Notch accepts Dogecoin donations for "Cliffhorse"
Markus Persson (known to most by his screen name “Notch”), Creator of the immensely popular Minecraft, posted his experiment “Cliffhorse” for fans to download for free. Cliffhorse was created by Notch in Unity in approximately two hours and can be downloaded at cliffhorse.com to play on Windows PCs. Notch has jokingly solicited Dogecoin donations for “early access”, a self reference to the development model of Minecraft in it’s early days. The equestrian adventure sees you (a horse) dropped in lush rolling hills with a third person camera following you closely behind. The only other....
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