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Producers of Minecraft Documentary upload their new movie to The Pirate Bay

179 points by milesf 14y ago

secondChrome 14y ago
I wish they had a bitcoin address!
milesf 14y ago
It will be interesting to see if 2 Player Productions attempt to dialogue with those who would normally steal their work will succeed in actually converting many into customers.
mattvot 14y ago
http://pirateproxy.net/torrent/7946763/Minecraft__The_Story_of_Mojang http://pirateproxy.net/torrent/7946763/Minecraft__The_Story_...
sasoon 14y ago
I am currently downloading it, and I will buy 8$ download version just to support the guys, because they have guts to do something like this.
- fraXis 14y ago
  I am going to pay the $8 as well. I just wish I could give them my money now while downloading it via the torrent, but it is not available for purchase until December 23rd (tomorrow) on their site. They should of put the torrent up on the same day it was available for purchase.
  - citricsquid 14y ago
    The film is already available to download to backers, I assume they're pre-empting the inevitable leak from a backer.
- secondChrome 14y ago
  I'm downloading now. If they had a bitcoin address, they'd get a coin from me, right now.
milesf 14y ago
Really impressed that the producers will have a family-friendly audio track with the official, non-pirated version. My kids (ages 8 and 11) love Minecraft, and it will probably be the highlight for them this Christmas to watch the documentary as a family. I'll likely buy both the download version and the DVD when it's released on Sunday just to be extra supportive of their efforts.
- mbubb 14y ago
  Me too - I have had to explain a few off-color words from their viewing of fan videos on youtube. "Dad is 'fucking retarded' a bad thing to say...?"
  - petercooper 14y ago
    Imagine my parents back in 1989 when I asked them "What does 'cXXt' mean?" (I'd found it having opened up a text adventure I was stuck on in a hex editor, they had some naughty commands in there..!)
- inovica 14y ago
  I've just downloaded it and the version on there at the moment isn't family friendly (my kids are 5 and 7) and both love Minecraft. I was just clicking through and heard "It's f*cking enormous".
  - inovica 14y ago
    Ignore my above comment. I was being a bit stupid :) Its a different audio track for the family friendly
citricsquid 14y ago
I watched this earlier (backed on Kickstarter) and it's fun to watch. There's no great insight into Minecraft and you won't come away from it knowing more about Minecraft or Mojang or why Minecraft is so successful, but you will see the personalities of some of those involved and things about the community and the things people have done. If you're a fan of Minecraft it's definitely worth watching (but it isn't a Minecraft equivalent of "Indie Game: The Movie")
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- arrrg 14y ago
  I think 2PProduction's documentary of the development of the Double Fine Adventure provides more insight into game development. (You can still back them and get access to the episodes.) A lot of the very interesting things had already happened when they started filming the Minecraft documentary so it cannot provide the same deep look. The Double Fine documentary is excellent. At this point I really care not one bit about how the actual game turns out, the documentary has been extremely rewarding. They really seem to show it all, warts and everything.
milesf 14y ago
My son (age 11) wants to be a game programmer because of his love for Minecraft. He talks about Notch as his hero. I've setup a Minecraft server running on a headless box in my house. The server has a whitelist of about 20 names with my children's friends from school so they can play. It's running Craftbukkit/Spigot (http://www.spigotmc.org/ http://www.spigotmc.org/) and Purugin (https://github.com/enebo/Purugin https://github.com/enebo/Purugin) which allows me to help them write Minecraft plugins in Ruby. Minecraft has spread like wildfire at their little school in the country, and being able to have their very own server that they are able to program and invite their friends to play on has made them micro celebrities at their school. As a parent Minecraft is a way for me to engage with my kids on something we are all interested in. I am also teaching them programming on something they really care about. It's exciting to watch and be a part of, and this documentary will only fuel that growing passion to learn how to write code.
- Syssiphus 14y ago
  That is just wonderful :)
- elisee 14y ago
  Hope you don't mind the plug, but I've been working on a Minecraft-inspired real-time cooperative game-making platform geared towards gamers (both young and older) and I think you might find it to be a great place to have fun with your kid, learning programming (Lua) and making actual games together, if you want to take it further. It's called CraftStudio and you can get it at: http://craftstud.io/ http://craftstud.io/ It's still in alpha (I've been releasing updates every few weeks for a bit over a year) but it's already capable of some very cool things. Videos of some games & creations made with it: http://www.youtube.com/user/craftstudiodev/videos?flow=grid&view=1 http://www.youtube.com/user/craftstudiodev/videos?flow=grid&... Alternatively I know there are some great Minecraft mods like ComputerCraft (also Lua-based) which allow doing programmy stuff directly within Minecraft if you're so inclined.
  - milesf 14y ago
    Thanks! I am always looking for ways to ween my kids off of consuming activities (eg. TV, most video games) and onto creating activities (playing Minecraft, programming, etc). I'll definitely take a look. Would a Linux version be possible? I can't afford Mac systems for my kids, but they will both be getting Ubuntu laptops under the tree this year. I want them to wrestle with Linux because using the OS naturally leads you to learn about Unix.
biot 14y ago
The title is technically inaccurate; they've only uploaded the magnet hash to The Pirate Bay. Interestingly, they also haven't provided a license so I'm curious if anyone knows what the legal status of downloading this would be given that you'll be getting parts from people not licensed to distribute it.
- tantalor 14y ago
  I think it's clear that the producers consent to P2P distribution, given they knowingly made it available. I don't plan on watching it — so I won't pay for it — but I will seed it because I'd like to encourage others to see it and pay for it. I think that's what the producers want.
  - biot 14y ago
    It's interesting how this compares to projects posted without an explicit license where many will refuse to consider using the project until a license is specified: http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=%22no+license%22&start=10 http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=%22no+licen... http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=%22what+is+the+license%22&start=0 http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=%22what+is+...
- bowmessage 14y ago
  The pedantry is strong with this one.
milesf 14y ago
The movie has an unobtrusive crawl around the 23 minute mark: "Decided to pirate our movie, eh? Now you'll have to deal with these scroll-y bits. If you like what you see, buy the drm-free version at www.storyofmojang.com so that we can afford to keep making movies. Thanks!" Very clever.
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- kiskis 14y ago
  if the producers decided to upload this on a torrent, then they should not call me a pirate because I download it.
  - DanBC 14y ago
    It's a pre-emptive leak. They know that people are going to pirate it, so they release a version with quick and easy links to pay. I agree they shouldn't call you a pirate if they've invited you to download their torrent. But some people will be downloading without knowing they're allowed to, so the text is only for those people.
  - darklajid 14y ago
    Why not? The producers shared that stuff on TPB because it'd end up there eventually, and because they understand that there are reasons for kind-of-sort-of-ethically-fine 'pirating'. You grabbed the movie. You didn't got the payed version (otherwise you wouldn't complain) and got a reference to pirating. Because .. you pirated the movie. They uploaded it to be in control on TPB. They explicitly ask for you to go ahead, check it and please support them by buying the movie. If you don't do that, you're pirating the movie with the help of the producers. At least in my world. (Downloading it right now, net's slow. Will watch it with my wife and invest the USD 8 if it has a couple decent / funny / interesting scenes)
    - nhangen 14y ago
      This is the first torrent I downloaded in probably 5 years, and I did so because the movie isn't released yet. I agree with the parent.
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jiggy2011 14y ago
I'm confused. I can't hit the link because I'm in the UK. They may have uploaded it to piratebay (would have happened anyway), but are they giving carte blance to download it however you like? For example, since pirate bay is blocked here is it legal for me to search other torrent sites and download it from there?
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- citricsquid 14y ago
  Greetings Pirate Bay! This is 2 Player Productions here, and we hoped we could be the first to upload our new movie "Minecraft: The Story of Mojang". We've never uploaded a torrent before so hopefully this isn't all screwed up. We wanted to come here first because we knew the movie would end up here eventually, and the best thing to do seemed to be opening a dialogue. Torrents and piracy are a way of life and it probably won't be going anywhere anytime soon. There are many people that want to punish you for that, but we have a more realistic outlook on things. We've been there. We've all needed to do it at some point. Maybe you don't have the money. Maybe you want to try before you buy. Maybe you're pissed at us for premiering the movie on Xbox Live. These are all fine reasons. But if you feel that piracy is, in Gabe Newell's words, "a service problem," please consider that we are selling DRM free digital downloads that you can watch in whatever manner you please. We're just three guys trying to make a living doing what we love. We love the world of video games, and we love making it real. If you buy the movie, you support those efforts. The reason we Kickstarted this movie in the first place was that we didn't have enough money to make it ourselves, and even then, we still put A LOT of our own money into it. Not to mention nearly two years of work. Watch the movie. Hopefully you'll like it, and understand what we're trying to do. Please consider supporting us by buying the $8 DRM-free digital download of the movie at www.theminecraftmovie.com, or the $20 DVD from fangamer.net. We've worked with a lot of amazing people in the games industry and had the incredible fortune to make some great films the way we wanted to make them. Please consider helping us continue on this path. The best has yet to come. -2pp The Piratebay is just a directory of magnet links, they only shared the magnet link on the Piratebay.
ch0wn 14y ago
Description for those who can't access the URL: Greetings Pirate Bay! This is 2 Player Productions here, and we hoped we could be the first to upload our new movie "Minecraft: The Story of Mojang". We've never uploaded a torrent before so hopefully this isn't all screwed up. We wanted to come here first because we knew the movie would end up here eventually, and the best thing to do seemed to be opening a dialogue. Torrents and piracy are a way of life and it probably won't be going anywhere anytime soon. There are many people that want to punish you for that, but we have a more realistic outlook on things. We've been there. We've all needed to do it at some point. Maybe you don't have the money. Maybe you want to try before you buy. Maybe you're pissed at us for premiering the movie on Xbox Live. These are all fine reasons. But if you feel that piracy is, in Gabe Newell's words, "a service problem," please consider that we are selling DRM free digital downloads that you can watch in whatever manner you please. We're just three guys trying to make a living doing what we love. We love the world of video games, and we love making it real. If you buy the movie, you support those efforts. The reason we Kickstarted this movie in the first place was that we didn't have enough money to make it ourselves, and even then, we still put A LOT of our own money into it. Not to mention nearly two years of work. Watch the movie. Hopefully you'll like it, and understand what we're trying to do. Please consider supporting us by buying the $8 DRM-free digital download of the movie at www.theminecraftmovie.com, or the $20 DVD from www.fangamer.net. We've worked with a lot of amazing people in the games industry and had the incredible fortune to make some great films the way we wanted to make them. Please consider helping us continue on this path. The best has yet to come. -2pp
- gbraad 14y ago
  Really great stuff! Appreciate what 2pp is doing... They also do an excellent job at filming the progress of the DFA (Double Fine Adventure)
  - lorewarden 14y ago
    If you are a backer of DFA, you can watch the Mojang movie on their private backers forum, it is being streamed, today (Dec 23) only.
altrezia 14y ago
By and sky users can't access TPB, any chance of a magnet link?
- popey 14y ago
  magnet:?xt=urn:btih:41b2fd2403eba5a1dc23743fb08a15f968acc1b5&dn=Minecraft%3A+The+Story+of+Mojang&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publicbt.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.istole.it%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.ccc.de%3A80
  - zevyoura 14y ago
    Interesting; this post has exposed a problem in the styling of HN, forcing horizontal scrolling.
    - sukuriant 14y ago
      no horizontal scrolling for me (Firefox 17.0.1)
      - hayksaakian 14y ago
        Me neither, chrome 18 android
    - teach 14y ago
      This is an old, well-known issue. It just rarely occurs.
      - paulnechifor 14y ago
        Actually it occurs every time somebody writes something long like this: xt=urn:btih:41b2fd2403eba5a1dc23743fb08a15f968acc1b5&dn=Minecraft%3A+The+Story+of+Mojang&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publicbt.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.istole.it%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.ccc.de%3A80 It's unlikely it will be fixed though.
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tommys 14y ago
I'm downloading and will buy it if it is good enough (does not need to be great, just showing that the guys producing it does a good job). I really hope it is good enough :-)
dirkk0 14y ago
Where can I buy it without the Pirate Bay Link?
- jasonquinn 14y ago
  www.theminecraftmovie.com
  - petercooper 14y ago
    Except, bizarrely, not till tomorrow, especially given they say: But if you feel that piracy is, in Gabe Newell's words, "a service problem," please consider that we are selling DRM free digital downloads that you can watch in whatever manner you please. Ironically, this situation is a perfect example of a service problem, since I wanted to pay for and watch the film but have instead been presented with The Pirate Bay as an immediate solution. Oops.
    - fzzzy 14y ago
      Exact same thing happened to me. I wanted to pay for it, couldn't... So the only solution available to me is to download it from tpb. Silly. I'll pay for it tomorrow, but I wanted to pay for it now. This strategy doesn't make sense.
      - teh_klev 14y ago
        Oh c'mon, you do have a solution, exercise a bit of patience for 24 hours (if that). I bet most people complaining about this only found out about the film in the past few hours. It's hardly the same as waiting for months before Dexter turns up in a format you want to pay for in your region. Perhaps there is no strategy here, perhaps they just wanted a bit of extra time to make sure that their download and payment services were up to scratch so that there isn't a repeat of the JetBrains 75% off calamity.
        fzzzy 14y ago
        True. I downloaded it yesterday and bought it today, but the point is -- the first time someone hears about something, it is in the best interest of the creator to make sure that person can pay the creator legally, otherwise that customer may simply not remember and never buy it when it is available.
matthew-wegner 14y ago
Rather annoying that you can't yet buy the $8 version on their site. It's out tomorrow.
- mickle00 14y ago
  Agreed. I always like to support this business/distribution model (music/movie/comedy) when I can. I'll have to set a reminder to go back and pay.

179 points by milesf 14y ago

I wish they had a bitcoin address!

It will be interesting to see if 2 Player Productions attempt to dialogue with those who would normally steal their work will succeed in actually converting many into customers.

mattvot 14y ago

http://pirateproxy.net/torrent/7946763/Minecraft__The_Story_of_Mojang http://pirateproxy.net/torrent/7946763/Minecraft__The_Story_...

sasoon 14y ago

I am currently downloading it, and I will buy 8$ download version just to support the guys, because they have guts to do something like this.

fraXis 14y ago
I am going to pay the $8 as well. I just wish I could give them my money now while downloading it via the torrent, but it is not available for purchase until December 23rd (tomorrow) on their site. They should of put the torrent up on the same day it was available for purchase.
- citricsquid 14y ago
  The film is already available to download to backers, I assume they're pre-empting the inevitable leak from a backer.
secondChrome 14y ago
I'm downloading now. If they had a bitcoin address, they'd get a coin from me, right now.

milesf 14y ago

Really impressed that the producers will have a family-friendly audio track with the official, non-pirated version. My kids (ages 8 and 11) love Minecraft, and it will probably be the highlight for them this Christmas to watch the documentary as a family. I'll likely buy both the download version and the DVD when it's released on Sunday just to be extra supportive of their efforts.

mbubb 14y ago
Me too - I have had to explain a few off-color words from their viewing of fan videos on youtube. "Dad is 'fucking retarded' a bad thing to say...?"
- petercooper 14y ago
  Imagine my parents back in 1989 when I asked them "What does 'cXXt' mean?" (I'd found it having opened up a text adventure I was stuck on in a hex editor, they had some naughty commands in there..!)
inovica 14y ago
I've just downloaded it and the version on there at the moment isn't family friendly (my kids are 5 and 7) and both love Minecraft. I was just clicking through and heard "It's f*cking enormous".
- inovica 14y ago
  Ignore my above comment. I was being a bit stupid :) Its a different audio track for the family friendly

citricsquid 14y ago

I watched this earlier (backed on Kickstarter) and it's fun to watch. There's no great insight into Minecraft and you won't come away from it knowing more about Minecraft or Mojang or why Minecraft is so successful, but you will see the personalities of some of those involved and things about the community and the things people have done. If you're a fan of Minecraft it's definitely worth watching (but it isn't a Minecraft equivalent of "Indie Game: The Movie")

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arrrg 14y ago
I think 2PProduction's documentary of the development of the Double Fine Adventure provides more insight into game development. (You can still back them and get access to the episodes.) A lot of the very interesting things had already happened when they started filming the Minecraft documentary so it cannot provide the same deep look. The Double Fine documentary is excellent. At this point I really care not one bit about how the actual game turns out, the documentary has been extremely rewarding. They really seem to show it all, warts and everything.

milesf 14y ago

My son (age 11) wants to be a game programmer because of his love for Minecraft. He talks about Notch as his hero. I've setup a Minecraft server running on a headless box in my house. The server has a whitelist of about 20 names with my children's friends from school so they can play. It's running Craftbukkit/Spigot (http://www.spigotmc.org/ http://www.spigotmc.org/) and Purugin (https://github.com/enebo/Purugin https://github.com/enebo/Purugin) which allows me to help them write Minecraft plugins in Ruby. Minecraft has spread like wildfire at their little school in the country, and being able to have their very own server that they are able to program and invite their friends to play on has made them micro celebrities at their school. As a parent Minecraft is a way for me to engage with my kids on something we are all interested in. I am also teaching them programming on something they really care about. It's exciting to watch and be a part of, and this documentary will only fuel that growing passion to learn how to write code.

Syssiphus 14y ago
That is just wonderful :)
elisee 14y ago
Hope you don't mind the plug, but I've been working on a Minecraft-inspired real-time cooperative game-making platform geared towards gamers (both young and older) and I think you might find it to be a great place to have fun with your kid, learning programming (Lua) and making actual games together, if you want to take it further. It's called CraftStudio and you can get it at: http://craftstud.io/ http://craftstud.io/ It's still in alpha (I've been releasing updates every few weeks for a bit over a year) but it's already capable of some very cool things. Videos of some games & creations made with it: http://www.youtube.com/user/craftstudiodev/videos?flow=grid&view=1 http://www.youtube.com/user/craftstudiodev/videos?flow=grid&... Alternatively I know there are some great Minecraft mods like ComputerCraft (also Lua-based) which allow doing programmy stuff directly within Minecraft if you're so inclined.
- milesf 14y ago
  Thanks! I am always looking for ways to ween my kids off of consuming activities (eg. TV, most video games) and onto creating activities (playing Minecraft, programming, etc). I'll definitely take a look. Would a Linux version be possible? I can't afford Mac systems for my kids, but they will both be getting Ubuntu laptops under the tree this year. I want them to wrestle with Linux because using the OS naturally leads you to learn about Unix.

biot 14y ago

The title is technically inaccurate; they've only uploaded the magnet hash to The Pirate Bay. Interestingly, they also haven't provided a license so I'm curious if anyone knows what the legal status of downloading this would be given that you'll be getting parts from people not licensed to distribute it.

tantalor 14y ago
I think it's clear that the producers consent to P2P distribution, given they knowingly made it available. I don't plan on watching it — so I won't pay for it — but I will seed it because I'd like to encourage others to see it and pay for it. I think that's what the producers want.
- biot 14y ago
  It's interesting how this compares to projects posted without an explicit license where many will refuse to consider using the project until a license is specified: http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=%22no+license%22&start=10 http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=%22no+licen... http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=%22what+is+the+license%22&start=0 http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=%22what+is+...
bowmessage 14y ago
The pedantry is strong with this one.

milesf 14y ago

The movie has an unobtrusive crawl around the 23 minute mark: "Decided to pirate our movie, eh? Now you'll have to deal with these scroll-y bits. If you like what you see, buy the drm-free version at www.storyofmojang.com so that we can afford to keep making movies. Thanks!" Very clever.

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kiskis 14y ago
if the producers decided to upload this on a torrent, then they should not call me a pirate because I download it.
- DanBC 14y ago
  It's a pre-emptive leak. They know that people are going to pirate it, so they release a version with quick and easy links to pay. I agree they shouldn't call you a pirate if they've invited you to download their torrent. But some people will be downloading without knowing they're allowed to, so the text is only for those people.
- darklajid 14y ago
  Why not? The producers shared that stuff on TPB because it'd end up there eventually, and because they understand that there are reasons for kind-of-sort-of-ethically-fine 'pirating'. You grabbed the movie. You didn't got the payed version (otherwise you wouldn't complain) and got a reference to pirating. Because .. you pirated the movie. They uploaded it to be in control on TPB. They explicitly ask for you to go ahead, check it and please support them by buying the movie. If you don't do that, you're pirating the movie with the help of the producers. At least in my world. (Downloading it right now, net's slow. Will watch it with my wife and invest the USD 8 if it has a couple decent / funny / interesting scenes)
  - nhangen 14y ago
    This is the first torrent I downloaded in probably 5 years, and I did so because the movie isn't released yet. I agree with the parent.

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jiggy2011 14y ago

I'm confused. I can't hit the link because I'm in the UK. They may have uploaded it to piratebay (would have happened anyway), but are they giving carte blance to download it however you like? For example, since pirate bay is blocked here is it legal for me to search other torrent sites and download it from there?

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citricsquid 14y ago
Greetings Pirate Bay! This is 2 Player Productions here, and we hoped we could be the first to upload our new movie "Minecraft: The Story of Mojang". We've never uploaded a torrent before so hopefully this isn't all screwed up. We wanted to come here first because we knew the movie would end up here eventually, and the best thing to do seemed to be opening a dialogue. Torrents and piracy are a way of life and it probably won't be going anywhere anytime soon. There are many people that want to punish you for that, but we have a more realistic outlook on things. We've been there. We've all needed to do it at some point. Maybe you don't have the money. Maybe you want to try before you buy. Maybe you're pissed at us for premiering the movie on Xbox Live. These are all fine reasons. But if you feel that piracy is, in Gabe Newell's words, "a service problem," please consider that we are selling DRM free digital downloads that you can watch in whatever manner you please. We're just three guys trying to make a living doing what we love. We love the world of video games, and we love making it real. If you buy the movie, you support those efforts. The reason we Kickstarted this movie in the first place was that we didn't have enough money to make it ourselves, and even then, we still put A LOT of our own money into it. Not to mention nearly two years of work. Watch the movie. Hopefully you'll like it, and understand what we're trying to do. Please consider supporting us by buying the $8 DRM-free digital download of the movie at www.theminecraftmovie.com, or the $20 DVD from fangamer.net. We've worked with a lot of amazing people in the games industry and had the incredible fortune to make some great films the way we wanted to make them. Please consider helping us continue on this path. The best has yet to come. -2pp The Piratebay is just a directory of magnet links, they only shared the magnet link on the Piratebay.

ch0wn 14y ago

Description for those who can't access the URL: Greetings Pirate Bay! This is 2 Player Productions here, and we hoped we could be the first to upload our new movie "Minecraft: The Story of Mojang". We've never uploaded a torrent before so hopefully this isn't all screwed up. We wanted to come here first because we knew the movie would end up here eventually, and the best thing to do seemed to be opening a dialogue. Torrents and piracy are a way of life and it probably won't be going anywhere anytime soon. There are many people that want to punish you for that, but we have a more realistic outlook on things. We've been there. We've all needed to do it at some point. Maybe you don't have the money. Maybe you want to try before you buy. Maybe you're pissed at us for premiering the movie on Xbox Live. These are all fine reasons. But if you feel that piracy is, in Gabe Newell's words, "a service problem," please consider that we are selling DRM free digital downloads that you can watch in whatever manner you please. We're just three guys trying to make a living doing what we love. We love the world of video games, and we love making it real. If you buy the movie, you support those efforts. The reason we Kickstarted this movie in the first place was that we didn't have enough money to make it ourselves, and even then, we still put A LOT of our own money into it. Not to mention nearly two years of work. Watch the movie. Hopefully you'll like it, and understand what we're trying to do. Please consider supporting us by buying the $8 DRM-free digital download of the movie at www.theminecraftmovie.com, or the $20 DVD from www.fangamer.net. We've worked with a lot of amazing people in the games industry and had the incredible fortune to make some great films the way we wanted to make them. Please consider helping us continue on this path. The best has yet to come. -2pp

gbraad 14y ago
Really great stuff! Appreciate what 2pp is doing... They also do an excellent job at filming the progress of the DFA (Double Fine Adventure)
- lorewarden 14y ago
  If you are a backer of DFA, you can watch the Mojang movie on their private backers forum, it is being streamed, today (Dec 23) only.

altrezia 14y ago

By and sky users can't access TPB, any chance of a magnet link?

popey 14y ago
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:41b2fd2403eba5a1dc23743fb08a15f968acc1b5&dn=Minecraft%3A+The+Story+of+Mojang&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publicbt.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.istole.it%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.ccc.de%3A80
- zevyoura 14y ago
  Interesting; this post has exposed a problem in the styling of HN, forcing horizontal scrolling.
  - sukuriant 14y ago
    no horizontal scrolling for me (Firefox 17.0.1)
    - hayksaakian 14y ago
      Me neither, chrome 18 android
  - teach 14y ago
    This is an old, well-known issue. It just rarely occurs.
    - paulnechifor 14y ago
      Actually it occurs every time somebody writes something long like this: xt=urn:btih:41b2fd2403eba5a1dc23743fb08a15f968acc1b5&dn=Minecraft%3A+The+Story+of+Mojang&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publicbt.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.istole.it%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.ccc.de%3A80 It's unlikely it will be fixed though.

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tommys 14y ago

I'm downloading and will buy it if it is good enough (does not need to be great, just showing that the guys producing it does a good job). I really hope it is good enough :-)

dirkk0 14y ago

Where can I buy it without the Pirate Bay Link?

jasonquinn 14y ago
www.theminecraftmovie.com
- petercooper 14y ago
  Except, bizarrely, not till tomorrow, especially given they say: But if you feel that piracy is, in Gabe Newell's words, "a service problem," please consider that we are selling DRM free digital downloads that you can watch in whatever manner you please. Ironically, this situation is a perfect example of a service problem, since I wanted to pay for and watch the film but have instead been presented with The Pirate Bay as an immediate solution. Oops.
  - fzzzy 14y ago
    Exact same thing happened to me. I wanted to pay for it, couldn't... So the only solution available to me is to download it from tpb. Silly. I'll pay for it tomorrow, but I wanted to pay for it now. This strategy doesn't make sense.
    - teh_klev 14y ago
      Oh c'mon, you do have a solution, exercise a bit of patience for 24 hours (if that). I bet most people complaining about this only found out about the film in the past few hours. It's hardly the same as waiting for months before Dexter turns up in a format you want to pay for in your region. Perhaps there is no strategy here, perhaps they just wanted a bit of extra time to make sure that their download and payment services were up to scratch so that there isn't a repeat of the JetBrains 75% off calamity.
      - fzzzy 14y ago
        True. I downloaded it yesterday and bought it today, but the point is -- the first time someone hears about something, it is in the best interest of the creator to make sure that person can pay the creator legally, otherwise that customer may simply not remember and never buy it when it is available.

matthew-wegner 14y ago

Rather annoying that you can't yet buy the $8 version on their site. It's out tomorrow.

mickle00 14y ago
Agreed. I always like to support this business/distribution model (music/movie/comedy) when I can. I'll have to set a reminder to go back and pay.