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is a sandbox construction game created by Mojang AB 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. On September 20, 2014, Java Edition became the best-selling PC game of all time and has reached 28 million sales as of March 26, 2018.
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 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.
On February 11, 2013, Minecraft: Pi Edition was released for the Raspberry Pi. The 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 AB and all of its assets (including Minecraft) were purchased by Microsoft for US$2.5 billion.
As of January 20, 2018, Minecraft has sold 144 million copies across all platforms, making it the second best-selling video game of all time, and the ninth best-selling video game franchise of all time.
After a beta testing period, Minecraft: Education Edition was released on November 1, 2016 for US$5 per user per year. The 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.
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. Pocket Edition, Windows 10 Edition, Gear VR Edition, and Fire TV Edition were all merged under the single title of Minecraft, and Xbox One Edition was discontinued and replaced by a new port of Bedrock Edition to the platform.
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Explanation of the various game modes and features used in Minecraft.
Recipes
- Achievements
- Information on achievements that can be collected in Minecraft.
- Advancements
- Information on advancements that can be collected in Minecraft.
- Blocks
- Detailed information on the various blocks available in Minecraft.
- Items
- Detailed information on the various items available in Minecraft.
- Biomes
- Information about all biomes in Minecraft.
- Enchanting
- Information about enchanting.
- Mobs
- Information about the various friendly and non-friendly creatures found in Minecraft.
- Trading
- Detailed information about villager trading.
- Redstone circuits
- Information about redstone circuits.
- Resource packs
- Various resource packs that alter the look and feel of the game.
- Mods
- Various modifications that alter the gameplay.
- March 15, 2018
- Mojang announces Minecraft: The Crash as the second official Minecraft novel.
- February 26, 2018
- Minecraft: Java Edition is nominated a Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Video Game.
- December 19, 2017
- Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two: Episode 5 - Above and Beyond released.
- November 7–9, 2017
- Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two: Episode 4 - Below the Bedrock released.
Recent updates
- April 19, 2018
- Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.2.16 released.
- April 12, 2018
- Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.2.15 released.
- April 6, 2018
- Minecraft Education Edition 1.0.28 released.
- April 5, 2018
- Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.2.14 released.
- Minecraft Website
- Minecraft Education Edition Website
- Mojang Blog
- Mojang Support
- Mojang Bug Tracker
- Minecraft Feedback
- Mojang Twitter (Mojangsta list)
- Mojang YouTube
- Mojang Twitch
- Minecraft Twitch
- Minecraft Mixer
- Minecraft Forums
- Minecraft Facebook Page
- Official Discord server
- Realms Website
- J!NX merchandise
- ThinkGeek merchandise
Reddit communities
- Servers
- Documentation on starting and maintaining a server.
- Minecraft Realms
- Information about paid Mojang-hosted servers, known as Realms.
- Official issue tracker
- Official issue tracker for tracking bug reports and fixes for the Java and Bedrock editions.
- 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.
- Custom servers
- Documentation and information about custom servers, along with a list of them.
Version history
- Java Edition –
- Bedrock Edition –
- Official game
- Development versions
- Alpha
- Legacy Console Edition –
Mentioned features
- Java Edition
- Bedrock Edition
- Legacy Console Edition