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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Minecraft edges Black Ops out of second spot on XBLA charts]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/25/minecraft-edges-black-ops-out-of-second-spot-on-xbla-charts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/25/minecraft-edges-black-ops-out-of-second-spot-on-xbla-charts/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/25/minecraft-edges-black-ops-out-of-second-spot-on-xbla-charts/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/25/minecraft-edges-black-ops-out-of-second-spot-on-xbla-charts/"><img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/05/screenshot1-1332438991.jpg" style="width: 530px; height: 298px; " /></a></p><p> This week, two important things happened to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/minecraft"><em>Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition</em></a> on Xbox 360 - one, the game topped the Xbox Live activity charts once more, this time beating out the longstanding <em>Call of Duty: Black Ops</em> for the number two spot (<em>Modern Warfare 3</em> remains lodged in the top position). Second, and more importantly, I finally made a nether portal last night. This is important business, folks!<br /> <br /> Regardless, it's likely <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/14/minecraft-xbla-sold-1-million-copies-in-five-days/">many of you folks</a> have also done so by this point - the game's also topping this week's "Top Arcade Titles" list as well, digging under the hills and valleys of big seller Trials Evolution. How about those crazy ghost things, huh? Straight up madness!</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/25/minecraft-edges-black-ops-out-of-second-spot-on-xbla-charts/">Minecraft edges Black Ops out of second spot on XBLA charts</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 25 May 2012 11:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/25/minecraft-edges-black-ops-out-of-second-spot-on-xbla-charts/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20245122/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/25/minecraft-edges-black-ops-out-of-second-spot-on-xbla-charts/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>4j</category><category>4j-studios</category><category>microsoft</category><category>Minecraft</category><category>mojang</category><category>mojang-specifications</category><category>sales</category><category>xbla</category><category>xbox</category><category>xbox-live-arcade</category><category>xbox-live-marketplace</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Gilbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to buy Minecraft on Xbox 360 for $5 less than on your Xbox 360 [update: no more!]]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/09/how-to-buy-minecraft-on-xbox-360-for-5-less-than-on-your-xbox-3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/09/how-to-buy-minecraft-on-xbox-360-for-5-less-than-on-your-xbox-3/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/09/how-to-buy-minecraft-on-xbox-360-for-5-less-than-on-your-xbox-3/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <img alt="Image" height="298" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/05/minecraft360headerimg530pxh1512.jpg" style="margin:4px" width="530" /></div><strong>Update:</strong> Best Buy's price for <em>Minecraft</em> is back at $20, unfortunately. Congrats to those of you who managed to snap up the lower price!<br /><br />With the launch of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/minecraft"><em>Minecraft</em></a> today on Xbox Live Arcade for the lofty price of 1600 MS Points ($20), we searched long and hard to discover a way to buy the game for a full 25 percent off. There was lava and exploding Creepers and this skeleton that kept shooting arrows - <em>pretty harrowing stuff</em>. Anyway, we sussed out this precise formula for snagging the game on the cheap. Follow along below ... <em>if you dare</em>.<br /><ul> <li>  <strong>Step 1:</strong> <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Minecraft+Xbla%3A+Digital+-+Xbox+360+%5BDigital+Download%5D/1000002489.p?id=1000002488&amp;skuId=1000002489&amp;st=minecraft&amp;lp=1&amp;cp=1">Go to Best Buy's website</a>.</li> <li>  <strong>Step 2:</strong> Purchase <em>Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition</em> for $15 instead of the $20 it costs on Xbox Live Marketplace.</li> <li>  <strong>Step 3:</strong> Laugh and throw money in the air, <em>you baller</em>.</li></ul><br />[Thanks KP!]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/09/how-to-buy-minecraft-on-xbox-360-for-5-less-than-on-your-xbox-3/">How to buy Minecraft on Xbox 360 for $5 less than on your Xbox 360 [update: no more!]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 09 May 2012 14:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/09/how-to-buy-minecraft-on-xbox-360-for-5-less-than-on-your-xbox-3/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20234801/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/09/how-to-buy-minecraft-on-xbox-360-for-5-less-than-on-your-xbox-3/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>4j</category><category>4j-studios</category><category>best-buy</category><category>microsoft</category><category>Minecraft</category><category>mojang</category><category>mojang-specifications</category><category>xbla</category><category>xblm</category><category>xbox</category><category>xbox-live</category><category>xbox-live-arcade</category><category>xbox-live-marketplace</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Gilbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 14:45:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>