'''Minecraft''' is a game created by [[atheist]] <ref>http://www.dailydot.com/society/reddit-atheists-doctors-without-borders-charity/</ref>[[Swedish]] game developer [[Markus Persson]], and later, by his company, [[Mojang AB]]. 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, written in [[java]], originally by 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 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 the 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 a whooping 2.5 billion US Dollars.
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