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Starting today you can reserve your spot at MineCon 2012, the convention devoted to all things MineCraft. Mojang is now selling tickets through the event's official site.

The United Nations has figured out a use for Mojang's open-world building game Minecraft. Mojang and the UN will be teaming up to use the game in a new urban renewal program called "Block By Block."

The Xbox Live version of Minecraft will receive update 1.73 bright and early tomorrow morning, bringing with it a bunch of new items and a slew of bug fixes.

Minecraft developer Mojang will start the alpha test for follow-up game Scrolls. A small batch of access codes will be sent out to players who signed up before today.

Minecraft creators Mojang have announced that the closed alpha for Scrolls will begin soon. They also detailed their plans for releasing the game to the general public.