Minecraft celebrates three hundred million income, publicizes new Star Wars DLC

Not handiest is Minecraft the best-selling online game of all time, but it is also the satisfactory-selling game by a completely big margin. It's been discovered that the sandbox title has now sold over three hundred million copies, almost double that of its closest rival.

With Minecraft set to have a good time its 15th anniversary in May next yr, developer Mojang Studios has announced that the sport has handed the 300-million-sales milestone. For contrast, the fantastically famous GTA V, the second-first-rate-selling recreation ever, has sold 185 million gadgets.

Most video games see their income sluggish to a move slowly years after launch, however Minecraft has introduced an extra a hundred million to its overall during the last three years or so. The remaining time Mojang confirmed reputable figures turned into in April 2021, while it said greater than 238 million copies were offered.

The statement become made at a Minecraft Live event that found out information and updates associated with the sport. It included balloting on which new creature ought to be added – a crab, armadillo, or penguin – and confirmation of new capabilities, consisting of an ordeal chamber with traps and mobs. We also heard that a new Star Wars: Path of the Jedi DLC, entire with lightsaber fight and Force powers, is coming to the in-game Marketplace on November 7. There's additionally a Planet Earth DLC next 12 months that ties in with the BBC documentary series.

"As we mark our fifteenth year, we at Minecraft want to express our gratitude to our passionate Minecraft network. It is our network's creativity and willpower that has helped form this global into some thing excellent," said Kayleen Walters, head of franchise development at Mojang Studios. "As we kick off this milestone year, we eagerly look forward to honoring and celebrating your contributions, memories, and adventures. Thank you for 15 extraordinary years of crafting, building, and exploring collectively. Stay tuned for greater updates and surprises in 2024!"

Original Minecraft developer Markus Persson, aka Notch, made the game available to the public in 2009, therefore its fifteenth birthday subsequent year, but Mojang handiest moved it out of beta and launched the whole model on 18 November 2011. On December 1, 2011, Jens "Jeb" Bergensten took complete creative manipulate over Minecraft, changing Notch as lead fashion designer. It wasn't until September 2014 that Microsoft introduced it would be acquiring Mojang for $2.Five billion, which now looks like a pretty good buy.

With a lot new content material and upgrades, count on to see Minecraft's income keep to swell inside the coming years. One has to surprise if it'll ever be knocked off the pinnacle spot.