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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. As of July 4, 2018, Java Edition is the second best-selling PC game of all time and has reached 30 million sales as of April 3, 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, the 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. As of December 18, 2018, all editions under this codebase, with the exception of the PlayStation 4 Edition, have been discontinued.
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.
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 the 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. 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. 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.
As of May 17, 2019, Minecraft has sold 176 million copies across all platforms, making it the best-selling video game of all time, and the ninth best-selling video game franchise of all time.
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- ... that the type of frog that eats a tiny magma cube determines the color of froglight that drops?
- ... that all variants of dirt can be converted to dirt path using a shovel?
- ... that deep dark biomes are more likely to be found beneath mountainous areas?
- ... that the range of the note block both starts and ends at the note F♯?
- ... that there is a 10−10% (one in a trillion) chance of an end portal being activated upon generation?
- ... that cactus used to be a full block?
- ... that ender dragons cannot destroy iron bars?
- ... that the orange terracotta symbols on the outside of desert pyramids resemble the Ankh, the Ancient Egyptian symbol for life?
Explanation of the various game modes and features used in Minecraft.
Mechanics
- Achievements
- Information on achievements that can be collected.
- Advancements
- Information on advancements that can be collected in Minecraft: Java Edition.
- Blocks
- Detailed information on the various blocks available.
- Items
- Detailed information on the various items available.
- Biomes
- Information about all biomes.
- Enchanting
- Information about enchanting.
- Status effects
- Information about status effects that can be applied to mobs.
- Mobs
- Information about the various friendly and non-friendly creatures found in-game.
- Resource packs
- Various resource packs that alter the look and feel of the game.
- Add-ons
- Various add-ons that alter the look and gameplay of the game.
- Tutorials
- Tutorials describing various aspects of gameplay.
- Agust 12, 2019
- Super Duper Graphic Pack ceased development.
- July 16, 2019
- The closed beta for Minecraft Earth begins to roll out in select cities across the world.
- July 7, 2019
- The closed beta for Minecraft Earth is announced to begin in mid-July in select cities.
- June 9, 2019
- Minecraft Dungeons is announced to be released for PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 in early 2020.
- May 31, 2019
- Mojang AB announces that Minecraft: Story Mode will be discontinued starting from June 25, 2019, following the closure of Telltale Games. Story Mode will no longer be able to be downloaded starting from that date.
Recent updates
- July 19, 2019
- Java Edition 1.14.4 released.
- July 9–10, 2019
- Bedrock Edition 1.12.0 released.
- June 27, 2019
- PlayStation 4 Edition 1.94 released.
- June 25, 2019
- PlayStation 4 Edition 1.93 released.
- June 24, 2019
- Java Edition 1.14.3 released.
- Minecraft website
- Minecraft YouTube (live streams)
- Minecraft Twitch
- Minecraft Mixer
- Minecraft Forums
- Minecraft Facebook page
- Minecraft Instagram
- Official Minecraft Discord server
- Official Minecraft Shop
- Mojang Support
- Mojang Bug Tracker
- Minecraft Twitter
- Mojang Twitter (Employees list)
- Mojang Twitch
Wiki links
Reddit communities
- Servers
- Documentation on starting and maintaining a server in Java Edition.
- Minecraft Realms
- Information about paid Mojang-hosted servers, known as Realms.
- 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
- Legacy Console Edition
- Education Edition
Mentioned features
- Java Edition
- Bedrock Edition
- Legacy Console Edition