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'''Minecraft''' (ESRB: E10+, PEGI: 7) is a [[Video game|game]] created by [[Swedish]] game developer [[Markus Persson]] and later maintained by his company, Mojang AB. It was developed outside of any major studio in Persson's spare time illustrating a [[best of the public]] approach to game design. It has millions of players, and has been voted the top [[download]]able game by PCGamer.<ref>^ a b Persson, Markus. "[http://www.minecraft.net/statistics Minecraft – Statistics]". Mojang. Archived from the original on 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2011-01-13.</ref>  It is a sandbox building game originally written in [[java]] code by the Swedish indie gamer, Markus Persson.<ref>[http://www.minecraft.net/game/credits creator of minecraft]</ref> Official releases for iOS and Android have been released and the full version of the PC game was released on November 18, 2011 at MineCon(Minecraft Convention) 2011. The [[Google Android|Android]] release was temporarily exclusive to the Xperia Play but is now available to the rest of the Android market. A version of the game for [[Xbox 360]] was released in 2012. The gameplay is heavily inspired by Infiniminer by Zachtronics Industries, and Dwarf Fortress by Bay 12 Games. In 2014 [[Microsoft]] acquired Minecraft for 2.5 billion US [[Dollar]]s.  

'''Minecraft''' (ESRB: E10+, PEGI: 7) is the best-selling [[video game]] of all time, as of 2023.

Its overall sales are more than 238 million copies (on all platforms), which exceeds the violent game Grand Theft Auto V and the puzzle game Tetris (170 million copies sold).<ref>https://moneyinc.com/how-much-is-the-tetris-video-game-franchise-worth/</ref>

 

There are [[open source]] alternatives to Minecraft that also have followings, and which can be helpful in improving programming skills among those who like the game.<ref>https://opensource.com/alternatives/minecraft</ref>

 

This is called a "sandbox game" and was created by [[Swedish]] game developer [[Markus Persson]] and later maintained by his company, Mojang AB. It was developed outside of any major studio in Persson's spare time illustrating a [[best of the public]] approach to game design. It has millions of players, and has been voted the top [[download]]able game by PCGamer.<ref>^ a b Persson, Markus. "[http://www.minecraft.net/statistics Minecraft – Statistics]". Mojang. Archived from the original on 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2011-01-13.</ref>  It is a sandbox building game originally written in [[java]] code by the Swedish indie gamer, Markus Persson.<ref>[http://www.minecraft.net/game/credits creator of minecraft]</ref> Official releases for iOS and Android have been released and the full version of the PC game was released on November 18, 2011, at MineCon(Minecraft Convention) 2011. The [[Google Android|Android]] release was temporarily exclusive to the Xperia Play but is now available to the rest of the Android market. A version of the game for [[Xbox 360]] was released in 2012. The gameplay is heavily inspired by Infiniminer by Zachtronics Industries, and Dwarf Fortress by Bay 12 Games. In 2014 [[Microsoft]] acquired Minecraft for 2.5 billion US [[Dollar]]s.  

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==History==

==History==

Minecraft was first released to the public on May 17, 2009, as a developmental "alpha" release. Although Persson maintained a day job with Jalbum.net at first, he later moved to working part-time and has since quit in order to work on Minecraft full-time as sales of the beta version of the game have expanded. Persson continues to update the game with releases distributed to users automatically. Persson plans to continue these updates after the release of the full game as long as there is still an active user-base. These updates have included features such as new items, new blocks, an alternate "Hell" dimension (accessible through construction of a portal) that Persson terms "The Nether", tamable [[wolves]] that assist the player, and changes to the game's behavior (e.g., how water flows).  

Minecraft was named Cave Came during its creation phase and first released to the public as Minecraft on May 17, 2009 as a developmental "alpha" release. Markus Persson founded Mojang in May 2009 to develop Minecraft. Persson quit his day job with Jalbum.net to work on Minecraft full-time in May 2010, and the beta version of the game came out in December 2010. Minecraft fully released on 18 November 2011. Persson sold Mojang and Minecraft to [[Microsoft]] on 15 September 2014 for $2.5 billion USD and he got $1.8 billion of it. It still gets updates today such as new items, new blocks, "The Nether" dimension (accessible through construction of a portal) which was inspired by concepts of [[hell]], "The End" dimention where you fight the game's final boss, tamable [[wolves]] that assist the player, and changes to the game's behavior (e.g., how water flows).

==Gameplay==

==Gameplay==

*Best sandbox game 2011

*Best sandbox game 2011

*Best everyone's game 2010<ref>http://www.gamespot.com/minecraft</ref>

*Best everyone's game 2010<ref>http://www.gamespot.com/minecraft</ref>

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