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Minecraft was first released to the public.
Minecraft was first released to the public as a developmental release on TIGSource Forums. It was later known as the “Classic” version. -
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Survival Test, Indev, Infdev were released
They were early versions of the game, indev for in development and infdev for in further development. -
“Mojang” was created
Markus “Notch” Persson created a video game developer company called Mojang, mainly around Minecraft. Markus maintained a day job with Jalbum.net at first, he later quit in order to work on Minecraft full-time. -
Minecraft Alpha Updates
The first major update of the game. These updates included features such as new items, new blocks, new mobs, survival mode, and changes to the game's behavior. -
Minecraft Beta is announced
Persson announced that Minecraft was entering its beta testing phase on December 20, 2010. He said that users who bought the game after this day would not be guaranteed to receive all future content for free because it "scared both the lawyers and the board." -
Minecraft Beta was released
New things like cake, colored wool, new wood types, and the ability to throw eggs. -
C418 released the minecraft soundtrack
Minecraft's music and sound effects are produced by German composer Daniel "C418" Rosenfeld. -
Minecraft 1.0.0 was released
New things like hardcore mode, brewing, enchanting, endermen, and blazes were added. -
Minecraft 1.2.1 was released
Things such as desert wells, temples, jungles, and abandoned mineshafts were added. -
Minecraft 1.5.1 was released
Enchanted books, hoppers, and more were added. -
Minecraft 1.6 was released
Horses, leads, carpets, colored clays, blocks of coal, and resource packs were added. -
Minecraft 1.7 (latest update) was released
New flowers, salmon, pufferfish, fishing enchantments, new biomes and woods, mesa biomes, and more were added.
