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Minecraft is a media franchise developed from and centered around the video game of the same name.Developed by Mojang Studios (formerly known as Mojang AB) and Xbox Game Studios, which are owned by Microsoft Corporation, the franchise consists of six video games, along with various books, merchandise, events, board games, and an upcoming theatrical film.
The idea for game achievements can be traced back to 1982, with Activision's patches for high scores. [8] [9] This was a system by which game manuals instructed players to achieve a particular high score, take a photo of score display on the television, and send in the photo to receive a physical, iron-on style patch in a fashion somewhat similar to the earning of a Scout badge.
Minecraft ' s "Bedrock" edition unifies play across Windows 10, mobile, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch versions, [75] with PlayStation 4 cross-platform play added in December 2019, [76] while Fortnite Battle Royale mobile versions were built with cross-platform play with computers and consoles. [24] [65]
Steve is a player character from the 2011 sandbox video game Minecraft.Created by Swedish video game developer Markus "Notch" Persson and introduced in the original 2009 Java-based version, Steve is the first and the original default skin available for players of contemporary versions of Minecraft.
Minecraft: Story Mode is an episodic point-and-click video game developed and published by Telltale Games, based on Mojang Studios' sandbox video game, Minecraft.The first five episodes were released between October 2015 through March 2016 and an additional three episodes were released as downloadable content (DLC) in mid-2016.
Achievement Hunter was an American video gaming division of Rooster Teeth Productions.Founded by Geoff Ramsey and Jack Pattillo on July 6, 2008, the website was originally based on the achievement mechanic in video games but grew to become a core component of Rooster Teeth, hosting a wide variety of videos related to video games.
Despite these criticisms, as well as the eventual release of Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, the CastleMiner series have been commercially successful on Xbox Live Indie Games. On August 15, 2012, developer DigitalDNA Games announced that CastleMiner Z held the record as the all-time, best-selling Xbox Live Indie Game at over 900,000 units.
The founders eventually stopped playing Minecraft, though the server remained online due to the large player base that had been formed. [7] A subreddit was created by a player on March 25, 2012. [9] In early 2013, the file size of 2b2t's world map, which is procedurally generated, was reported to be over 500 gigabytes. [5]