Popular Pokémon Minecraft Mod Gets Shut Down [Update]Pixelmon, a robust Pokémon- themed modification for Minecraft released in 2. The developers say the take down is the result of a request by The Pokémon Company itself.“With much sadness, but keeping all our fond memories, we must announce that Pixelmon is ending its development,” Mr. Masochism, creator of the mod, wrote in a blog post. We have had a great time making this mod and creating such a wonderful community but after a request from the Pokémon company we will be shutting our doors.”Pixelmon, as many of you know, allowed players to basically enjoy a blocky version of Pokémon in Minecraft. You could capture, train, and evolve Pokemon, craft items like Pokeballs, and battle against other trainers. The mod was so detail- oriented that you could collect fossils and breed creatures, not to mention had its own voice acting. This morning, Windows users woke to terrible news: Microsoft was reportedly axing its beloved Microsoft Paint.The program, which has been annotating our memes. . UpdateStar is compatible with Windows platforms.UpdateStar has been tested to meet all of the technical requirements to be compatible with Windows 10, 8.1, Windows 8.I’m super careful about using my email address on online forms and what not, but every single time I go to a conference or attend an industry event I somehow manage. Optimize your storage and back up your files because the Windows Fall Update is just around the corner. At the IFA Keynote in Berlin Terry Meyerson, VP of the Windows. Pixelmon was big enough that there are multiple seriesandvideos with millions of views each, making it likely that this was one of the most popular Minecraft fan creations out there. Pixelmon creators tell us that each version could get anywhere from “5. The mod came out of beta in early July, and the latest news update noted that the mod was finished refining generation 4 of the compendium.“It’s been a long time wonder when this would eventually happen, and of course, we always expected something to happen eventually,” Isi, an administrator of Pixelmon, told Kotaku in an email. Especially now, with mind of an Pokemon game in- dev for the Switch. It’s a shame that it’s come to an end, especially with the amazing community of players, users running servers, Youtubers, streamers, and of course our own creation team.”Isi claimed that, following this turn of events, most of the development team will be “bowing out” from Minecraft entirely. We reached out to The Pokémon Company,but did not hear back in time for publication.“I’m sorry for the disappointment this will cause but let’s remember all the great times we had playing Pixelmon, discussing Pokémon, making awesome things inside this mod and everything else that we’ve done,” Mr. Masochism wrote. “All good things come to an end eventually and now is our time.”While Pixelmon’s shutdown may not be surprising, it was around long enough for a community to form around it. In the comments of the announcement, many fans are sharing their fond memories or expressing disappointment. Just How Dead Is Microsoft Paint? Updated]This morning, Windows users woke to terrible news: Microsoft was reportedly axing its beloved Microsoft Paint. The program, which has been annotating our memes, creating our webcomics, and teaching us how to art since 1. Microsoft’s list of Windows features to be removed or deprecated in the Windows 1. Fall Creators Update. But this doesn’t mean Paint as we know it is dead! The list Paint was featured on very specifically says that each product will either be killed, or it will be deprecated—which merely means it will no longer be actively developed. Paint falls into the latter category. So it could be dropped in a future update, or it could hang around for the next decade—an artifact of a different time. Outlook Express, another Windows application that’s conjures memories for older users, is being killed in the same update. It is officially supplanted by the big boy Microsoft Outlook, which is more stylistically in line with Windows 1. Outlook Express. While Outlook Express has long languished in the shadow of its hipper Outlook cousin, MS Paint has seen infrequent updates that at least allow it to look like it belongs on a 2. Microsoft is very aware of how much affection users have for Microsoft Paint. The product, which many of us used as a digital doodling book when we were kids, has a cult following. When Microsoft briefed press on the original Creators Update back in March, its representatives only had nice things to say about the application. Paint is on every Windows computer! It makes creating art easy!It’s like Photoshop but simple and free!This is not how you talk when you’re planning to ax a product.This is definitely the kind of talk you deliver when you’re launching a new Paint product. . Which was what was happening at that press briefing. Microsoft launched Paint 3. D, a 3. D rendering and printing tool intended to simplify the production of 3. D products, in March. The name Paint 3. D was specifically used so play on people’s nostalgia for MS Paint. It’s not unreasonable to expect that the upcoming Fall Creators Update will see Paint 3. D expanded to incorporate the features we all know and love from Paint. Either way, it is not in Microsoft’s best interest to kill an application that has been loved for more than 3. Right now Microsoft is campaigning to steal all the artists and other creators who have traditionally preferred the Mac ecosystem for creating digital art. It’s why Microsoft spent so much time talking about the Surface Pen when it updated the Surface Pro a few months ago, and it’s why it launched the Surface Studio last October. Heck, it’s why it keeps calling every new Windows OS update a “creators” update. It wants those users! Transforming its most enduring creative application into something more robust is a clear next step. Eventually Microsoft could kill the ugly version of Paint we love in order to release shiny new version of Paint or a Paint- adjacent application. Or Microsoft could just leave MS Paint in the Deprecated column for a while, a cool app eventually destined to be forgotten as younger computer users snap up alternate tools like Photoshop Express or Autodesk Sketchbook. . Either way Microsoft Paint isn’t dead, it’s just deprecated, and Microsoft has made no comment on how long it could be deprecated.So maybe don’t go ordering funeral flowers just yet. We’ve reached out to Microsoft to learn more about the plans for Paint and will update if we hear back get back to us. Update: A Microsoft spokesperson responded with the following statement: MS Paint is not going away. In addition to the new 3. D capabilities, many of the MS Paint features people know and love like photo editing and 2. D creation are in Paint 3. D - the new app for creativity, available for free with the Windows 1. Creators update. In the future, we will offer MS Paint in the Windows Store also for free and continue to provide new updates and experiences to Paint 3. D so people have the best creative tools all in one place. So there you have it. MS Paint is safe.. Microsoft via The Guardian].
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