Well, RIP Minecraft. Probably worth getting backups of your favorite versions.

When you shoot yourself in the foot you are supposed to use a pistol, not a mini gun

we had a good run

I already had a feeling Minecraft was going down, especially with the Microslop account requirement.

Looks like it's Luantis time to shine

Angelidou-Smith is no stranger to positions like this, but more in social media than video games. From 2014 to 2022, she was with Meta, looking after various aspects of Facebook, firstly in app monetization, and then in the realm of Facebook Groups, Dating and the like. Then, after stints in other industries, she took on the job of chief product officer at Reddit in November of last year. And now she's in charge of Minecraft.

So it’s dead

Well people will mod whatever the final version will be, that's a plus.

You can thank me later: https://www.vintagestory.at/

Well, I still play on 1.20.1 and 1.21.1. Nothing that's happened in the last 5 years of Minecraft "development" has mattered to me.

Shame about how Mojang was bankrupted tho

Rip Minecraft. Seems that Hytale is coming out just in time.

Creeper is appropriate.

Last two paragraphs are the only thing of value in that whole article:

If you're somewhat cynical of this move, I don't blame you. This certainly looks like Microsoft's targeted someone who's more concerned about user retention, advertising, and monetization than community moderation and access.

Minecraft is a juggernaut that's resisted many of the more concerning practices you can find in something like Roblox. There's no explicit suggestion Microsoft wants to push that direction, but this changeover leaves the possibility open. We'll see what the future holds

Oh noe

Time to move to Luanti, isn't it

Great. Microslop doing this while announcing they'll be making movies. With how competent they are, brace yourself for the movie "Mein Kampf."

Play Luanti or Vintage Story

Fuck Microslop