Up until this week, Mojang’s only claim to fame is Minecraft. Of course, Minecraft is an enormous claim to fame, with a successful PC release, a ridiculous beta period and a perfectly okay mobile adaptation. Which is why when the studio announced it would be branching out into games publishing, most people were excited to see what they’d come up with.

Their first publishing title, known as Cobalt, is a side-scrolling action game set for release sometime in the next few months. But, as with Minecraft, Mojang intends to release the game in both alpha and beta phases, allowing gamers to play it and offer feedback that will hopefully turn it into another home run. It’s a unique design philosophy – one that worked out big time with Minecraft.

Mojang went on the record as hoping to drop the alpha version of Cobalt by Friday, but there are a few things holding them back. They need to touch up a few final in-game details, and they have to sort out the Mojang login system, which will allow you to access Minecraft, Cobalt and the company’s future game, Scrolls (Skyrim 2, right?).

If the studio can get everything together in time, you’ll be able to access the Oxeye-helmed Cobalt sometime on Friday. You can purchase the game in alpha state and, as with Minecraft, receive every future update free.

Keep an eye out for Cobalt, and we’ll keep you updated if anything major happens with the release. In the meantime, what do you think of the alpha/beta release strategy?

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