Minecraft

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Minecraft is a 3D sandbox survival game developed by Mojang Studios, initially released on May 17, 2009 (Java Edition Classic), with the full release on November 18, 2011. Created by Markus "Notch" Persson, it became the best-selling video game of all time. Mojang Studios was acquired by Microsoft in 2014 for $2.5 billion.

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