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According to Lydia Winters, Mojang's Director of Fun, MineCon 2013 will be held in the US,<ref>{{cite web|last=Winters|first=Lydia|url=https://twitter.com/LydiaWinters/status/320922859411230720|title=MINECON will be in the US this year|publisher=Twitter|date=April 7, 2013|accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref> somewhere on the east coast.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}} |
According to Lydia Winters, Mojang's Director of Fun, MineCon 2013 will be held in the US,<ref>{{cite web|last=Winters|first=Lydia|url=https://twitter.com/LydiaWinters/status/320922859411230720|title=MINECON will be in the US this year|publisher=Twitter|date=April 7, 2013|accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref> somewhere on the east coast.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}} On June 27, it was announced on Mojang's YouTube Channel that MineCon 2013 will be held in Orlando, Florida. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNG_Ayqb-ts|title=Where in the World is MINECON 2013? |publisher=YouTube|date=June 27, 2013|accessdate=June 27, 2013}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:47, 27 June 2013
MineCon is an annual convention for the video game Minecraft, created by Mojang.[1] The first gathering in 2010 was known as MinecraftCon. The MineCon 2011 convention was held in Las Vegas and celebrated the launch of the game with Minecraft-related discussion panels and gaming areas. Over 7,000 fans attended the 2012 convention at the Paris Disneyland Park in November 2012;[1] Mojang announced updates to the game at the convention, including details about the 1.5 "Redstone" update and the 1.6 update which will have new mobs.
Events by year
2010
MinecraftCon 2010 was a gathering of more than 50 people at Bellevue, Washington on August 31. Notch made the meetup when several requests were made for a community meetup, so he called on the community to pick no specific venue.
2011
5,000 people attended the first MineCon convention held at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, in 2011.[2] The convention focused on celebrating the launch of the game and hosted Minecraft-related discussion panels and invited people to play the game with others while at the convention.[2] Tickets cost $99. There were keynote speeches from members of the community, building contests, costume contests and exhibits. One of the many events at MineCon was the Nether Party, an event for those aged 21 and over, featuring deadmau5.
2012
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 MineCon 2012 Trailer |
On August 2, 2012, the developer Mojang announced that the 2012 MineCon convention would take place in the Paris Disneyland Park on November 24 and 25.[3][4] The announcement was made over the social networking platform Twitter when the game's creator, Markus "Notch" Persson, posted a short trailer revealing the new convention location.[3] The video shows Mojang team members wearing Disney paraphernalia, and Persson comments to lead developer Jens Bergensten, "I think they are trying to tell us something".[5][6] Joystiq's JC Fletcher said that the site was a "step up" from the first MineCon's location in Las Vegas.[4] The second annual convention was the first held outside of the United States, making it available to European fans who might not have been able to attend the first.[7] It was held in the wake of Minecraft's growing popularity as the Xbox 360 version of the game sold 3 million copies.[7] 2012 was also the start of several ingame unofficial MineCons, notably Virtual Minecon,[8] which although an unofficial event, was attended by a member of the Mojang Team.[9] Many ingame MineCons have announced an intent to return with the start of the next MineCon.[10]
Over 7,000 fans attended the convention in 2012.[1] Mojang made several announcements at the 2012 convention. Details about the 1.5 "Redstone" update were revealed as well as information on the game's modding API.[11] The Redstone update was planned for release in early March 2013 and included new features added to the redstone ore in the game. Minecraft 1.5 has released hoppers, droppers, and much, much, more.[citation needed]
2013
According to Lydia Winters, Mojang's Director of Fun, MineCon 2013 will be held in the US,[12] somewhere on the east coast.[citation needed] On June 27, it was announced on Mojang's YouTube Channel that MineCon 2013 will be held in Orlando, Florida. [13]
References
- ^ a b c Francis, Tom (2013). "Minecon celebrates a vast community". PC Gamer (UK): 11.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ a b Wainwright, Lauren (Aug. 2, 2012). "Minecon 2012 will be at Disneyland Paris". Market for Home Computing and Video Games. Retrieved Dec. 28, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ a b Purchese, Robert (Aug. 2, 2012). "MineCon 2012 will be held at Disneyland Paris". Eurogamer. Retrieved Dec. 28, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ a b Fletcher, JC (Aug. 2, 2012). "MineCon 2012 going to Disneyland Paris this November". Joystiq. Retrieved Dec. 27, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Pearson, Dan (Aug. 2, 2012). "Minecon 2012 to be held at Disneyland Paris". GamesIndustry.biz. Eurogamer. Retrieved Dec. 28, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ Persson, Markus; Bergensten, Jens (Aug. 2, 2012). MINECON 2012 Announcement!. Event occurs at 00:12. Retrieved Dec. 28, 2012.
{{cite AV media}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ a b Karmali, Luke (Aug. 2, 2012). "MineCon 2012 Dates and Venue Revealed". IGN. Retrieved Dec. 28, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ "CREEPEREVENTS 2013 Virtual Minecon - RECRUITMENT WEEK!". Planetminecraft.com. September 9, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ Pettersson, Henrik (November 10, 2012). "carnalizer: In a VIP area at Virtual Minecon". Twitter. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ "Virtual Minecon 2013". Creeperevents.com. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ Nylund, Mats (Nov. 27, 2012). "MineCon 2012 is over". Market for Home Computing and Video Games. Retrieved Dec. 28, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Winters, Lydia (April 7, 2013). "MINECON will be in the US this year". Twitter. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
- ^ "Where in the World is MINECON 2013?". YouTube. June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.