m (fix grammar of the name change entry) |
(fix awkward wording with a typo) |
||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
</div> |
</div> |
||
<div id="fp-header-text"> |
<div id="fp-header-text"> |
||
| − | [[Minecraft Wiki:Welcome|Welcome]] to the Official Minecraft Wiki, a publicly accessible and editable [[wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]] for information |
+ | [[Minecraft Wiki:Welcome|Welcome]] to the Official Minecraft Wiki, a publicly accessible and editable [[wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]] for information on ''Minecraft'' and related subjects. This wiki and its [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] [{{fullurl:Special:AllPages|hideredirects=1}} articles] are managed and maintained by [[Special:ActiveUsers|{{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}} active contributors]] from the ''Minecraft'' community, along with the wiki's [[Project:Directors|administration team]]. [[Minecraft Wiki:How to help|Anyone can contribute!]] |
</div> |
</div> |
||
}} |
}} |
||
Revision as of 11:05, 23 May 2020
Welcome to the Official Minecraft Wiki, a publicly accessible and editable wiki for information on Minecraft and related subjects. This wiki and its 7,425 articles are managed and maintained by 244 active contributors from the Minecraft community, along with the wiki's administration team. Anyone can contribute!
is a sandbox construction game created by Mojang Studios founder Markus "Notch" Persson, inspired by Infiniminer, Dwarf Fortress, Dungeon Keeper, and Notch's past games Legend of the Chambered and RubyDung. Gameplay involves players interacting with the game world by placing and breaking various types of blocks in a three-dimensional environment. In this environment, players can build creative structures, creations, and artwork on multiplayer servers and singleplayer worlds across multiple game modes.
Minecraft: Java Edition is available for €23.95 (US$26.95, £17.95). When purchased, singleplayer and multiplayer game modes can be played using the downloadable stand-alone launcher. The official demo is free, but has a time limit. Minecraft development started around May 10, 2009, and pre-orders for the full game were accepted starting from June 13, 2009. Minecraft's official release date was November 18, 2011. As of July 4, 2018, Java Edition is the second best-selling PC game of all time and has reached 33 million sales as of November 7, 2019.
On August 16, 2011, Minecraft: Pocket Edition, the first edition to use the Bedrock Edition codebase, was released for the Sony Xperia Play gaming smartphone. After its exclusivity with Sony expired, it was released for Android devices on October 7, 2011, iOS devices on November 17, 2011, Fire OS devices on September 13, 2012, and Windows Phone 8.1 on December 10, 2014 for US$6.99. Bedrock Edition was then ported to non-mobile platforms for the first time, starting with Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition on July 29, 2015, and followed by Minecraft: Gear VR Edition on April 27, 2016, and Minecraft: Apple TV Edition and Minecraft: Fire TV Edition on December 19, 2016. On December 1, 2016, Pocket Edition reached 40 million sales. On December 19, 2016, Pocket Edition for Windows Phone 8.1 was officially discontinued. It was replaced by Pocket Edition for Windows 10 Mobile on February 22, 2017. On September 24, 2018, Apple TV Edition was officially discontinued.
On May 9, 2012, Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition was released for the Xbox 360 on Xbox Live Arcade for US$19.99, where it subsequently broke every previous sales record. Xbox 360 Edition was the first version to use the codebase known as Legacy Console Edition. It was followed by Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition on December 17, 2013, Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition on September 4, 2014, Minecraft: Xbox One Edition on September 5, 2014, Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition on October 14, 2014, Minecraft: Wii U Edition on December 17, 2015, and Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition on May 11, 2017. All editions under this codebase have since been discontinued.
On February 11, 2013, Minecraft: Pi Edition was released for the Raspberry Pi. Pi Edition was intended as an educational tool for novice programmers and users were encouraged to open and change the game's code using its API. There were never any subsequent updates and the edition is now officially discontinued.
On September 15, 2014, Mojang and all of its assets (including Minecraft) were purchased by Microsoft for US$2.5 billion.
Minecraft China was released on September 5, 2017, for iOS; August 8, 2017, for PC; and October 12, 2017, for Android. The gameplay is similar to Java and Bedrock editions but is free to play.
After a beta testing period, Minecraft: Education Edition was released on November 1, 2016, for US$5 per user per year. Education Edition contains features that make Minecraft more accessible and effective in a classroom setting.
On September 13, 2017, Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition was released for the New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL, and New Nintendo 2DS XL. This edition was officially discontinued on January 15, 2019.
On September 18, 2017, the original version of Minecraft was renamed to Minecraft: Java Edition. Shortly thereafter, on September 20, 2017, the Better Together Update for Bedrock Edition was released on Android, iOS, Fire OS, Windows 10, Samsung Gear VR, and Fire TV, and the editions Pocket Edition, Windows 10 Edition, Gear VR Edition, and Fire TV Edition were then renamed to have the single title Minecraft with no edition name. A port of Bedrock Edition to the Xbox One platform was released that day, discontinuing and replacing the original Xbox One Edition, and a port of Bedrock Edition to the Nintendo Switch platform was released on June 21, 2018, discontinuing and replacing the original Nintendo Switch Edition. The final platform to receive Bedrock Edition was the PlayStation 4 on December 10, 2019, replacing PlayStation 4 Edition.
On May 17, 2019, a spin-off mobile game, Minecraft Earth, was officially announced, and entered closed beta on July 16, 2019. Earth is an augmented-reality game where players can build structures and collect materials by traveling to real-life locations.
Minecraft has sold over 200 million copies across all platforms as of May 2020, making it both the best-selling video game of all time and the ninth-best-selling video game franchise of all time, and has 126 million active monthly players as of May 2020. In total, the game has over 500 million players, with over 300 million registered users playing on Minecraft China.
Other editions
- Download Minecraft China!
- Purchase the discontinued New Nintendo 3DS Edition!
- Purchase the discontinued Legacy Console editions!
- ... that in Java Edition, a blaze has the exact same hitbox size as the player?
- ... that precious blocks like beacons, conduits and shulker boxes can be retrieved by hand?
- ... that the original iron sword texture was taken from Notch's abandoned game Legend of the Chambered?
- ... that deep dark biomes are more likely to be found beneath mountainous areas?
- ... that the Frost Walker enchantment creates a special type of ice known as frosted ice?
- ... that pointed dripstone does not need a dripstone block above it to fill a cauldron with lava, or to convert mud into clay?
- ... that there are armor stands equipped with iron armor in taiga villages?
- ... that creepers initially had a melee attack, and exploded only when it is killed?
Explanation of the various game modes and features used in Minecraft.
- Achievements/Advancements
- Various challenges and goals that the player can complete.
- Blocks
- Detailed information on the various blocks that make up the world.
- Items
- Detailed information on the various items that the player can collect and use.
- Biomes
- Different regions in a world with varying geographical features
- Enchanting
- Tools and weapons can be enchanted to improve the item's abilities.
- Status effects
- Information about various effects that can be applied to mobs.
- Mobs
- Information about the various friendly and non-friendly creatures found in-game.
- Resource packs
- A user-created system that alters the look and feel of the game.
- Add-ons
- Various user-created modifications that can alter gameplay.
- Tutorials
- Different user-created guides on various aspects of gameplay.
- May 17, 2020
- On the 11th anniversary of Minecraft, Mojang changed their name to Mojang Studios and updated their logo to match their new name.
- March 31, 2020
- Mojang Studios announces that Minecraft Dungeons will get delayed to May 26, 2020, due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
- February 27, 2020
- Java Edition Infdev reaches ten years of age.
- December 10, 2019
- Bedrock Edition released on PlayStation 4, discontinuing the final Legacy Console Edition, PlayStation 4 Edition.
- December 9, 2019
- Mojang Studios announces that Bedrock Edition will be released on the PlayStation 4.
Recent updates
- May 20, 2020
- Minecraft Earth 0.18.0 released.
- May 11, 2020
- Minecraft Earth 0.17.2 released.
- May 6, 2020
- Minecraft Earth 0.17.1 released.
- April 28, 2020
- Minecraft Earth 0.17.0 released.
- April 15, 2020
- Bedrock Edition 1.14.60 released.
- Minecraft website
- Minecraft YouTube
- Minecraft Twitch
- Minecraft Mixer
- Minecraft Forums
- Minecraft Facebook page
- Minecraft Instagram
- Official Minecraft Discord server
- Official Minecraft Shop
- Minecraft Support
- Mojang Studios Bug Tracker
- Minecraft Twitter
- Mojang Studios Twitter (Employees list)
- Mojang Studios Twitch
Wiki links
Reddit communities
- Servers
- Documentation on starting and maintaining a server in Java Edition.
- Minecraft Realms
- Information about paid Mojang-hosted servers in Java Edition, known as Realms.
- Minecraft Realms Plus
- Information about paid Mojang-hosted servers in Bedrock Edition, known as Realms Plus.
- Official issue tracker
- Submit and track bug reports and fixes to Minecraft.
- Official feedback website
- Submit feedback or suggest changes to Minecraft.
- Development resources
- Documentation and information to develop applications to work with Minecraft.
- Programs and editors
- A list containing several third-party programs that are designed to work with Minecraft.
- Featured servers
- Documentation and information about Bedrock Edition featured servers, along with a list of them.
- Java Edition
- Bedrock Edition
- Full release
- Development versions
- Alpha
- Education Edition
Mentioned features