Minecraft creator Markus Persson (aka Notch) has triumphantly tweeted that the game has surpassed 2.5 million sales. “2.5 million sales! That’s as much as Diablo 1 and FarCry, according to Wikipedia.”
According to some rudimentary math based on a Reddit thread in which Notch participated, the game has probably raked in over US$33 million (over R223 million). Not bad for an indie title that started out as a one-man project.
The game is still in beta production, most recently being updated to version 1.6.6. Minecraft beta version 1.7 is on the horizon, promising some significant adventure-centric updates.
Minecraft is also heading to the Xbox 360; we’re still waiting for more information on this.
If you still haven’t hopped on the Minecraft bandwagon, have a look at the video below to see if it tickles your fancy. While the game is in beta it is on sale for a 25% reduced price of Euro15. All future updates will be available to beta purchasers.
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