While Minecraft was first announced at E3 2011 to be arriving on the Xbox 360, the official playable debut of the game will occur next month during the MineCon convention in Las Vegas.
The playable debut will act as the official "launch party" for the game as both Microsoft and the creator of Minecraft have big plans to celebrate the occasion.
No actual details of the game were revealed besides the original news from E3 of the XBLA port keeping the same blocky visuals from the PC and the inclusion of Kinect controls.
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“We want to keep the core experience of the original PC version intact, while ensuring the game fits its new platform,” said Carl Manneh, managing director at Mojang, in a blog post with the news.
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The game is being co-developed with 4J Studios from Microsoft while the creator of Minecraft has been overseeing the development of the game. The game is still set for a Spring 2012 release date.
A mobile version for both the iOS and Android will also be making their official debuts at MineCon next month as well.
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