There has been some recent controversy between Mojang and players of the game who host servers.

Back on June 12 the company behind Minecraft, Mojang, made an announcement via their website which explained their stance on whether they thought server companies are allowed to make money by hosting for the popular construction game.

A user by the name of "Owen" wrote on the company website: "Legally, you are not allowed to make money from our products. There has been one exception to this rule so far -- Minecraft videos. We're about to make a second exception -- Minecraft servers."

He went on to list several rules, including:

  • You are allowed to charge players to access your server
  • You are allowed to accept donations
  • You are allowed to provide in-game advertising or sponsorship opportunities
  • You are allowed to sell in-game items so long as they don't affect gameplay
  • You cannot charge real-world cash for in-game currency
  • Don't pretend to be us. Provide your customers with loads of info

This remains to be the first political issue for the widely successful game and it remains to be seen if there will be fallout and if so what kind. In other areas the game remains successful in its expansion to all digital realms including most of the next-generation game consoles. The Xbox 360 edition just got their latest DLC pack featuring Skin Pack 6, rumored to be exclusive to Microsoft consoles.

The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions both received demos at E3 and are expected to be strong sellers when they come out later this year due to bigger worlds which will give players more to explore. Nintendo won't be receiving a version of the game.

The new mobs for PC have been upgraded as well, including the Guardian and the Elder Guardian which can be found in ocean monuments.