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Multiplay Hosts Annual Xmas Contest

Do you love building? Do you build on anything from a solo-to-six man team? If so, Multiplay has something that may be your cup of tea - their annual Minecraft Xmas Creative Build competition! They are running two separate types of contest - Creative Build and Speed Build - each with some pretty sweet prizes on offer!

Creative Build Prizes:

• 1st: $1000 and Mojang Signed Minecraft T-Shirts (One T-Shirt per player in the team)
  
• 2nd: $500
  
• 3rd: $250
  
• 4th: $125
  
• 5th: $75
  
• 6th: $50

Speed Build Prizes:

• 1st: $500 and Mojang Signed Minecraft T-Shirts (One T-Shirt per player in the team)
  
• 2nd: $250
  
• 3rd: $125
  
• 4th: $60
  
• 5th: $40
  
• 6th: $25

Multiplay also lists Game Server vouchers among the prizes to be won, as well as sponsor-donated gifts. You can head over here for sign-up details, including team limits, deadlines for the contest, and more. Check it out!

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TIME Magazine Lists Minecraft in a Top 10 List

TIME Magazine recently assembled a "Top 10 Games of 2011" list, and named Minecraft in the #1 spot! They note the games' nearly endless, player-driven complexity and open-ended design as major draws, adding that "[Minecraft is] so great, it should be on the list every year." The game was lauded for its replayability and overall "fun" factor:

TIME Magazine said:

Minecraft's popularity is already well-known in gaming circles, but with each passing day, it becomes a known and loved fixture in more and more places; it is, in many ways, a cultural icon - one which is embodying a new generation of gaming. Who will be next to discover this amazing game? Time will tell!