For the last ten years, Minecraft has reigned supreme with millions of players and a map size so huge, creativity is almost endless. As one of the highest grossing video games of the last decade, if not of all time, Mojang's open-world sandbox IP is the ultimate rags-to-riches story when it comes to gaming. Given its popularity, it's not surprising the studio is keeping on top of updates and adding new content, and now there's a possibility that some other projects may be on the way at some point.
As spotted in a recent article by ComicBook.com, the LinkedIn profile of Torfi Frans Olafsson, the Director of Franchise Development for Minecraft, suggests there may be some new things happening related to the blocky game. While nothing has been said specifically, it's interesting that Olafsson has described their role in the company as being responsible for «conceiving new projects.» It doesn't sound like much, but given that they've only been in the position since February, it suggests that there may be something, or multiple things, in the pipeline.
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It's not much to go off just yet, but it may be something worth keeping an eye on. What these theoretical projects could be is anyone's guess at this stage. Given that Minecraft had the Caves and Cliffs Part 2 update last year and the developer is always tweaking and adding new things, the idea of some big, elusive project on the horizon is not totally beyond the realm of possibility. It's worth reiterating at this stage that there has been no official word about any new project in the works at Mojang, but fans may begin speculating based on Olafsson's job description.
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