Minecon 2016 Happening In September, Location Officially Announced; Enderman For Cape Giveaway?
The official Minecon 2016 location has been finally announced! According to Mojang, this year’s all-things Minecraft event will happen in the United States, particularly in Anaheim, California.
The city location and the dates for Minecon 2016 were revealed through an announcement video released by the Minecraft creator. Fans of the sandbox video game will be converging later this year, on September 24-25 to be exact, for Minecon 2016. Watch the Youtube video below.
Upon the revelation of Minecon 2016’s official location, fans responded with excitement to Mojang COO Vu Bui’s Twitter post regarding the highly awaited convention for the video game.
Another Twitter user, @SirCutieYuki, is already checking flights available in time for Minecon 2016.
Already looking at flights for Minecon 2016.
Confirmed for September in Anaheim California.— Yuki (@SirCutieYuki) March 7, 2016
The post on official Mojang website shared that the Minecraft weekend event will, as usual, have online live streaming, so fans who can’t go to the Minecon 2016 location can still enjoy and be updated wherever they are in the world. For now, only the official dates and the city have been revealed. Mojang promised through their blog post that other details, such as the schedule of release of tickets and pricing, are “coming soon.”
While other Minecon 2016 details are yet to be unveiled, a fan-made website, Minecon Central, shared predictions about the upcoming event. Accordingly, it is possible that tickets for the Minecraft event will cost $150 each, based on the previous price that was set. Moreover, the forecast from the site also noted that there might be at least 10,000 tickets to be made available for the gathering.
“As Minecraft grows more and more popular, Mojang tries to sell more and more tickets each year. 10,000 people attended the last Minecon, so it is highly likely that there will be at least that amount this year.”
Furthermore, as a tradition held during Minecon events, a cape is most likely to be given as a free giveaway for the attendees. And some fans expressed their excitement for what is going to be the next Minecon cape. Check out some tweets below:
I'm more curious about this year's Minecon cape than Minecon itself
— Will (@TossedEm) March 7, 2016
I'm going to the next minecon specifically for the cape. I can't bare to see these beautiful capes fly by my face.
— zee (@yaboizeex) March 6, 2016
There are also speculations coming from fans that the enderman is going to be the Minecon 2016 cape. As described on Minecraft Guides, enderman is “perhaps the most feared mob in Minecraft since its release.”
“With its ability to teleport far away from the player and teleporting back in the blink of an eye, together with their strong attack and high health, the enderman is certainly a force to be reckoned with,” the description further added.
The first Minecraft game was released in 2011. The sandbox game is an original creation from Markus “Notch” Persson, a Swedish programmer. Later, it was developed and published by Mojang. The game, as described on its official website is “about breaking and placing blocks.”
“At first, people built structures to protect against nocturnal monsters, but as the game grew players worked together to create wonderful, imaginative things,” it further added. “It can also be about adventuring with friends or watching the sun rise over a blocky ocean.”
Microsoft acquired Minecraft in 2014 for $2.5 billion. The game is available for PC and MC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, PS Vita and Windows 10 Edition Beta. There are also mobile versions for the game “Minecraft: Pocket Edition” available for Android, iOS, Windows Phone and Amazon Kindle Fire.
The last Minecraft convention was held July last year and its location was set in London. The Inquisitr will keep you updated for more Minecon 2016 details as they arrive.
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