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Minecraft is a sandbox video game originally founded by Markus Persson and designed by Persson alongside Jens Bergensten, who also served as a programmer on the project [1][8][9][12]. It was developed and published by Mojang Studios, with Microsoft also credited as a developer [6]. The game employs three-dimensional computer graphics [4] and is available across an extensive range of platforms, including Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, ChromeOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Windows Phone [3]. It is sometimes referred to by the shorthand "MC" [7].
Following its initial public alpha release in 2009, Minecraft was formally launched in November 2011 for personal computers and has since been ported to numerous additional platforms [5]. Players explore a procedurally generated world of virtually infinite terrain composed of three-dimensional voxel blocks, gathering resources, crafting tools, constructing structures, and engaging with hostile creatures [11]. The game supports multiplayer, allowing cooperation or competition between players, and benefits from a large community that produces modifications, custom maps, texture packs, and other user-generated content [11]. Minecraft anchors a broader media franchise of the same name [2].
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Minecraft is a sandbox game developed and published by the Swedish company Mojang Studios. Following its initial public alpha release as an early access title in 2009, it was formally released in November 2011 for personal computers. The game has since been ported to numerous platforms, including mobile devices and various video game consoles. In Minecraft, players explore a procedurally generated world with virtually infinite terrain made up of three-dimensional blocks represented as voxels. They can discover and extract raw materials, craft tools and items, build structures, fight hostile mobs, and cooperate with or compete against other players in multiplayer. In addition, the game's large community offers a wide variety of user-generated content, such as modifications, servers, player skins, texture packs, and custom maps, which add new game mechanics and possibilities. Originally created by Markus "Notch" Persson using the Java programming language, Jens "Jeb" Bergensten was handed control over the game's development following its full release. In November 2014, Mojang and the Minecraft intellectual property were purchased by Microsoft for US$2.5 billion; Xbox Game Studios hold the publishing rights for the Bedrock Edition, the unified cross-platform version which evolved from the Pocket Edition codebase and replaced the legacy console versions. Bedrock is updated concurrently with Mojang's original Java Edition, although with numerous, generally small, differences. Minecraft is the best-selling video game of all time with over 400 million copies sold. It has received critical acclaim, winning several awards and being cited as one of the best video games of all time. Social media, parodies, adaptations, merchandise, and the annual Minecon conventions have played prominent roles in popularizing it. The wider Minecraft franchise includes several spin-off games, such as Minecraft: Story Mode, Minecraft Dungeons, and Minecraft Legends. A film adaptation, titled A Minecraft Movie, was released in 2025 and is the third highest-grossing video game film of all time.
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