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  • Minecraft And Disneyland Team Up For Minecon 2012

    You may remember Minecon, the official convention for all things Minecraft, from last year. The convention took place in Las Vegas and Notch officially pushed Minecraft out of beta at the event. Since then, Notch has expressed wanting to hold the next Minecon in Europe. His choice for this year is France.

    That’s right, Minecon 2012 will be held in Disneyland Paris. The French version of the most magical place on earth will be hosting the convention for the most magical indie game for the PC. It seems like a match made in heaven.

    Check out the humorous announcement video:

    Minecon 2012 will take place on November 24 and 25 at Disneyland Paris. Mojang will announce details soon including ticket sales and hotel registration. Last year’s Minecon drew about 5,000 people to Las Vegas for the event. It remains to be seen how much bigger this year’s event is going to be.

    If you’re disappointed that it’s not being held in the U.S. again, worry not. I would wager a guess that Minecon 2013 will return to the states. Minecraft has fans all over the world while Mojang is based in Europe. It only makes sense to make Minecon accessible to both parts of the world every other year.

  • Google I/O Extended And Live Details Emerge

    Remember when Google I/O tickets sold out in a mere 20 minutes with developers claiming that the whole thing was rigged? If you were one of those developers, Google at the time told you all to calm down and join up in one of the I/O Extended events. With Google I/O just a mere month and a half away, it’s time to start planning those Extended events.

    If you’re unfamiliar, Google I/O Extended is kind of like a proxy to the actual Google I/O event. It’s where a local organizer sets up a developer community meetup around the livestreaming of Google I/O events and talks. If you can’t get to Google I/O, this is your next best option. If you still really need that Google I/O experience, get everybody treadmills to replicate how your feet are going to hurt after walking around all day.

    Google has created a Web site full of planning tips for a successful Google I/O Extended event. I highly recommend checking it out so you can get your location listed on the official list. That way, more people beyond your brother who’s only there for the free cheesy poofs will show up.

    If you’re stuck out in the middle of nowhere or if that whole social thing just isn’t your cup of tea, Google will be livestreaming the keynote and select sessions through I/O Live. The livestream will be taking place on June 27-28. Google also says that they have doubled the amount of sessions that will be streamed while featuring four channels of programming.

    If you still can’t make I/O Live, Google will have recordings of all the sessions online within 48 hours of their taking place. That way you can save the sessions for when you need them the most – like when you can’t sleep and work is in three hours.

    Google will start posting more information about I/O Live and its schedule as the date of the event draws near. Keep your eyes on the Google I/O page for all the latest updates. This year might prove to be extra interesting if Google decides to use the event to publicly showcase Project Glass.