Minecraft is a sandbox game which allows players to build constructions with textured cubes in a 3D world.

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Beta 1.8 is the first part of a two-part series of updates in beta that will add substantially more traditional gaming and adventure content to the sandbox game.

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The actual game is a modified version of the cult sandbox game Minecraft, where players mine resources in a 3D world and use them to build various constructions.

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The sandbox MMO is yet another sandbox style game, pitting three factions (the Baratheons, the Starks, and the Lanisters) against one another.

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But what it really is is a sandbox video game where players must gather resources, fight for survival, and plan the world around them.

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The game is a great big sandbox MMO where you can build your own house, work with trade routes, and engage in PvP.

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