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UPDATE 08/01/2016 1.40pm: Minecraft: Pocket Edition 2 has been removed from the App Store for obvious reasons.
It's still unclear if folks who purchased this falsely advertised game are going to receive refunds for their purchase after it climbed to fourth place on the US paid-for App Store chart.
Pocket Edition was initially launched exclusively for the Xperia Play on Google Play for US$6.99 on August 16, 2011. It was later released for other Android devices on October 7, 2011, and iOS on November 17, 2011. On September 13, 2012, the Pocket Edition was made available for purchase on the Amazon Appstore. The start screen. The World Generation Screen. Minecraft Pocket Edition Lite was the free version of Minecraft MCPE.It didn't include most of the features that the full version of Minecraft has. Its latest version was up to date with Update 0.2.1 of the full version, but without the world save functionality. The app was removed off of all app stores in 2014.
Following several early test versions, it was released as a paid public alpha for personal computers in 2009 before releasing in November 2011, with Jens Bergensten taking over development. Windows 10 gets its own Minecraft, coming July 29. Minecraft: Windows 10 Beta Edition adds more controls and GameDVR support, and won't cost a dime for existing Minecraft PC owners. It was a slightly altered version of Pocket Edition Alpha 0.2.1 and was released on Google Play on August 15, 2011; the same version was released for iOS, though its release date is unknown. The app was discontinued in 2014. As of Apple iOS 11, Minecraft Pocket Edition Lite is incompatible with Apple devices.
ORIGINAL STORY 07/01/2016 2.11pm: Minecraft: Pocket Edition 2 is one of the most shameless App Store games I've seen.
I came across it while browsing the r/Games subReddit. A user had spotted the game listed in the US paid-for App Store chart - in fourth place.
The title of the app suggests it's a sequel to the wildly popular Minecraft: Pocket Edition, from Minecraft maker Mojang and, going by the images, an actual official Minecraft game.
When Did Minecraft Pocket Edition Come Out
It's neither of these things.
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Here's the description of the £5 game on the App Store:
FINALLY, MINECRAFT II HAS COME TO THE APP STORE THIS CHRISTMAS, EXCLUSIVELY!
Minecraft is a game about breaking and placing blocks. Minecraft II is taking those activities to a whole new level of excellence and uniqueness. At first, people built structures to protect against nocturnal monsters, but as the game grew players worked together to create wonderful, imaginative things.
Explore randomly generated worlds and build amazing things from the simplest of homes to the grandest of castles. Play in creative mode with unlimited resources or mine deep into the world in survival mode, crafting weapons and armor to fend off the dangerous mobs.
Craft, create, and explore alone, or with friends on mobile devices or Windows 10.
The truth is very different. Minecraft: Pocket Edition 2 is a terrible top-down swipe game in which zombies attack Scorpion from Mortal Kombat. I bought it and spent a few minutes 'playing' it before it crashed my iPhone. If it isn't already obvious, don't buy it.
Minecraft: Pocket Edition 2 isn't from Mojang, either. Rather, the developer mentioned on the App Store is 'Scott Cawthorn'. It seems this is not the developer's real name, but an attempt to trick customers into thinking the game was made by Scott Cawthon, the American creator of the Five Nights at Freddy's series.
The Five Night's at Freddy's link goes further. Other games by 'Scott Cawthorn' include Five Night at Freddy's - All in One Edition (£4.99), a game that claims to be the 'official' mobile port of Five Nights at Freddy's, and Mortal Kombat - New Season (£2.99). Both are not what they claim to be.
According to Minecraft: Pocket Edition 2's boot-up screen, it's the work of someone called Viktor Todorov (hilariously, the name pops up as part of a copyright notice). I've done some digging and it may be the same person behind this YouTube channel. Eurogamer has requested comment.
Todorov's games have been labelled 'scams' in user reviews. Here are a few from angry customers who want their money back:
After I contacted Mojang for this story, the developer told me its enforcement team was already in the process of getting the app removed due to copyright and trademark infringement.
'It's great that Minecraft has inspired people to create amazing things, but when a product attempts to dupe our community or exploit their enthusiasm for the game, it's our responsibility to step in,' Mojang's Owen Hill told me over email.
'Our dedicated enforcement team are extremely busy!'
The case of Minecraft: Pocket Edition 2 shows how challenging the App Store can be for developers and customers alike. It's yet another example of a game that sets out to profit from deliberately misleading gamers with a title that rips off the work of others.
Apple, generally, acts when called upon, taking down apps that catch the attention of the creators of games they're ripping off. But it seems to struggle to prevent the likes of Minecraft: Pocket Edition 2 from appearing on its store front in the first place. Why? Perhaps it's because the App Store is too big - and too open - to police effectively, even for a company that recently posted a quarterly net profit of $11.1bn.
UPDATE 08/01/2016 1.40pm: Minecraft: Pocket Edition 2 has been removed from the App Store for obvious reasons.
It's still unclear if folks who purchased this falsely advertised game are going to receive refunds for their purchase after it climbed to fourth place on the US paid-for App Store chart.
ORIGINAL STORY 07/01/2016 2.11pm: Minecraft: Pocket Edition 2 is one of the most shameless App Store games I've seen.
I came across it while browsing the r/Games subReddit. A user had spotted the game listed in the US paid-for App Store chart - in fourth place.
The title of the app suggests it's a sequel to the wildly popular Minecraft: Pocket Edition, from Minecraft maker Mojang and, going by the images, an actual official Minecraft game.
It's neither of these things.
Here's the description of the £5 game on the App Store:
FINALLY, MINECRAFT II HAS COME TO THE APP STORE THIS CHRISTMAS, EXCLUSIVELY!
Minecraft is a game about breaking and placing blocks. Minecraft II is taking those activities to a whole new level of excellence and uniqueness. At first, people built structures to protect against nocturnal monsters, but as the game grew players worked together to create wonderful, imaginative things.
Explore randomly generated worlds and build amazing things from the simplest of homes to the grandest of castles. Play in creative mode with unlimited resources or mine deep into the world in survival mode, crafting weapons and armor to fend off the dangerous mobs.
Craft, create, and explore alone, or with friends on mobile devices or Windows 10.
The truth is very different. Minecraft: Pocket Edition 2 is a terrible top-down swipe game in which zombies attack Scorpion from Mortal Kombat. I bought it and spent a few minutes 'playing' it before it crashed my iPhone. If it isn't already obvious, don't buy it.
Minecraft: Pocket Edition 2 isn't from Mojang, either. Rather, the developer mentioned on the App Store is 'Scott Cawthorn'. It seems this is not the developer's real name, but an attempt to trick customers into thinking the game was made by Scott Cawthon, the American creator of the Five Nights at Freddy's series.
The Five Night's at Freddy's link goes further. Other games by 'Scott Cawthorn' include Five Night at Freddy's - All in One Edition (£4.99), a game that claims to be the 'official' mobile port of Five Nights at Freddy's, and Mortal Kombat - New Season (£2.99). Both are not what they claim to be.
According to Minecraft: Pocket Edition 2's boot-up screen, it's the work of someone called Viktor Todorov (hilariously, the name pops up as part of a copyright notice). I've done some digging and it may be the same person behind this YouTube channel. Eurogamer has requested comment.
When Did Minecraft Pocket Edition Come Out Play
Todorov's games have been labelled 'scams' in user reviews. Here are a few from angry customers who want their money back:
After I contacted Mojang for this story, the developer told me its enforcement team was already in the process of getting the app removed due to copyright and trademark infringement.
'It's great that Minecraft has inspired people to create amazing things, but when a product attempts to dupe our community or exploit their enthusiasm for the game, it's our responsibility to step in,' Mojang's Owen Hill told me over email.
'Our dedicated enforcement team are extremely busy!'
The case of Minecraft: Pocket Edition 2 shows how challenging the App Store can be for developers and customers alike. It's yet another example of a game that sets out to profit from deliberately misleading gamers with a title that rips off the work of others.
Apple, generally, acts when called upon, taking down apps that catch the attention of the creators of games they're ripping off. But it seems to struggle to prevent the likes of Minecraft: Pocket Edition 2 from appearing on its store front in the first place. Why? Perhaps it's because the App Store is too big - and too open - to police effectively, even for a company that recently posted a quarterly net profit of $11.1bn.
