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Microsoft moves some education content to regular version of Minecraft News Mar 25th, 2020

Microsoft moves some education content to regular version of Minecraft

Due to millions of kids being at home

Reporters Without Borders opens press safe haven in Minecraft News Mar 13th, 2020

Reporters Without Borders opens press safe haven in Minecraft

The Uncensored Library contains books featuring articles from countries with strict media censorship

Mojang cancels Minecraft Festival over coronavirus concerns News Mar 9th, 2020

Mojang cancels Minecraft Festival over coronavirus concerns

It's not willing to predict how long it will take for the virus to pass

Here's why Rob McElhenney's Minecraft film was cancelled News Feb 24th, 2020

Here's why Rob McElhenney's Minecraft film was cancelled

It had a $150 million budget

Mojang claims Minecraft attracts over 112 million players each month News Sep 16th, 2019

Mojang claims Minecraft attracts over 112 million players each month

As of May 2019 over 176 million copies of the blocky blockbuster have been sold around the world

Microsoft further distances itself from Minecraft creator Notch News Apr 30th, 2019

Microsoft further distances itself from Minecraft creator Notch

Ahead of ten-year anniversary celebrations at developer Mojang

Minecraft charity event sees Mojang donate $100,000 to Charity:water News Apr 29th, 2019

Minecraft charity event sees Mojang donate $100,000 to Charity:water

"Every time we call on you to do something like this, you smash the target in an incredibly short amount of time"

Minecraft on PC has been bought 30m times News Apr 4th, 2019

Minecraft on PC has been bought 30m times

Just under a fifth of the game's total userbase

Mojang will make some of Minecraft’s Java libraries open source News Oct 17th, 2018

Mojang will make some of Minecraft’s Java libraries open source

Starting with the Brigadier command engine and DataFixerUpper update system

INSIGHT: How Minecraft's success led to Steam's 2018 issues Interviews & Opinion Oct 1st, 2018

INSIGHT: How Minecraft's success led to Steam's 2018 issues

Valve has made its platform more open as not to accidentally block the next big and unlikely thing - but in doing so it might have damaged its business beyond repair

New Minecraft boss argues for US developers to have more breaks News Aug 7th, 2018

New Minecraft boss argues for US developers to have more breaks

"Whether it's parental leave, or elder care leave, or a sabbatical, we need opportunities for people to take a break and not have to start over from scratch when they come back."

Minecraft movie faces delays as director Rob McElhenney drops out News Aug 6th, 2018

Minecraft movie faces delays as director Rob McElhenney drops out

Project faces major rebuilding efforts, and is certain to miss its planned May 2019 release

Former white supremacist confirms hate groups are using Fortnite and Minecraft to recruit News Jul 3rd, 2018

Former white supremacist confirms hate groups are using Fortnite and Minecraft to recruit

Peace advocate’s reddit AMA confirmed online games are prime recruitment grounds for white power groups

Mojang’s Scrolls goes free-to-play with a new name News Jun 21st, 2018

Mojang’s Scrolls goes free-to-play with a new name

Strategy card game now titled Caller's Bane, with its fate in players’ hands

Tencent wants to take on Minecraft and Hearthstone News Apr 25th, 2018

Tencent wants to take on Minecraft and Hearthstone

Chinese games giant reckons it has the next generation of sandbox games on its hands

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