John runs MinePick.com. MinePick is a listing service for Minecraft, a site lets players find servers, see which is busy, the status of any given server (online or offline) and the type of game. The site makes use of a plugin called Votifier which allows server owners to reward players who help promote the game […]
Is it real? The Minecraft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNkD2M_rQlg Have you ever played a game so much that you thought it was real?” Welcome to the Minecraft. This short animation from Hernán Bruna is superb. It’s a tribute and a mashup to two geek favourites; Minecraft and the Matrix. It’s a good pairing as the video makes very clear; the two are similar […]
Here’s how you bake a Minecraft cake
Nerdy Nummies have nearly 2 million views on this baking video after nearly a year of being online. Geek Native recommends it as a last minute Valentine’s Day save if you’re a baking superstar. This cake is a block of grass. As Rossana Pansino points out everything in Minecraft is square. Use chocolate for the […]
Invasion of the papercraft Creepers
These Creepers look like they’ve just escaped a Minecraft game. These papercraft Creepers had the help of a laser cutter and now they’ll probably start turning up everywhere.
Minecraft Movie: Diamonds Are Forever
I’ve played some Minecraft so recognise some of the features the movie is hinting at. However, YouTuber “NewPraefetRider” has wracked up the Likes by spotting all the likely mods featured in the movie. These include “gravity affects all blocks mod”, “ride a ghast mod”, “a gunmod that features a diamond shotgun”, “MCEdit for the Portalblocks” and “Ultra gore mod…
The impressive Minecraft At-At and other Star Wars builds
Minecraft is a game that brings out the best OCD artwork in people. The first video in this post shows an At-At was built back in May. Just watch the tour and you’ll have to notice a half dozen or so colourful and giant figures in the horizon too. The following videos showcase other Star […]
Magic the Gathering intro video becomes YouTube smash
I work in digital marketing so I get to do stuff like monitor which of all the thousands of videos uploaded to YouTube each and every day have been the most successful. There are a lot of gaming videos; Call of Duty, zombies and recently Minecraft. Imagine my surprise, though, when I saw one og […]
Surreal “Diamonds” Minecraft trailer
This is an user created trailer-meets-ad for Minecraft. If you’re that way inclined you may have noticed that “Deep Cover” by Dr. Dre (featuring the Snoop Dogg) as well as “The Forecast” by NERO feature in this little short. The video was directed by Martin Waltz (isn’t that a good name) and uploaded by TKRXT […]
Minecraft: the LARP
There’s been a fair bit of visitors to Geek Native’s old Mindcraft review. It’s a page that dates back to the GameWyrd days. One theory as where these searchers are coming from are people searching for Minecraft. If that’s the case then this post will confuse things even more. In this post we feature Gary […]
Star Trek’s Enterprise in Minecraft. Full size.
Have you given into the temptation to try Minecraft yet? I’ve got as far as starting the game for free, without registering and smashing a few holes into the ground. In just so those few seconds I could easily see why a certain type of builder geek would become addicted. It’s with addiction in mind […]
