Minecraft coming to xbox 360

[Oleh]

Minecraft was one of the standout games of 2010 (despite the fact that it hasn’t technically released yet), and one of the most common recurring questions on the official forums is whether the experience would work on consoles. Luckily Projectorgames, the veteran Indie outfit behind the sublime Steam Heroes, is set to answer this question. FortressCraft is set to deliver a heady blend of freeform creation with cutting edge-graphics, using nifty coding techniques to get around the Xbox 360’s lack of RAM compared to most PCs. Currently the project is set for an Xbox Live Indie release.

Despite only being in development for three weeks, FortressCraft is already looking incredible. Day/night cycles, water effects, 32-player online multiplayer and avatar support is already in the bag- with ProjectorGames now focusing on the peer 2 peer functionality. To add extra pressure to the already tight schedule, project leader ‘DJArcas’ has exclusively confirmed to us that the release is set for February 7th, which is the Microsoft deadline for Indie games submitted using the XNA 3.1 toolset. If they miss the midnight cutoff point, they’ll have to go back to the drawing board!

http://www.dealspwn.com/news-roundup-30th-january-2011/

http://www.fortresscraft.com/

[Fez]

Blimey.

Notch has a challenge on his hands.

[mynameiswootzeh]

It won't be the same.

[FlyingJesus]

Unless you mean sorting out how to get the Nether on SMP without needing 2 servers then Notch doesn't have that much of a challenge on his hands as he's not the one making this copy

[Fez]

Unless you mean sorting out how to get the Nether on SMP without needing 2 servers then Notch doesn't have that much of a challenge on his hands as he's not the one making this copy

I meant in the sense if other companies can replicate Minecraft on the 360 then he has a challenge to do it first and with the original.

[GommeInc]

It doesn't look right Realistic sky and water effects do not go well with the blocks.

[Stephen]

No, Minecraft can't do most of the tech shown here. This is an Xbox/PC game called FortressCraft, that should be initially available on Xbox Live Indie games, and after then on IndieCity.
The first release will be similar, tho not identical, to minecraft's Creative mode.

what so it's coming to pc aswell? Sounds more like an attempt to steal minecraft users imo

[Ardemax]

if its cheap then ill be deffo buying

[Chippiewill]

I see a copyright claim from Mojang in the future..

[j0rd]

Found this video while looking at their website



http://www.fortresscraft.com/