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Notch ends development on RubyDung
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Mojang is founded
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Cave Game
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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Minecraft Pre-Classic
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First video of Cave Game
First video of "Cave Game", Block placement, first Mobs (Humans), physics created (Pre 0.0.9a). -
Minecraft: Order of the Stone
"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] -
Early Testing
Early private testing, among TIGSource members (0.0.9a). -
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Minecraft Classic
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Minecraft
The first release of the game (PC 0.0.11a). Game name shortened to simply "Minecraft". -
Accounts
Accounts can now be registered. -
Forum
An official Minecraft Forum is opened. -
Multiplayer Test
First Multiplayer test (0.0.15a). Notch starts his new job at Jalbum. -
Multiplayer
Multiplayer released (0.0.16a). -
Bows
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
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Notch shows the first model of the pig
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Skeletons, Creepers, Zombies, Pigs, and Spiders
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Health
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Survival Test
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4k Edition
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Minecraft Indev
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Minecraft Infdev
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Minecraft Alpha
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MinecraftCon
This was the first MineCon. It was held in Bellevue, Washington. -
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Minecraft Beta
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MinecraftEdu
MinecraftEdu was the predecessor to Education Edition -
Minecraft Pocket Edition
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Adventure Update part 1
A.k.a, Beta 1.8 -
Hunger
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Beta 1.8.1
The last version in the development cycle. -
Adventure Update part 2
A.k.a, Minecraft 1.0 -
MineCon 2011
This was the second MineCon. It was held in Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas. Minecraft was officially launched during this event. -
Minecraft 1.1
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Minecraft 1.2
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Xbox 360 Edition
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The first Minecraft Lego set is released
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Minecraft 1.3.1
This update added Adventure Mode -
Pretty Scary Update
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MineCon 2012
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. -
Pi Edition
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Redstone Update
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Minecraft 2.0
The first Minecraft April Fools Update -
Horse Update
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Minecraft 1.7.2
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MineCon 2013
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Music Update
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 -
Playstation 3 Edition
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Notch reveals that a Minecraft movie may be in the works
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Work on a script for the Minecraft movie begins
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Cancellation of MineCon 2014
This is the only time that MineCon has ever been cancelled. -
Bountiful Update
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Playstation 4 Edition
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Xbox One Edition
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Notch sells Minecraft and Mojang AB to Microsoft
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The Minecraft movie is in "its early days of development"
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 -
Playstation Vita Edition
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Love And Hugs Update
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MineCon 2015
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Rob McElhenney is announced as director for the Minecraft movie
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Windows 10 Edition
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Minecraft Story Mode
Minecraft Story Mode was the first spin-off of Minecraft. -
Wii U Edition
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Combat Update
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Trendy Update
A.k.a, Minecraft 1.RV-Pre1. It was the April Fools update for 2016 -
Gear VR edition
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Minecraft crosses over with Super Mario
This DLC was exclusive to Minecraft Wii U Edition, Nintendo Switch Edition, and now Bedrock Edition for the Nintendo Switch. -
Frostburn Update
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The Minecraft movie is officially titled "Minecraft: The Movie"
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 -
Bedrock Edition releases on Oculus Rift
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MineCon 2016
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Jason Fuchs is announced as the script writer for Minecraft: The Movie
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Education Edition
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Exploration Update
This update added Woodland Mansions. -
Fire TV Edition
This edition was released as Bedrock Edition for Fire TV. It was merged with Pocket Edition and Windows 10 Edition. -
Apple TV Edition
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Ender Update
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. -
Minecraft Pocket Edition is merged with Windows 10 Edition and Fire TV Edition
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Nintendo Switch Edition
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Discovery Update
A.k.a, Pocket Edition 1.1.0 -
World of Colors Update
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Minecraft Story Mode - Season Two
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Minecraft China
Minecraft China is a localized edition of Java and Bedrock editions for mainland China, developed by Mojang Studios and NetEase. - Minecraft Wiki -
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
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The original version of Minecraft is renamed to Minecraft Java Edition
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Better Together Update
This update was exclusive to Pocket Edition. It added cross-play between Xbox One, mobile, VR, and Windows 10. -
Bedrock Edition releases on Xbox One
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MineCon Earth 2017
This was the first time since 2010 that MineCon was renamed -
Minecraft crosses over with Adventure Time
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." -
Bedrock Edition releases on Nintendo Switch
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Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition is discontinued
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Rob McElhenney and Jason Fuchs drop out of Minecraft: The Movie
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. -
Update Aquatic
An overhaul to Minecraft's oceans -
Minecraft Apple TV edition is discontinued
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MineCon Earth 2018
This was where the Village and Pillage update was announced. Minecraft Dungeons was also announced. -
Minecraft Story Mode is released on Netflix
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Jim Berney is appointed as visual effects supervisor for Minecraft: The Movie
On January 3, 2019, it was announced that Jim Berney has been appointed for the film's visual effects.[12] 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 -
New Nintendo 3DS Edition is discontinued
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Texture Update for Bedrock Edition
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Minecraft Wii U Edition is discontinued
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Minecraft 3D
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Texture Update for Playstation 4 Edition
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Minecraft: The Movie is revealed to be a live-action film
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." -
Village and Pillage Update
This was the update that changed villages forever. -
Texture Update for Java Edition
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Minecraft celebrates its 10th anniversary
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Allison Schroeder is announced as the latest script writer for Minecraft: The Movie
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Bedrock Edition releases on Playstation 4
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MineCon Live 2019
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
Minecraft Earth was an AR game -
Builders & Biomes
Builders & Biomes is the first Minecraft board game. It was announced at MineCon Live 2019. -
Buzzy Bees Update
A small update that added bees. -
Kingbdogz joins the Minecraft development team
Kingbdogz was the creator of the Aether mod. -
Mojang delays Minecraft Festival till Late 2021
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Snapshot 20w14∞
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Bedrock Edition for Windows 10 adds Nvidia RTX support
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Mojang is rebranded to Mojang Studios
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Minecraft Dungeons
Minecraft Dungeons is an RPG that was announced at MineCon Live 2019. -
Nether Update
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. -
Mojang delays Minecraft Festival till 2022
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Bedrock Edition for PS4 adds Playstation VR support
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Minecraft crosses over with Super Smash Bros
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. -
Minecraft Gear VR Edition is discontinued
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Minecraft Live 2020
This was when the Caves and Cliffs update was announced. This was the first MineCon to be held under the name Minecraft Live. -
Minecraft: The Movie gets delayed
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 -
Mojang announces Java account migration
Mojang accounts were being converted to Microsoft accounts. -
Minecraft Playstation 4 Edition is discontinued
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Mojang announces the final build of Minecraft Earth
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Minecraft Plus!
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 splits the Cave and Cliffs Update into two parts
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. -
Minecraft crosses over with How to Train Your Dragon
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Minecraft crosses over with Ben 10
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Caves and Cliffs Update part 1
A.k.a, Minecraft 1.17. This update includes new blocks and mobs. -
Minecraft crosses over with Sonic the Hedgehog
Minecraft released Sonic themed DLC to celebrate Sonic's 30th anniversary. -
Minecraft Earth shuts down
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Minecraft crosses over with Minions
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Minecraft Dungeons Ultimate Edition is released
Minecraft Dungeons Ultimate edition is pretty much the base game and all its DLC rolled into one package. -
Minecraft crosses over with MLB
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Minecraft Live 2021
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. -
Minecraft crosses over with Disney World
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Caves and Cliffs Update part 2
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. -
Minecraft crosses over with Halo
Minecraft released a Halo mash-up pack to celebrate Halo Infinite. -
Minecraft collabs with Puma
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Snapshot 22w13oneBlockAtATime
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 -
Minecraft Sonic DLC gets an update
The update added Labyrinth Zone, a Master mode, and new skins from the Sonic 2 movie. -
Bedrock Update 1.18.30
Bedrock Edition gets a new UI system. The update also came with some Java parity -
Minecraft crosses over with Angry Birds
This DLC was a surprise release. -
Wild Update
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 is announced
Minecraft Legends was announced during the Xbox Games Showcase. -
Minecraft crosses over with Lightyear
This DLC was made to promote Pixar's 26th film Lightyear. -
Minecraft crosses over with SpongeBob
This is another surprise release. -
Minecraft gets its own ice cream
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. -
Minecraft Live 2022
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. -
Minecraft crosses over with Batman
This DLC was announced at Minecraft Live 2022 by the publisher and chief creative officer at DC Comics. -
Minecraft Festival
This is a new kind of event. It will be held in Orlando, Florida. Minecraft Live will serve as the online portion. -
Minecraft Legends
Minecraft Legends is a 2023 real-time action strategy video game developed by Mojang Studios and Blackbird Interactive and published by Xbox Game Studios. -
Trails & Tales Update
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. -
Minecraft crosses over with The Incredibles
This came out of nowhere. -
Minecraft crosses over with TMNT
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The script for Minecraft: The Movie is finished
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Minecraft Live 2023
It announced a major update for Minecraft Legends, Minecraft 1.21, and the winner of the 2023 mob vote. -
Minecraft crosses over with Star Wars again
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Minecraft 1.21
This update will include items such as the auto crafter. It will also include the armadillo which won the 2023 mob vote. -
Minecraft Legends gets a major update.
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Minecraft collabs with Planet Earth III
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Minecraft Bedrock Edition gets Add-on support