Minecraft
Some people seek greatness. Others have it thrust upon them. And some, when it is thrust upon them, turn tail and flee. That latter group, alas, includes Markus “Notch” Persson, former owner of one of the most successful and important pieces of software in history: Minecraft.
Anyone who’s played Minecraft knows that it’s much more than a game. Notch acknowledges this in his last blog post, even as he totally abdicates all responsibility for his own creation. Clearly, he had a legal and commercial right to sell his company to Microsoft for $2.5 billion. And yet, it’s hard to feel that his choice wasn’t repugnant on every other level.
Bottom line, the Minecraft sell-out sucks for players, and for just about everyone else except the game’s insanely-wealthy creator. More…
At Microsoft’s Canadian Xbox One preview this week in Toronto, I had a chance to briefly try out most of the titles that will ship at the same time as the system. The event was crowded and noisy, not a place to be reviewing games in depth. So this is just a very cursory overview. But there were a few points that seem worth mentioning. 
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