minecraft Flashcards
official initial release date and price
november 2011 - $26
alpha release date and price
june 2010 - $13
beta release date
december 2010 - $20
pegi rating
7
average age of user
24
do more men or women play minecraft
minecraft’s audience is slightly dominated by men
profit after less than a year
by 2012 mojang had a revenue of $80 million
downloads between 2009 and 2014
100 million
what type of game is minecraft
open world sandbox game with elements of adventure
how many sales in total
over 238 million sales to date (best selling games of all time)
when was cross-platform play introduced
2017
where is minecraft being used for educational purposes
elementary school in seatlle
what technique did minecraft rely on for its advertising
audiences aided advertising by word of mouth
how many total youtube views did minecraft surpass in 2021
1 trillion
when did microsoft acquire mojang and for how much
in 2014 for $2.5 billion (the acquisition allows minecraft to be targeted to a larger mass audience due to the popularity of microsoft)
when was the pocket edition of minecraft released
in 2011 (this allowed users to play minecraft from their own devices easily and where ever)
things that helped to spread minecraft’s popularity
forums, youtube (DanTDM,stampy), minecon, blogs
games that inspired minecraft
infiniminer and dwarf fortress
how have minecraft users become prosumers
by promoting the game through posting videos on platforms such as youtube
when was the first public release posted to tig source
may 2009, a developmental release was posted to tig source. updated the games based on user feedback. this version was free and used open source software
when was vr minecraft intorduced
2016
when were the console versions of minecraft released
2012
who created minecraft and founded mojang
Markus “notch” Persson
what is minecraft realms
private worlds where players can play in small groups safely
