out for Herobrine!
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