Hurray, it's that time of year again, when lesser mortals go to beach resorts and have sand kicked in their faces, while heroic Xbox gamers stay in to be entertained by a stream of fabulous downloadable titles. The 2012 instalment of Microsoft's popular Summer of Arcade features five new titles handpicked by Xbox experts and fed to us in weekly game gulps.
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Imagine you're a sentient telly trapped in a nightmarish recycling centre, fighting your way out through puzzle strewn 2D levels and doing battle with vending machines and toasters.
Welcome to the Intel award-winning world of Trash TV...
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Today I'm speaking to Roger Carpenter, Microsoft's lead producer on the Xbox conversion of Minecraft – and I want your questions.
And this is not because I am too lazy to think of my own.
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How much has Notch been involved, and can we expect any fresh new additions to the recipe?
And how do you re-think Minecraft for a vast online community with no experience of the game – and no mouse and keyboard?
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