Immigrants Overwhelm Community

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SHIRE GLOBAL NEWS

The world was shocked on June 23rd when the Shire was suddenly flooded with thousands of refugees from defunct, sub-par, and mismanaged servers, after a tourist's photo album of Shire landmarks was published online.  The photos showed a virtual Promised Land - a world of stability, of beauty, of peace and friendship. The Shire's people, despite their small and tight-knit community, welcomed the refugees with open arms...

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I wanted to document the various bits of press we received this past week - here are the articles and posts I've found so far!

The Imgur Post: https://imgur.com/gallery/5fpen#77kO69X

The Reddit Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/4phpch/minecraft_map_built_by_1500_players_for_over_five/

Unilad: http://www.unilad.co.uk/gaming/1500-people-spent-five-years-making-this-stunning-minecraft-map/

The Video Unilad linked (went from 100 views to 100,000 in two days): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94KpJWNL_4I

The Gamester post I can't read: http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/minecraft/news/minecraft,46603,3274853.html

NowGamer: http://www.nowgamer.com/this-amazing-minecraft-server-has-been-building-for-over-5-years/

CinemaBlend: https://www.cinemablend.com/games/1527429/players-have-been-working-on-this-minecraft-map-for-over-f

PCGames.de that I also cannot read: http://www.pcgames.de/Minecraft-Spiel-15576/News/ShireCraft-Beeindruckende-Map-fuenf-Jahre-Arbeit-1199775/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=computecsocialPCG&utm_content=Minecraft-Spiel-15576NewsShireCraft-Beeindruckende-Map-fuenf-Jahre-Arbeit-1199775