2009
April
29 – Infiniminer is released
May
10 – Development on "Cave Game"
16 – Testing on TIGSource Forum
17 – First release of the game, name changed to Minecraft
21 – Minecraft Accounts can be created
24 – The Minecraft Forum is opened.
June
1 – First Multiplayer tests
8 – Multiplayer released
August
4 – Survival Mode introduced
18 – Health introduced
December
23 – Minecraft PC passes to Indev development stage.
2010
January
13 – Minecraft passes 100,000 registered users.
29 – Introduction of the Crafting
June
17 – Minecraft passes 20,000 sales
30 – Minecraft PC passes to Alpha development stage
July
22 – First over-the-internet test of Survival Mode
Multiplayer
August
4 – First release of Survival
October
16 – Mojang is founded
December
20 – Minecraft PC passes to Beta development stage
2011
January
12 – Minecraft surpasses 1 million sales
May
25 – Minecraft Pocket Edition rumoured
June
1 – Minecraft: Pocket Edition is first shown on a Youtube
video
6 – Microsoft reveal Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
July
1 – Minecraft passes 10 million registered users
16 – Minecraft: Pocket Edition Alpha 0.1.0 officially
released (Android only).
November
17 – Pocket Edition First
iOS release (Alpha 0.1.2).
18 – MineCon 2011 is held at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas,
Nevada. Over 4,500 people from 24 countries attend to it. Minecraft 1.0
released
2012
May
9 – Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition TU1 officially released.
June
1 – "Micro World", the first LEGO Minecraft set,
is released.
November
24 – MineCon 2012 is held at Disneyland Paris, France.
2013
April
5 – Minecraft for PC surpasses 10 million sales
10 – Minecraft: Xbox One Edition is announced during
Microsoft's press conference at E3
August
20 – Minecraft was announced for the PlayStation 3,
PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita
September
2 – Minecraft for PC surpasses 12 million sales.
December
13 – Minecraft for PC surpasses 13 million sales.
17 – Console : Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition 1.0
officially released.
19 – Minecraft Realms Beta was launched.
2014
February
27 – Minecraft Realms is launched in Nordic countries.
April
1 – Minecraft Realms is launched in Canada.
2 – Minecraft: Pocket Edition released for the Amazon Fire
TV.
24 – Minecraft Realms is launched in the United States.
May
6 – Minecraft Realms is launched in more countries in Asia
and Europe.
9 – Minecraft Realms is launched in the Oceania region.
19 – Minecraft Realms is launched globally in all remaining
countries.
September
4 – Console : Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition officially
released.
5 – Console : Minecraft: Xbox One Edition officially
released.
15 – Mojang and Minecraft are acquired by Microsoft for $2.5
billion
October
14 – Minecraft released for PlayStation Vita.
December
10 – Minecraft: Pocket Edition is released for Windows
Phone.
18 – Mojang announced that they will collaborate with
Telltale Games to create a new Minecraft spin-off game called Minecraft: Story
Mode.
March
12 – Minecraft: Console Edition wins a BAFTA Games Award in
the family category
28 – Minecraft wins a Kids' Choice Award for "Most
Addicting Game".
April
30 – Minecraft for PC surpasses 20 million sales.
July
1 – Minecraft wins the first ever BAFTA Young Game Designers
Hero Award.
4 – Mojang announces Minecraft: Windows 10 edition Beta,
showcasing features specific to the HoloLens and the Surface Pro 3.
4 – Mojang and Telltale Games reveals a trailer for the
upcoming Minecraft: Story Mode.
29 – Minecraft is released for the universal Windows 10
platform.
August
26 – Telltale Games announces that Minecraft: Story Mode
will be released for the Wii U this fall, making it the first ever
Minecraft-themed game to be released on a Nintendo platform.
September
3 – Minecraft is nominated for a Golden Joystick Award in
the Best Family Game category.
October
13 – Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 1: The Order of the
Stone released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PC/Mac.
14 – Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 1: The Order of the
Stone released for Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
15 – Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 1: The Order of the
Stone released for iOS, Android and Fire OS.
22 – Minecraft is nominated for a BAFTA Children's Award in
the Game category.
December
7 – Minecraft announced for the Wii U.
17 – Minecraft: Wii U Edition officially released.
2016
January
19 – Minecraft: Education Edition announced.
February
2 – Minecraft: Story Mode is nominated a Kids' Choice Award
for Favorite Video Game.
March
22 – Telltale Games announces three additional episodes of
Minecraft: Story Mode as downloadable content.
June
2 – Minecraft is sold for all platforms 100 million times
and makes the second best selling games.
27 – Mojang announces Minecraft: The Movie, the release date
for the movie is May 24, 2019 and in 3D and in IMAX.
September
24 – Mojang announces Minecraft: The Island as the first
official Minecraft novel.
November
1 – Minecraft: Education Edition officially launched.
December
19 – Apple TV : An adaptation of Minecraft: Pocket Edition
is released for the Apple TV.
19 – Fire TV : An adaptation of Minecraft: Pocket Edition is
released for the Amazon Fire TV.
2017
January
13 – Minecraft announced for the Nintendo Switch.
February
2 – Minecraft: Story Mode is nominated a Kids' Choice Award
for Favorite Video Game, for the second year in a row.
May
11 –Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition officially released.
September
13 - Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition officially
released.
December
Minecraft hits 74 million active players and 144 million
total sales
