Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson blasted EA on Twitter, saying the company is destroying gaming.
ZoomMojang is the perfect definition of “indie.” The studio came out of nowhere and produced a PC game that’s become so popular, that it’s help reinvigorate the stagnant platform. Minecraft is not only innovative, but it’s extremely “lite” and can be enjoyed by gamers of all ages. Even more, it’s a pure independent title, meaning there’s no publisher involved to steer the game towards a more lucrative route.
That said, it’s understandable why Minecraft creator and Mojang founder Markus “Notch” Persson gets a little annoyed when big publishers use the “indie” term. Notch, along with many other developers, is currently lashing out at “publicly-held mega-publisher” Electronic Arts for launching a bundle of games called the “EA Indie Bundle” on Valve’s Steam platform.
“EA releases an ‘indie bundle’? That’s not how that works, EA,” Notch complained via Twitter. “Stop attempting to ruin everything, you bunch of cynical bastards. Indies are saving gaming. EA is methodically destroying it. The games in the bundle are good, I’m not questioning them. I’m questioning EA.”
For those of you who have not played Minecraft, you are missing out. I started to play Minecraft in January 2012, and since then i have had a very different gaming experience.
Extracted from www.tomshardware.co.uk
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