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1
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minecraft official 1st release

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November 2011 $26

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2
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developer of minecraft

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Markus “Notch” Persson who owned Mojang

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3
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sand box game

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when a game gives the player a great amount of freedom to create and do as they please

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4
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games that inspired Notch

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dwarf fortress and infiniminer

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5
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beta testing

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Contribution to the game production through Beta testing and communicating directly with producers via online feedback.​

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6
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minecraft started development

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2009

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7
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Alpha release

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June 2010 for $13

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8
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Beta release

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December 2010 $20

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9
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PEGI rating

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7 (story mode is 12)

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10
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Who regulates it

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Video Standards Council (VSC)

The statuary body for UK

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11
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When did video game regulation become law

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2012

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12
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Total YouTube views for minecraft

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Over 1 trillion

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13
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Current all time sales

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Over 238 million sales

Best selling game of all time

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14
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When was Swedish indie game developer company mojang founded

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2009

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15
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Profit between 2009 and 2014

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$80 million

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16
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When was the original free version uploaded to TIGsource using open source software

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May 2009 (same month that mojang is founded)
Notch updated the came based on feedback on forums. Allows consumers to become prosumers by influencing the design of the game before its even finished
17
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What is the average age of a Minecraft player

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24

18
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What type of technology was used to code minecraft

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Java technology

19
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What year was the console release

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2012

20
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What year was the pocket edition release

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2011

21
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When was Mojang purchased by Microsoft and for how much?

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2014
$2.5 billion
This allowed minecraft to appeal to a mass audience due to popularity of Microsoft

22
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What technique did minecraft rely on for advertising

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Word of mouth

23
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When was cross-platform play first introduced

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2017

24
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Where is minecraft used fur educational purposes

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All over the world, for example an elementary school in Seattle

25
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Examples of synergy

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X box 360 minecraft edition
Minecraft handbooks
Minecraft Lego 
Minecraft pop vinyls 
Minecraft clothing and bedding

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