Minecraft convention in Las Vegas this November

This past may, Markus “Notch” Persson asked Minecraft fans if they would attend a Minecraft convention this November in Las Vegas, with an entrance fee of about $90 per entry. The poll has grown to 42,000 people saying “yes”, 65,000 saying “maybe” and 94,000 saying “no”. While 45% of the votes are “no”, it’s positive enough that the convention in Las Vegas is now a go.

The Minecraft Fan Convention, “MineCon”, will run on November 18-19, and will coincide with the final release of Minecraft, which has a November 11 release date.

In an interview with PC Gamer, Notch stated, ”For me, MineCon is about celebrating the full release of Minecraft. I’m really looking forward to getting up on stage and pushing the button to upload the final build.”

Notch won’t stop with Minecraft’s release, however. ”We’ll just go back home and keep working on Minecraft directly after MineCon, but it does represent a huge milestone where the game finally leaves beta, something we’d never been able to do without our fans, so it feels natural to celebrate it with them,” Notch said.

In addition to the existing PC game, an Xperia Play version is in development, as is a Kinect-enabled Xbox Live Arcade version. The game will also eventually be coming to both iOS and Android.

Registration hasn’t begun, since there no ticket price yet, nor even a site to purchase tickets. However, MineCon is a indeed a go, and since it will be in Vegas, there will be plenty of entertainment to enjoy before and after the convention, too.