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FortressCraft dev calls police after suffering DDoS attack on Minecraft XBLA launch day

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FortressCraft developer Adam Sawkins has called the police after suffering a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on his game's website the day voxel rival Minecraft launched on Xbox Live Arcade.

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Emilio_Estevez4365d ago

That's messed up that he tweeted Notch with rage like that when he could have easily sued the pants off that knock-off artist and his game would never have seen the light of day. Obviously Notch himself had nothing to do with it.

blue7_74365d ago

Yeah sort of like how Nintendo should sue sony for blatantly copying Super smash brothers right?

I don't get why this guy gets so much hate for copying minecraft. When do you guys not realize this whole industry is made up of games that copy of each other. Their is nothing wrong with that a little healthy competition is never a bad thing.

I think it's messed up that this guy gets so much hate and this is definitely uncalled for let the guy go on with his business he is just trying to make money what's wrong with that everyone does it.

user54670074365d ago

The hate is there because of the fact that the guy comes off as an immature arsehole who can't even admit that he was at least INSPIRED by Minecraft.

The difference with SSB is that Nintendo took that idea from The Outfoxies so it's not like SSB is the original that started the genre. Fans have been asking Sony for years for a SSB game for the PS3, they delivered giving what fans wanted. It would be differen't if they turned around and said "SSB didn't have any impact on this game, it's a totaly differen't game" like what Adam says about Fortresscraft but Sony havent said that

Very poor example by the way

Adam is getting what he deserves, as DrStabwounds has said Notch has been cool about FortressCraft and at the end of the day he could of sued his arse but he didn't

Terraria/CubeWorld are perfect examples of games that were inspired by Minecraft. FortressCraft however is a clone.

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WeskerChildReborned4365d ago

Lol that is totally different. I think Sony's new game was inspired by Super Smash Bros but it isn't an exact copy of it. Just the same 2D style fighting game with mutiple characters.

dark-hollow4365d ago (Edited 4365d ago )

I really won't point the BLATANT similarities if you are that deluded.

Fighter with iconic characters? That's not the problem here. Does MvsC looks like SSB? Not even close.

Even the developers themselves admit that its heavily borrowed from SSB.

blue7_74365d ago (Edited 4365d ago )

lol @ your responses if that's what you guys want to call it "inspired" then lets call it inspired but you guys understood the point I was trying to make and it just proves my point.

Everyone copies I mean gets inspired by other games so why is this guy special and getting hated on the way he does. It's obvious fortresscraft was "inspired" by minecraft what is the crime in that it's not like they are an exact replica. Their are a lot of call of duty clones out their you don't see them get sued bunch of hypocrites in here it seems. The list goes on for games that other people have copied.

Like I said this whole industry is made up of games that take "inspiration" from other games so why all of a sudden should this guy be sued for what pretty much every developer does.

Yes the new smash brawl game from sony does copy get inspired by super smash bros if you can't see the similarites then you are the delusional one sure their are differences but their are also some differences between fortresscraft and minecraft yet people still bash it hypocritical much. I'm not bashing it the game looks great I'm just giving an example whether good or bad you guys understand what I'm trying to say so stop acting like you guys don't.

You guys are just getting mad because you know it's true so all you have to rely on is trying to insult me since you have nothing else.

SixZeroFour4365d ago

@mikecosgrove why do ppl still say he doesnt admit it was inspired by minecraft, it says it in the credits itself, and its been there since the beginning

MidnytRain4364d ago

The least he could have done was chosen a name that didn't SOUND like a rip-off, lol.

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user54670074365d ago (Edited 4365d ago )

The guy is an arsehole, I said this in the "Is FotressCraft a clone article" and got disagreed to death.

The guy thinks that FotressCraft is an original idea that hasn't been done before and is not a rip off/clone or even inspired by anything. Did anyone see his rant which was on his Youtube ages ago, he's just an immature guy who has cashed in on Notchs success.

You have the money Adam what more do you want...

The thing what bugs me is that he claims his features in his game which aren't present in Minecraft is what makes his game not a rip off but it's not like it hasn't been done by mods.

DasTier4365d ago

Isnt that guy which made fortressraft a member of the F.A.G (federation of asshole gamers) over on youtube? if thats true then i agree this guy is a douche.

GamingPerson4365d ago (Edited 4365d ago )

He cashed in already so he needs to stop complaining!

jmac534365d ago

Smells like a fabricated publicity stunt to take attention away from minecraft and give it to his knock off.

Captain Qwark 94365d ago (Edited 4365d ago )

not gonna lie, never heard of fortresscraft until now. and while it looks solid no doubt, i can already tell you part of the reason it wont be successful. the "ui" and "art". the gun and cell phone are so out of place that they take away from the game and make it look cheap. its that simple, two different arts that dont mesh well and take away from immersion.

work on those and the game would instantly look higher quality.

now on that note, having read his reasonings it would be hard to say hes wrong. seems to me like his inspiration came from infiniminer. prob a case of god of war here. people seem to think gow invented the action genre and every action game released these days is a gow clone, even though gow was not the first action game, just one of the most popular.

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Minecraft Meets Bloodborne With The Help Of A Stunning Mod

YouTuber Potomy has revealed new details about the new Bloodborne mod and that it is now in a playable state for Minecraft.

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All the Essential Video Games Everyone Needs To Play At Least Once

Given the medium's wild diversity, this primer of the essential video games everyone should try is a good place to start.

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thorstein41d ago

.... from the 2000s (mostly).

shinoff218341d ago

I can't fk with this list. They missed on alot of games probably before the writers times. Also I know people loved some portal but I was never a fan.

Cacabunga41d ago

Tomb Raider 1
Driver 1
Abe’s Odyssey
FF6
King of Fighters 94
Mortal Kombat OG
LINK 2 the past
Street Fighter 2
Resident Evil 1

Inverno41d ago

Infinite but not the first two games? Witcher 3 but not the first two games?? GTA V but not literally any of the games before it??? Portal 2 but not the first? Also if you're going to play Shadow of The Colossus play the remaster and not the remake. Can't say I disagree with the list but my man it's all over the place.

Name Last Name41d ago

I mean some sequels are objectively better and you don’t need to play the whole series.

Inverno41d ago

But most of these games have a story to follow, sure you can catch up with a YouTube vid but where's the fun in that?

LucasRuinedChildhood41d ago (Edited 41d ago )

A list like this isn't telling you not to play the previous games if you want to. It's just giving you legendary games to play.

But tbh, you don't always have to force yourself to play every entry in a franchise to get to the better ones.

- The vast majority of Witcher 3 players never played the first 2 and had a great time. The first 2 games aren't in the same league.
- The GTA games are self-contained with the odd fun reference. You can easily jump into any of them.
- The Shadow Of The Colossus remake looks and controls better than the original (plus it has a 60fps option while the remaster is just 30fps). New players will enjoy it more.
- Portal 2 is a lot better than Portal 1 and takes the concept much further gameplay-wise. Storywise, Portal 1 is fairly light too. Not that you shouldn't play it but realistically ... you'd love Portal 2 whether you play it or not (at lot of Portal 2 players have never played 1).

Bioshock 1 is the only one I agree with you on simply because it's one the best games of all time and arguably better than Infinite. No other setting like Rapture.

Looking at the list, I'd recommend playing Uncharted 1 before 2 but no doubt, 2 is the legendary one you have to play.

Inverno41d ago

I get it, but that's just my opinion on his opinion. I just think that before you play a sequel you should still play what came before it. Maybe it's just me but i find it fascinating playing through the first game in a series and seeing how it has evolved through its sequels. Like I said I don't disagree with the list, other than SoTC which I strongly believe the remaster of the original should be played above the remake.

AuraAbjure41d ago

Awesome list! Hot take on Fear (and it's hard af expansion Persaus Mandate!) Bioshock Infinite is stellar, so is the Witcher 3 and you nailed it by having Ocarina of Time. So many fantastic games! Gotta play 'em all! Next one on my list is Prey after I beat Dead Space 2 and Splinter Cell Conviction.

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Minecraft Bedrock Introduces Official Add-Ons To Marketplace

Minecraft Bedrock is introducing add-ons to the marketplace. The add-ons can now be added to many existing and new worlds.

Jin_Sakai62d ago (Edited 62d ago )

Nice! Next up, shaders on consoles.

“A new update is improving how mods work for Minecraft Bedrock. Mojang has introduced add-ons to the marketplace.”

“These add-ons can now easily be added to new and existing worlds instead of being tied to a single world.
There are plenty of free and paid add-ons that will let you customize just about anything in your world.”

OtterX60d ago

So RayTracing is no longer locked to the NVIDIA maps? I know there was a workaround, but it will be nice to have easier access to all worlds.