You’d be hard-pressed to find a bigger phenomenon in the gaming industry than Mojang’s Minecraft. Released in 2011, the cubic sandbox attracted an unimaginable number of players at the time, and even today there are no signs that its era is about to end. Microsoft was clearly keenly aware of the potential of the entire brand, whose studio Mojang also owns the rights to Minecraft. purchased for $2.5 billion in 2014 (more than 53 billion Czech crowns).
As part of the recent Minecraft Live 2023 event, it became known that the game managed to sell more than 300 million copies, cementing its position as the best-selling game of all time. The second Grand Theft Auto 5, by comparison, reached 185 million units sold. It’s also clear that Microsoft has big plans for this brand. In addition to ports and updates of the original game, brand new games such as Minecraft Dungeons and Minecraft Legends have appeared over the past few years.
The base game that was just revealed may also continue to receive ongoing support. new Star Wars themed DLC. An addition called Path of the Jedi will appear in the game on November 7. In addition to a visual infographic with current statistics, you can also watch the full recording of the aforementioned Minecraft Live event below.
Source :Indian TV
