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03-14-2013, 01:20 AM
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Minecraft (http://www.joystiq.com/game/minecraft) developer Mojang is thinking of the children - or, more accurately, the parents that are tired of setting up servers - with a new service called Minecraft Realms.
"Our costumers [for Realms] are parents who are tired of trying to act as server administrators on behalf of their kids," said Mojang CEO Carl Manneh to it24 (http://it24.idg.se/2.2275/1.497096/nu-slapps-minecraft-online) (translated by GI.biz (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-03-13-mojang-targets-families-with-minecraft-realms-subs-service)). "In the future we aim to offer certain profiles with mods that are certified to work without crashing, but this will still be a safe and easy way for kids and families to play Minecraft online."
With a subscription plan currently estimated at $10 to $15 a month, subscribers will have access to their own self-contained world, with "full control over who has access and their friends list." Minecraft Realms is currently in private alpha, with a "hopeful" beta planned for May.
It was also announced today that the Xbox 360's version of Minecraft (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/13/minecraft-xbox-360-edition-retail/) will make its way to retail in April. Mojang is so very close to making a corporate headquarters out of diamonds.
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Minecraft (http://www.joystiq.com/game/minecraft) developer Mojang is thinking of the children - or, more accurately, the parents that are tired of setting up servers - with a new service called Minecraft Realms.
"Our costumers [for Realms] are parents who are tired of trying to act as server administrators on behalf of their kids," said Mojang CEO Carl Manneh to it24 (http://it24.idg.se/2.2275/1.497096/nu-slapps-minecraft-online) (translated by GI.biz (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-03-13-mojang-targets-families-with-minecraft-realms-subs-service)). "In the future we aim to offer certain profiles with mods that are certified to work without crashing, but this will still be a safe and easy way for kids and families to play Minecraft online."
With a subscription plan currently estimated at $10 to $15 a month, subscribers will have access to their own self-contained world, with "full control over who has access and their friends list." Minecraft Realms is currently in private alpha, with a "hopeful" beta planned for May.
It was also announced today that the Xbox 360's version of Minecraft (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/13/minecraft-xbox-360-edition-retail/) will make its way to retail in April. Mojang is so very close to making a corporate headquarters out of diamonds.
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