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Friday 23 February 2018

Minecraft Timeline

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

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