Minecraft

Game Description


The game is focused on creativity and building, allowing players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D world. It is divided into two main modes – free Classic and paid Beta – where Classic is set entirely on construction with unlimited material supply, while Beta requires players to acquire resources themselves, and contains mobs, player health, and additional features and items. The gameplay is inspired by Dwarf Fortress, Dungeon Keeper, and Infiniminer.

The game is currently in development and Beta is the only continuously updated version of the game. Minecraft was developed for about a week before its public release on May 17, 2009 on the TIGSource forums, where it gained a considerable level of popularity. It has been continually updated and patched since then, and while it was still in alpha release, it garnered several hundred thousand sales and received critical notice and acclaim from many reviewers. It passed a million units sold on January 12, 2011, less than a month after reaching Beta.

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In late 2010, the Yogscast started making Minecraft videos, and their subscriber base exploded. Since then, there have been 3 seasons of the Minecraft Series, the third being "Shadow of Israphel", which is ongoing.

They offer "play-throughs" of adventure maps and other types of maps, such as Planetoids, Survival Island, Gourd Avenger, Forgotten Temple, The Crevice, Prof. Grizwald, Star Trek and Four Towers. They also release frequent summary videos when an official Minecraft update is released, which showcase the additions and features of the update (this has been done for Beta 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 thus far). They also operate a feature called "Mod Spotlight" which showcases mods (such as Mo' Creatures) that Simon, Lewis or Hannah believe are noteworthy.