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Minecraftmaker Mojang Specifications is “in a great spot right now, we can basically do whatever we want to,” says business development director Daniel Kaplan to GamesIndustry.biz. “There are tonnes of opportunities out there for us right now. But we have to wait it out and figure out what’s the best thing for us to do,” he admits. “They’re from hardware manufacturers, other publishers, ad networks, all that stuff. We’re looking into publishing our own games too though, bringing indie games under our own brand....

Australia’s Classification Board hadpreviously outedBurnout Crashas a multiplatform title that’s on the way. Upon being nudged by Joystiq to provide further insight, the following synopsis was given by the board. “An action arcade style game set in the fictional world of Crash City. The aim of the game is to cause as much damage as possible to traffic and buildings by crashing a car into them.” So, it’s essentially what we all guessed based on the name....

This morning we told you thatPortal 2was a real thingthat’s really happening. It’s coming this holiday season at a full retail price. The newest detail on the sequel is that it includes co-operative play. The co-op mode will have its own campaign and will feature two new playable areas.GI also saysthat there will be “surprising” new characters as well as new areas of the Aperture Science Labs. Thanks toEurogamer, we also now know that Valve’s Doug Lombardi has confirmed this release for both PC and Xbox 360....

I don’t know why, but I find the concept of Game Fuel hilarious. It’s possibly thanks to it being the dumbest marketing idea in a long time, since it’s just a drink that tastes of Gummi Bears and possesses no properties that should ever be able to aid one’s gaming habits. Nevertheless, Game Fuel is making itslong-awaited return, this time promotingWorld of Warcraftinstead ofHalo 3. The original Gummi Bear “Citrus Cherry” flavor is coming back, rebranded instead as “Horde Red....

There’s a new non-profit organization that you might be interested in hearing about. It was started by theEntertainment Consumers Agencyand represents you, the gamers. This ECA Institute will work on the gaming side of research, programming and policy development. “We’re very excited about the launch of the Institute, as it provides a whole host of new services and support toward very important issue areas to us,” said ECA founder, Hal Halpin....

Asking videogame nerds if they like the Dreamcast is akin to asking Roman Polanski if he likes a trail of candy leading to his bedroom. The system that has only gotten more popular with hindsight has a brand new shootercoming out for it, thanks to a team of plucky Homebrewers. The game’s calledHypertension, and it’s based on the ludicrous PC FPSBlood. While homebrew Dreamcast games are nothing new, Hypertension is particularly interesting because it’s not a puzzle game or a scrolling shooter....

Here’s a set of screenshots for Link’s next adventure on the Wii,The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. As you can see, the elfish lad is performing tasks he’s pretty well known for carrying out. He’s swinging a sword, shooting things at range, and all the other stuff you’d expect from a hero of his stature. I will say, swinging that whip interests me considerably. It would interest me more if it utilized the MotionPlus in the same way that the sword is going to, but that might be asking for a little bit too much....

If you’re missing your Virtual Console releases (all four of you), I have bad news for you: it looks like Nintendo will be releasing two new WiiWare titles this Monday instead of Virtual Console titles. The horror! Reps at this past week’s Konami and Hudson media events remarked that the titlesCritter Round-UpandStar Soldier Rwould be released on May 19th. These titles were released at launch in Japan.Critter Round-Uphas you playing the role of a farmer trying to keep his animals properly assembled in their pens, whileStar Soldier Rlooks to be Hudson’s WiiWare take on the classic shooter series....

It’s yet another thrilling week on the Nintendo Downloads front, people. Look forward to going backward again this afternoon asSuper Return of the Jedihits Virtual Console. Priced at 800 Wii Pretend Bones, this downloadable is sure to impress even the nastiestNinja Gaidenplayers with its ridiculous difficulty and off-screen-attacking action. Prepare to Jedi up and cry yourself to sleep. Konami’sContra Rebirthand Exkee’sColorZare the two games hitting the WiiWare platform for the week....

CVGhas uncovered some absolutely stunning ideas from Nintendo — stunning due to just how unbelievably stupid they are. If you thought Nintendo couldn’t get lower than The Virtual Boy or R.O.B, just look at what the company passed by The European Patent Office. Yes, that IS a bicycle, and yes, that IS a Wiimote slot in the pedal. Gocheck out the full selectionof Nintendo’s peripheral ideas, because there are some real corkers....

According to Capcom,Dead Rising: Case Zero— the paid prologue downloadable content leading into the release of Dead Rising 2 last year — broke Xbox Live records when it was released. At the time, the publisher said the content had “broken all records on Xbox Live with the best week one unit sales in the history of all content distributed through Xbox Live Arcade.” Considering the success of the standalone game (a short but full featured product that many considered a “demo” forDead Rising 2), you’d think the publisher would try to replicate the success for the just announcedDead Rising 2: Off the Record....

I absolutely love Chunsoft’s999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors. It is my personal pick for best DS… nay… best gameperiodof 2010. Have you played it yet? If you love text adventures or visual novels, or are in the mood for a mindf*ck thriller that will blow your brains out, scoop the chunky scraps back into your skulls, then blow ’em out again, you owe it to yourself to buy this game yesterday....

Isn’t that music driving you nuts? What do you mean you don’t hear any music? It’s plain as day — it’s like a chorus of creepy, singing children. It was kind of catchy for the first ten minutes, but it’s been a year and it’s kind of getting on my nerves. Oh, forget it. Don’t mind me, I’m just being haunted by the soundtrack for the PlayStation Portable game,Loco Roco....