99 Coins - Episode 2 - MineCon 2011


For the second 99 Coins we’ve been on the road at MineCon, the Minecraft convention in Vegas. Catch up with the creators of Retro City Rampage, Octodad and Frozen Synapse who discuss their own games, the benefits of an active, supporting community and why Minecraft marks an important milestone for indies everywhere.

Have you got a game recommendation, comments or questions? Get in touch with us on Twitter at @99Coins or email at 99Coins@BBC.com.

Guests:
Brian Provinciano –Founder of Vblank Entertainment - @BriProv
Philip Tibitoski – Programmer & Community Manager - Young Horses Inc - @ptibz
Patrick Owens – Owner of Super Earth Server - Vetyver
Paul Taylor – Joint Managing Director, Mode 7 Games - @mode7games


99 Coins Team:
Ben Milsom – Host - @benmilsom
Max Engel – Host - @8bitkid
Mark Shaw – Producer/Editor - @marky


Games and Links:
Retro City Rampage
          @RetroCR
          http://www.facebook.com/RetroCityRampage

Octodad
          @octodadgame
          www.Facebook.com/octodadgame

Super Earth Minecraft Multiplayer Server
          Website and Minecraft Server address: www.Super-earth.net

Frozen Synapse
         @mode7games

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MINECON 2011

A little video of Notch officially launching Minecraft.

MineCon has been a wonderful celebration of the game and a great opportunity to meet and interview a range of indie developers and community leaders. 

Keep an eye out for some of the interviews and more MineCon musings in episode 2 of 99 Coins - out before the end of the month.