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'''[[Minecraft]]''' is a [[Wikipedia:Open world|sandbox]] construction game, inspired by [[Infiniminer]], [[wikipedia:Dwarf Fortress|Dwarf Fortress]] and [[wikipedia:Dungeon Keeper|Dungeon Keeper]], created by [[Notch|Markus Persson]], the founder of [[Mojang AB]]. The game involves players creating and destroying various types of blocks in a [[The Overworld|three dimensional environment]]. The player takes an avatar that can destroy or create [[blocks]], forming fantastic structures, creations and artwork across the various [[multiplayer]] servers in multiple [[Gameplay|game modes]].
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Minecraft is available to players for €19.95 (~£17.21/~$26.90). Singleplayer and multiplayer, when purchased, can be played in the user's web browser, or using the downloadable client. Minecraft [[Classic]] is available to play <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.minecraft.net/classic/play for free]</span>. Minecraft development started around the 10<sup>th</sup> of May 2009, pre-orders for the full game started being accepted on the 13<sup>th</sup> of June 2009. Minecraft's official release date was the 18<sup>th</sup> of November 2011.


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* March 1, 2012 - Minecraft 1.2 released.
* January 18, 2012 - [[Wikipedia:Stop Online Piracy Act|SOPA]] protest blackout on all Mojang sites
* January 12, 2012 - Minecraft 1.1 released.
* November 18, 2011 - [[Minecraft 1.0]] released.
* November 17, 2011 - [[Pocket Edition]] Alpha for [[wikipedia:iOS|iOS]] released.
* September 23, 2011 - [[Version history#B1.9pre|Beta 1.9]] Pre-release "leaked". <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.minecraftforum.net/news/230-19-is-out/ Read more]</span>.
 
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