Friday 23 February 2018

Video Games - Minecraft Timeline



Minecraft Timeline

2009:
April 29th: Infiniminer is released by Zachtronics Industries, it was regularly updated and became open-source less than a month later this is where Notch got the inspiration for Minecraft

May 10th: Development on Cave Game started using RubyDung, (an abandoned game project by Notch), and Infiniminer as a basis for the code

May 13th: Java: First video of Cave Game, block placement, first Mobs (Humans), physics created.

May 14th: Renamed to Minecraft: Order of the Stone, a suggestion on the Independent Games Wiki

May 16th: Java: Early private testing among TIGSource members/

May 17th: First release of the game, shortened to Minecraft

May 21st: Accounts can now be registered

May 24th: An official Minecraaft Forum is opened

June 1st: Java: First Multiplayer test, Notch starts new job at Jalbum

June 8th: Java: Multiplayer released

June 14th: Java: Custom Skins released

August 4th: Java: First elements of Survival

August 18th: Java: Introduction of Health

October 22nd: Passwords can now be changed

October 20th: Beginning of SURVIVAL TEST

December 22nd: Hayden Scott-Baron becomes the Minecraft Artist

December 23rd: Minecraft for Java passes to Indev development stage

2010:
January 13th: Minecraft passes 100,000 registered users

January 21st: Minecraft can now be gifted to non-premium players

February 27th: Minecraft for Java passes to Infdev development stage, introduction of infinite maps

June 17th: Minecraft passes 20,000 sales

June 18th: Java : Seecret Friday Update 1 released. Minecart system introduced

June 25th: Java : Seecret Friday Update 2 released. Dungeons introduced

June 30th: Minecraft for Java passes to Alpha development stage (Alpha 1.0.0), price raised from 5.00 € to 10.00 €, it is now possible to play on a client window.

July 3rd: Java : Seecret Friday Update 3 (Alpha 1.0.1) released. Redstone introduced

July 9th: Java : Seecret Friday Update 4 (Alpha 1.0.4) released. Winter Mode introduced

July 16th:  Java : Seecret Friday Update 5 (Alpha 1.0.6) released. Boats and Large Trees
introduced

July 22th: Java : First over-the-internet test of Survival Mode Multiplayer

July 23rd: Java : Seecret Friday Update 6 (Alpha 1.0.11) released. Bricks and Slimes introduced

July 30th: Java : Seecret Friday Update 7 (Alpha 1.0.14) released. Chickens and Music Discs introduced.August 4th: First release of Survival Multiplayer (Java Edition Alpha 1.0.15)

August 20th: Java : Seecret Friday Update 8 (Alpha 1.0.17) released. Fences introduced

August 31st: Minecraftcon, a spontaneous gathering of over 50 fans after a call by Notch, is held in Bellevue, Washington

September 2nd: Notch, JahKob and Carl Manneh return from the trip in the U.S.

September 10th: Java : Seecret Friday Update 9 (Alpha 1.1.0) released. Compasses introduced

September 18th: Java : Seecret Saturday Update 10 (Alpha 1.1.1) released. Sneaking introduced. Minecraft technically becomes free-to-play for the weekend, due to the login server not working correctly

September 23rd: Minecraft Classic is available again on Minecraft.net

October 30th: Java : Alpha 1.2.0 "Halloween Update" released. Nether introduced

December 20th: Minecraft for Java passes to Beta development stage (Beta 1.0), price raised from 10.00 € to 15.00 €

2011:
January 12th: Minecraft surpasses 1 million sales

January 13th: Java : Beta 1.2 released

February 22nd: Java : Beta 1.3 released

February 4th: "Minecraft - Volume Alpha", the soundtrack of the game by C418, is released

February 31st: Java : Beta 1.4 released

April 19th: Java : Beta 1.5 released

May 26th: Java : Beta 1.6 released.

June 1st: Minecraft: Pocket Edition is first shown on a Youtube video

June 6th: Microsoft reveal Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition at the E3 conference

June 30th: Java : Beta 1.7 "Piston Update" released

July 1st: Minecraft passes 10 million registered users

July 30th:  Minecraft T-shirts are made available on Battlefield Heroes for the 30-31 of July week-end only as a form of "neighborly friendly cross-promotion" between DICE and Mojang

August 5th: Notch receives a 15-page letter from Bethesda Softworks, threatening him with a lawsuit if he doesn't change the name "Scrolls" (which is too close to "The Elder Scrolls", according to Bethesda) for his next game. A little while before this, Notch had already been warned by Bethesda's lawyers about this problem, and had suggested a compromise in which he would never put any word before "Scrolls"

September 14th: Java : Beta 1.8 "Adventure Update" released.

November 13th: Java : "Sound Update" released.

November 17th: PE : First iOS release (Alpha 0.1.2)

November 18th: MineCon 2011 is held at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada. Over 4,500 people from 24 countries attend to it. On the same day, Minecraft 1.0.0 for Java edition is officially released, price is now 20.00 €

2012:
January 24th: LEGO announces that the LEGO Minecraft project has passed the 10,000 required votes

March 12th: The "Elder Scrolls vs. Scrolls" lawsuit has an outcome = Mojang can call their game "Scrolls", but no sequel using this name will be allowed

May 9th: Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition TU1 officially released

August 2nd: MineCon 2012 is officially announced on a promotional video to be in Disneyland Paris on November 24–25

September 6th PE : Alpha 0.4.0 released for both iOS & Android

November 6th: Minecraft gift cards are available in physical stores in the US. This is the first time Minecraft can be bought without a credit card

November 24th: MineCon 2012 is held at Disneyland Paris, France

November 25th: Second day of MineCon 2012. MineCon 2012 capes released. Minecraft 1.5, also known as "The Redstone Update" is announced

2013:
April 1st: Java : Minecraft 2.0 announced as an April Fools joke

April 5th: Minecraft for Java surpasses 10 million sale

July 20th: Minecraft was announced for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 
Vita. The PS4 edition will be released on the same day the PS4 gets released for North America (November 15), and Europe, Australia, and Latin America (November 29)

September 2nd: Minecraft for Java surpasses 12 million sales

November 2nd–3rd: MineCon 2013 is held at Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida

December 13: Minecraft for Java surpasses 13 million sales

2014:
April 24th: Minecraft Realms is launched in the United States

May 6th: Minecraft Realms is launched in more countries in Asia and Europe

May 9th: Minecraft Realms is launched in the Oceania region

May 19th: Minecraft Realms is launched globally in all remaining countries

September 15th: Mojang and Minecraft are acquired by Microsoft for $2.5 billion

2015:
March 12th: Minecraft: Console Edition wins a BAFTA Games Award in the family category

March 28th: Minecraft wins a Kids' Choice Award for "Most Addicting Game"

March 30th: Minecraft for Java surpasses 20 million sales

July 1st: Minecraft wins the first ever BAFTA Young Game Designers Hero Award

July 4th–5th:MineCon 2015 takes place in London

July 4th: MineCon receives the Guinness World Record for Largest Convention for a Single Video Game

September 3rd: Minecraft is nominated for a Golden Joystick Award in the Best Family Game category

December 7th: Minecraft announced for the Wii U

2016:
February 2nd: Minecraft: Story Mode is nominated a Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Video Game

June 2nd: Minecraft is sold for all platforms 100 million times and makes the second best selling games

June 27th: Mojang announces Minecraft: The Movie, the release date for the movie is May 24, 2019 and in 3D and in IMAX

November 1st: Minecraft: Education Edition officially launched

2017:
February 2nd: Minecraft: Story Mode is nominated a Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Video Game, for the second year in a row

May 11th: Console : Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition officially released

August 22th: Minecraft: Story Mode released on the Nintendo Switch

September 13th: Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition officially released

Minecraft hits 74 million active players and 144 million total sales

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