Mojang quietly halts development on Scrolls

Oh, and in the middle of all that Bethesda sued Mojang over the use of the word “Scrolls” thinking it might create confusion with their long-running The Elder Scrolls series. Minecon is said to take place this weekend and the event is more likely to reveal Telltale’s upcoming story more for Minecraft, which the fans have been eagerly waiting for. This in turn spells bad news for the players, since the game is now officially on a deadline. TU 24/CU12/1.16 was launched on April 29, 2015, and include some new music, new achievements, a new Alex skin and some variations of it to the default skins.

The launch of the Minecraft in Education site comes days before Minecon, Mojang’s annual conference for all things Minecraft.

As for the release date, the initial episode is expected to become available sometime in 2015. This leaves the developer with one active game to its name, “Minecraft”, less than a year after Microsoft acquired the game studio, PC Gamer reports. “Minecraft” continues to increase in terms of players and popularity with related projects pertaining to the game reportedly in the works. What’s more is that Microsoft recently demonstrated how Minecraft could be used as a platform to push new technologies like VR and the HoloLens augmented reality tech. Engadget reported that the title has also shown to be a very useful tools for students and teachers. One of those titles is the company’s multiplayer card combat game Scrolls, and now development will be ceasing for that game.

And while Minecraft is can be seen as a game that allows players to dilly dally a virtual 3D world, the creative and building aspects of the game have been cultivated to help in learning environments. Already hugely popular with children, the game is now making its way into classrooms and Microsoft wants to be there to help educators understand how they can incorporate gaming into their lesson plans.