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Development on "Cave Game" started (PC Pre 0.0.0) using RubyDung, an abandoned game project of Notch, and Infiniminer as bases for the code. He was also inspired by Dwarf Fortress. -
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This era of Minecraft is when Notch was in charge of the game.
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First video of "Cave Game", Block placement, first Mobs (Humans), physics created (Pre 0.0.9a).
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"Cave Game" renamed to "Minecraft: Order of the Stone" after a suggestion by RinkuHero from The Independent Games Wiki on an IRC with Notch, "Minecraft" being an analogy to the famous real-time strategy game StarCraft (Pre 0.0.9a).[3]
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Early private testing, among TIGSource members (0.0.9a).
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The first release of the game (PC 0.0.11a). Game name shortened to simply "Minecraft".
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Accounts can now be registered.
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An official Minecraft Forum is opened.
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First Multiplayer test (0.0.15a). Notch starts his new job at Jalbum.
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Multiplayer released (0.0.16a).
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Notch discussed how bows and arrows would work in Survival mode: "Bows and arrows can be made out of wood. To use it, select the bow from your inventory and make sure you’ve got some arrows. - Minecraft Wiki -
Custom Skins released (0.0.18a).
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This was the first MineCon. It was held in Bellevue, Washington.
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MinecraftEdu was the predecessor to Education Edition -
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The last version in the development cycle.
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A.k.a, Minecraft 1.0
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This was the second MineCon. It was held in Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas. Minecraft was officially launched during this event.
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This update added Adventure Mode
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This was the third MineCon. It was the only MineCon to be held in Disneyland Paris or any Disney Park in general. This was where the Redstone Update was announced.
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The first Minecraft April Fools Update -
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On that date, 17 music tracks by Minecraft composer C418 were introduced into the game – 16 tracks that had been previously released on his album Minecraft - Volume Beta, and one additional track. - Minecraft Wiki
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This is the only time that MineCon has ever been cancelled.
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On October 8, 2014, Vu Bui stated that the movie was in "its early days of development", saying that it was a "large-budget production". He also stated that it might not be released until 2018. Later that same month, Shawn Levy was announced as the director for the film, but soon left the project along with Kieran and Michele Mulroney, who were serving as writers, due to scheduling conflicts. - Minecraft Wiki
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A.k.a, Snapshot 15w14a -
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Minecraft Story Mode was the first spin-off of Minecraft. -
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A.k.a, Minecraft 1.RV-Pre1. It was the April Fools update for 2016 -
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This DLC was exclusive to Minecraft Wii U Edition, Nintendo Switch Edition, and now Bedrock Edition for the Nintendo Switch. -
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On June 27, 2016, Mojang Studios announced the title and release date for "Minecraft: The Movie" by showing the front cover of the script and publicly announcing a release date of May 24, 2019. - Minecraft Wiki
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This update added Woodland Mansions. -
This edition was released as Bedrock Edition for Fire TV. It was merged with Pocket Edition and Windows 10 Edition. -
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A.k.a, Pocket Edition 1.0.0. This update Merged Pocket Edition with Windows 10 Edition and Fire TV Edition (which was released the same day) forming Bedrock Edition. -
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Minecraft China is a localized edition of Java and Bedrock editions for mainland China, developed by Mojang Studios and NetEase. - Minecraft Wiki -
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This update was exclusive to Pocket Edition. It added cross-play between Xbox One, mobile, VR, and Windows 10. -
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This was the first time since 2010 that MineCon was renamed -
Adventure Time aired a bonus episode known as "Diamonds and Lemons" between the season 10 episodes "Gumbaldia" and the series finale "Come Along With Me." -
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On August 3, 2018, the director Rob McElhenney and the writer Jason Fuchs dropped out of the project and were replaced by duo Aaron and Adam Nee. The release date was also pushed back to an unknown date.
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An overhaul to Minecraft's oceans -
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This was where the Village and Pillage update was announced. Minecraft Dungeons was also announced. -
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On January 3, 2019, it was announced that Jim Berney has been appointed for the film's visual effects. Later that same month, it was announced that Peter Sollett would write and direct the film, with Jon Berg being added as a producer, and Jon Spaihts being added as an executive producer. The plot synopsis was also revealed. - Minecraft Wiki
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A.k.a, Minecraft 3D Shareware v1.34 -
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On April 16, 2019, the Minecraft staff announced that the movie would be released on March 4, 2022, stating that it would take such a long time because "making a live-action, full-length feature film is really complicated."
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This was the update that changed villages forever. -
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This was when Minecraft 1.15 (1.14 for Bedrock) and 1.16 were announced. Minecraft Earth and Minecraft Builders & Biomes were also announced. This is the only MineCon event to held under the name MineCon Live. -
Minecraft Earth was an AR game -
Builders & Biomes is the first Minecraft board game. It was announced at MineCon Live 2019. -
A small update that added bees. -
Kingbdogz was the creator of the Aether mod. -
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Minecraft Dungeons is an RPG that was announced at MineCon Live 2019. -
This was the first version of Minecraft where Java and Bedrock had the same update number (Bedrock skipped 1.15). It was the first update to be released under Mojang Studios. -
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On October 1st, 2020 Steve was announced as DLC fighter #8 for Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Sakurai then revealed Steve's gameplay a couple days later. Steve was then released on October 13th, 2020. -
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This was when the Caves and Cliffs update was announced. This was the first MineCon to be held under the name Minecraft Live. -
The film was originally scheduled to be released on May 24, 2019 by Warner Bros. Pictures, but was then pushed back to an unknown release date, before settling on March 4, 2022. On October 5, 2020, the release was once again pushed back to an unknown date due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.- Minecraft Wiki
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Mojang accounts were being converted to Microsoft accounts. -
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Minecraft Plus! is a screensaver application developed by Mojang Studios for April Fools Day 2021. It features many different Minecraft-themed screensavers, using block and item textures from the game, inspired by screensavers from old computers. The application is available to download for free and runs on 64-bit Windows 7+ PCs. Alternatively, the application can also be used in a modern browser window. - Minecraft Wiki -
Mojang ran into some complications while trying to get the Caves and Cliffs update completed for Summer 2021. They had to split the update in two to ensure Caves and Cliffs releases in good quality. Mojang also delayed the Archeology system to some currently unknown date.
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A.k.a, Minecraft 1.17. This update includes new blocks and mobs. -
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This was when 1.19 was announced. They also moved the warden and deep dark to 1.19. They also announced tower mode for Minecraft Dungeons. The Allay was declared the winner of the mob vote. -
A.k.a, Minecraft 1.18. This update includes the Goat Horn, Bundles, Lush Cave biome, and Dripstone Cave biome. This update also changes world generation. Increases the height and depth limit.
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An April Fools' joke snapshot, supposedly the first and only snapshot for the "One Block at a Time Update", released on April 1, 2022. This version seems to be a fork of 1.18.2. - Minecraft Wiki -
Bedrock Edition gets a new UI system. The update also came with some Java parity
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A.k.a, 1.19. This update includes the Warden mob, mangrove trees, frogs, boats with chests, Sculk, the Allay, and Deep Dark biome. -
Minecraft Legends was announced during the Xbox Games Showcase.
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Minecraft is introducing a new ice cream themed upon its in-game items and blocks, with a limited series of four flavors for gamers to try. -
This is when Minecraft 1.20 was announced. They also showed gameplay footage of Minecraft Legends and announced the next seasonal adventure for Minecraft Dungeons. This is the first time mob votes weren't done on Twitter. -
23w13a_or_b is an April Fools' joke snapshot, supposedly the first and only snapshot for the "Vote Update", released on April 1, 2023, which adds a system where players vote for gameplay features or mechanics to be implemented. This snapshot is a fork of 23w13a. The snapshot was reuploaded about three hours after the release, to fix some crashes related to transformations and to remove inappropriate color names. - Minecraft Wiki -
Minecraft Legends is a 2023 real-time action strategy video game developed by Mojang Studios and Blackbird Interactive and published by Xbox Game Studios. -
A.k.a, 1.20. This update includes bamboo blocks, camels, hanging signs, archeology, and the sniffer (which won the 2022 mob vote). This is the first update to not have a title upon announcement. -
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It announced a major update for Minecraft Legends, Minecraft 1.21, and the winner of the 2023 mob vote. -
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24w14potato is an April Fools' joke snapshot, supposedly the first and only snapshot for the "The Poisonous Potato Update", released on April 1, 2024, which adds the Potato dimension and everything related to the poisonous potato. This snapshot is a fork of 24w12a. - Minecraft Wiki -
A small update that added Armadillos which won the 2023 mob vote. The update also include wolf armor and color variants for the wolf.
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Also known as Minecraft 1.21. This update includes items such as the auto crafter. -
Bundles were supposed to in the Caves & Cliffs Update before it was split into two updates.
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This was the first trailer for "A Minecraft Movie", previously titled "Minecraft: The Movie". -
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It announced two new updates Bundles of Bravery which will include bundles and Hardcore Mode (for Bedrock Edition) and an unknown update including a new biome called the Pale Garden and a new mob called The Creaking. It also gave a sneak peek into the making of A Minecraft Movie. -
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It is also known as 1.21.2 (Java) and 1.21.40 (Bedrock). This update added bundles to the game. The Bedrock version of the update also added hardcore mode. -
Also known as 1.21.4 (Java) and 1.21.50 (Bedrock). The update added a new biome, the pale gardens, a mob called the creaking, and other related blocks. -
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The Summer Drop 2025 is an upcoming Game drop set to release in 2025.
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This is only the first broadcast this year. It revealed new game drops. A second one will most likely be in September. -
Spring to Life (also referred to as Spring Drop 2025 and Drop 1 2025) is an upcoming game drop set to release on March 25, 2025. -
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Not sure how well it is going to do in the box office.