Minecraft:MINECON 2015
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MINECON 2015 was held in Template:W, Template:W at the ExCeL London Exhibition and Conference Centre from July 4 to 5.<ref name="el">Template:Citation</ref>
Announcement
On March 30, 2014, Mojang announced that the next MINECON would take place in Europe. However, due to the development of Minecraft:Java Edition 1.8, updates about the event were delayed. On August 21, 2014, Mojang confirmed that MINECON would not be held in 2014 but would instead take place in Spring 2015 in London.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
On February 2, 2015, Mojang revealed the details for MINECON 2015, confirming the event would be held at the ExCeL London Exhibition and Conference Centre on July 4–5, 2015.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> Tickets and discounted hotel bookings were made available for sale later in February.
On March 18, 2015, the MINECON website was updated with a countdown to ticket sales. The ExCeL London page was also published.
Location
The event was held at the ExCeL London Exhibition and Conference Centre (Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London E16 1XL, United Kingdom).<ref name="m2015">Template:Citation</ref> Activities were centered in the North and South Event Halls, with attendees directed to enter via The West Entrance (Custom House).
Tickets
Tickets went on sale in two batches on March 27 and 28, 2015, priced at £129 (US$190) each. Each batch offered 5,000 tickets, totaling 10,000 available passes.<ref name="2015Ticket">Template:Citation</ref> Attendees were also given access to discounted hotel bookings.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
| Batch | Sale date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 27, 2015 | 18:00 |
| 2 | March 28, 2015 | 12:00 |
The first batch sold out within three minutes.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
Event
Template:Expand section The Minecraft:Combat Update was showcased during MINECON 2015. The event featured panels, developer discussions, gameplay previews, and community activities such as build competitions and costume contests.
The Diamond Minecart Live Adventure
Template:Main Arriving on stage to thunderous applaud, Minecraft:DanTDM appeared and interacted with the audience. He announced he would be acting out an episode of his Custom Mod Adventures series, live on stage, and proceeded to get into character, playing the Minecraft:mod on a laptop.
The adventure concluded, Dan got out of character, and transitioned into a one-man panel.
Promotions
Guide
An official guidebook was provided for attendees, as announced by Dinnerbone.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>Template:More info
Cape
Attendees received an exclusive Minecraft:cape for Minecraft:Java Edition via email. The cape features a dark teal design with an Minecraft:Iron Golem emblem on the back.
Skin Pack
Template:Main Players of Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition and Minecraft:Pocket Edition received the MINECON 2015 Skin Pack, which was available for free from July 1 to July 15, 2015.
Mini figure
Template:Main An exclusive mini-figure was released at this MINECON.Template:More info
Playlist
Gallery
Official artwork
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Official event logo.
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Alternate logo.
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Announcement artwork.
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Promotional artwork.
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MINECON 2015 skin pack.
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Livestream.
Production images
Videos
See also
References
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