Video Games

Question 1

How successful is Minecraft?

Answer 1

-Minecraft is the 2nd most successful video game of all time behind Tetris
-121 million copies sold with 27 million on PC (Most successful PC game of all time)

Question 2

When was Minecraft created and who by?

Answer 2

-Created by Markus Persson
-Developed and published the game through Mojang once commercialised

Question 3

How many registered players and sales did Minecraft have in November 2011?

Answer 3

-16 million registered users
-4 million purchases
-Released across multiple platforms (Android, iOS, Playstation, XBOX, PC)

Question 4

What is a specialist format for Minecraft?

Answer 4

-Minecraft : Pi Edition
-Released for educational purposes and novice programmers

Question 5

Who acquired Minecraft?

Answer 5

-Acquired by Microsoft in 2014
-Bought for $2.5 billion

Question 6

How many copies of Minecraft had been sold by 2015?

Answer 6

30 million

Question 7

How is Minecraft distributed?

Answer 7

-Versions of the game can be bought on the Playstation Network or the XBOX Live Arcade
-More recent additions include the Nintendo platform (from late 2015) and physics copied later on for all Nintendo consoles

Question 8

What awards did Minecraft win?

Answer 8

On its release Minecraft won awards at three conferences including the:
-Innovation Award
-Best Debut Game
-Best Downloadable Game
-Audience Award
-Seumas McNally Grand Prize

Question 9

What genre is Minecraft?

Answer 9

-Sandbox
-Free of constraint and structure
-Hybrid genre with later story versions
-Sometimes categorised as Sandbox/Survival