Mojang CEO Carl Manneh has revealed the Minecraft developer brought in revenue of nearly $240m last year. In an interview translated by GI.biz, Manneh explained how the total (which included $100m from license fees) was still difficult to comprehend for the independent developer. "It’s almost hard to grasp," said Manneh. …
Read More »Minecraft hits 20m sales across all platforms
The seemingly unending sales onslaught of Minecraft has brought the title to another major milestone. The indie sandbox block-builder blockbuster has surpassed 20m units sold across its four available platforms, according to Mojang’s Jens Bergensten via Twitter. The company went on to reveal some key numbers for last year, announcing …
Read More »Minecraft sales reach 20 million milestone
Pocket Edition downloaded 7.3m times on iOS and Android
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New partnership designed to help inspire more students into jobs in game development
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180 students take part in experimental program
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World-building title amasses more than 1.2 million sales during Christmas week alone
Read More »Minecraft XBLA hits 5m copies sold
Mojang has revealed the latest milestone for its multi-platform hit Minecraft, announcing that the Xbox 360 Edition has reached 5m sales. Mojang’s Daniel Kaplan shared the info on Twitter, adding that the number was reached on the final day of 2012. The word comes just days after the company announced …
Read More »Minecraft moves over 450,000 units on Christmas day
Mojang’s multi-platform cash cow Minecraft has once again flexed its muscle. The indie game with its own convention moved 453,000 units on December 25th. Creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson took to twitter to share the news; initially claiming the figure was collected on December 24th, and then later correcting the date …
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Minecraft creator Markus Persson and entrepreneur Mark Cuban contribute $500,000 to EFF
Read More »Minecraft documentary to premiere on Xbox Live
2 Player Productions’ upcoming documentary Minecraft: The Story of Mojang will premiere this weekend on Xbox Live. Major Nelson has announced Gold members in the US, UK, Ireland, Belgium, Portugal, France, Austria, Sweden, and Finland can catch the film in full on Saturday, December 22nd at 8 PM Eastern in …
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