It revealed a new milestone on its celebration day
Minecraft remains one of the most popular franchises in entertainment. Since its launch, Mojang’s indie hit has become a cultural icon thanks to continuous support from the developers and even more from the community. Now the cultural icon has reached its 11th anniversary and according to Microsoft, 126 million gamers log into the game every month.
A week ago, Mojang declared that their 2013 total compensation of $322 million was twofold that of 2012, on account of the proceeding with fame of their Minecraft title. Minecraft, accessible for PC, supports cell phones and tablets, was one of the top-earning games in the iOS and Google Play stores a year ago. Truth be told, it was the main game in the Best 10 to utilize a compensation-to-play plan of action. The clique title was first discharged in 2009 and has developed in notoriety from that point forward.
Microsoft will pay US$2.5 billion for Mojang and gain full control of the iconic Minecraft franchise. Most of the Mojang team will join Microsoft Studios, but company founder Markus Persson, who originally conceived Minecraft, will leave after the deal closes
Minecraft has been widely praised, winning a few honors and being referred to as one of the best and most persuasive computer games ever. Web-based life, spoofs, adjustments, stock, and the yearly MineCon shows assumed enormous jobs in promoting the game. It has likewise been utilized in instructive situations, particularly in the domain of processing frameworks. Various side project games have additionally been delivered, for example, Minecraft: Story Mode, Minecraft Dungeons, and Minecraft Earth.
