News Minecraft on PC surpasses 30m sales In total, all editions of the game combined have sold over 150m April 3, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Microsoft scrubs Notch references from Minecraft Platform holder distances itself from controversial creator March 28, 2019 Ivy Taylor
News UPDATE: Minecraft reaches 150 million downloads in China Free-to-play Chinese version gains 50 million players in five months Oct. 30, 2018 Ivy Taylor
Stub Mojang is open sourcing some of Minecraft's code Code will be available as libraries for use in mods and personal projects Oct. 11, 2018 Matthew Handrahan
News Minecraft exceeds 90m monthly active users Despite dominating the headlines, Fortnite still lags behind as Minecraft gains nearly 20 million monthly users in 2018 alone Oct. 2, 2018 Ivy Taylor
News Minecraft boss says US work culture needs more "off-ramps" for employees Employees should be able "immerse themselves in their life experiences" without damaging their careers, says Helen Chiang Aug. 6, 2018 Matthew Handrahan
News Minecraft reaches 74m MAUs from 144m sales Monthly active users are up 35 per cent in the space of a year Jan. 23, 2018 Matthew Handrahan
News Minecraft unites platforms with "Better Together" update Console, Windows, mobile and VR players are finally playing the same game, but PlayStation users remain in limbo June 12, 2017 Matthew Handrahan
News Minecraft introduces in-app purchases New Marketplace feature and Minecraft Coins virtual currency will be used for community creators to sell their own work April 10, 2017 Brendan Sinclair
News Mojang: Minecraft is not an advertising platform New rules prevent third-party entities from using Minecraft and its gameplay for promotional purposes June 1, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Minecraft makes its VR debut The game John Carmack called his "grail" is now available for Samsung Gear VR April 28, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Fake Minecraft sequel pulled from App Store Unofficial $11 app reached as high as fourth on paid gaming chart before being removed from sale Jan. 7, 2016 Brendan Sinclair
News Mojang chooses Minecraft movie director It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Rob McElhenney on board July 21, 2015 Rachel Weber
News Minecon breaks records with 10,000 attendees "Largest convention for a single videogame," says Guinness World Records July 6, 2015 Rachel Weber
News Minecraft just hit 20 million sales on PC 4 million units in the last 12 months, with more than 70 million sold across all platforms July 1, 2015 Matthew Handrahan
News Minecraft has sold 500,000 on PlayStation in Japan All of them digital downloads, with the Vita representing 200,000 of that total Feb. 26, 2015 Matthew Handrahan
News Minecraft: Pocket Edition passes 30m downloads Meanwhile, Minecraft on PC hit a concurrent players high over the weekend Jan. 12, 2015 James Brightman
Feature Analysts positive on Microsoft-Mojang deal Industry-watchers say Minecraft union makes strategic sense, but some point to possible pitfalls Sept. 15, 2014 Brendan Sinclair
News Microsoft acquires Minecraft Developer Mojang bought for $2.5 billion as Notch and other co-founders depart studio Sept. 15, 2014 Brendan Sinclair
News Microsoft to buy Mojang - report $2 billion deal could be signed this week [UPDATE] Notch instigated negotiations, will likely leave Mojang once it completes Sept. 9, 2014 Rachel Weber
News Next Minecon planned for 2015 "We want to make sure we can give it the attention it needs" Aug. 25, 2014 Rachel Weber
News Minecraft console sales surpass PC and Mac Game close to 54 million units sold June 26, 2014 Rachel Weber
News Notch clarifies Minecraft EULA changes "Someone said we're literally worse than EA" June 16, 2014 Rachel Weber
Feature Minecraft: Pocket Edition up to 21m sales Mojang developer Jens Bergensten shares new figures April 10, 2014 Rachel Weber
News Oculus sale meets mixed reactions from developers Notch bows out, CCP remains on board, Carmack keeps coding March 26, 2014 Dan Pearson