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Notch fronts $250k to fix software patents
19th December 2012, 8:04pm

News: Notch fronts $250k to fix software patents

Minecraft creator Markus Persson and entrepreneur Mark Cuban contribute $500,000 to EFF

Minecraft sells 4.5m on XBLA
7th December 2012, 8:20am

News: Minecraft sells 4.5m on XBLA

Mojang's hit showing no signs of slowed sales

Notch, Gilbert and Santiago judging game jam
29th November 2012, 6:56am

News: Notch, Gilbert and Santiago judging game jam

Online only Indie Speed Run development contest has grand prize of $2,500

MW3 loses Xbox Live throne to Minecraft
26th October 2012, 8:00am

News: MW3 loses Xbox Live throne to Minecraft

Port of Mojang's block buster beats blockbuster shooter for number of unique users

Notch refuses Windows 8 certification
27th September 2012, 6:19pm

News: Notch refuses Windows 8 certification

Minecraft developer would rather 'the game not run on Windows 8 at all than play along'

UN to use Minecraft for urban development
7th September 2012, 8:35am

News: UN to use Minecraft for urban development

Mojang's 'Block by Block' program empowers urban development

Minecraft XBLA surpasses 3m downloads
20th July 2012, 2:21pm

News: Minecraft XBLA surpasses 3m downloads

Game sales for indie smash-hit on all platforms fly past 10m

Minecraft sells 2m on XBLA
4th June 2012, 7:45pm

News: Minecraft sells 2m on XBLA

Minecraft breaks all-time sales record in under a month

Minecraft sales total 9.2 million
25th May 2012, 10:01pm

News: Minecraft sales total 9.2 million

As PC sales break 6m combined sales bring indie hit near 10m

Minecraft sells 1m copies in five days on Xbox
14th May 2012, 8:36pm

News: Minecraft sells 1m copies in five days on Xbox

'Fastest selling XBLA game ever', says Microsoft

Notch gifts $3 million to Mojang team
2nd March 2012, 3:46pm

News: Notch gifts $3 million to Mojang team

Personal dividends from 2011 shared amongst employees

Mojang partners with Humble Bundle
15th February 2012, 6:54pm

News: Mojang partners with Humble Bundle

Minecraft developers to make game for charity in 60 hours

Minecraft hits four million sales milestone
7th November 2011, 10:16am

News: Minecraft hits four million sales milestone

Number of paying customers has doubled since April

After the gold rush
1st November 2011, 9:00am

Blog: After the gold rush

Too many digital developers have their eyes set on money rather than innovation, says David Braben

Indie hit Minecraft wins GameCity arts award
31st October 2011, 10:05am

News: Indie hit Minecraft wins GameCity arts award

World-builder receives prize ahead of Portal 2 and Ilomilo

Mojang wins interim injunction in Scrolls case [Update]
18th October 2011, 10:01am

News: Mojang wins interim injunction in Scrolls case [Update]

But Bethesda can still appeal court decision

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