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History of Minecraft

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  • Notch created the First Minecraft Test

    Notch created the First Minecraft Test
    Posted on Youtube, Notch plays a small amount of his game "Minecraft". He didn't have a name for it, based off other games like his Cave game.
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  • People can now play Classic

    People can now play Classic
    Released on May 17th, 2009. The Classic Version of Minecraft can be played for free. Basic Settings though
  • Survival Test released

    Survival Test  released
    Survival was the first test for the new mode "Survival". Where the player must survive.
  • Indev released

    Indev  released
    Bigger Maps, 3D Clouds, New Terrian generation. Released by Mojang December 23rd 2009
  • Infdev

    Infdev
    Infdev was released on February 27, 2010 and brought new features and upgrades. New automaticly expanding maps, 3D Clouds and New Recipes for crafting.
  • Alpha is Released

    Alpha is Released
    Alpha is Released on June 28th 2010. This verison contains 2 different major updates ; Secert Friday Updates and the Halloween Updates.
  • Seecret Friday Update

    Seecret Friday Update
    The Seecret Friday update is when updates were sent out every friday secertly. When all the Updates were finished, It was September 18, 2010.
  • Halloween Update

    Halloween Update
    The Halloween Update brought a new dimension to minecraft, Pumpkins, Netherrack, soul sand. New Mobs and new Biomes. This is considered as a Major Update
  • Beta is released

    Beta is released
    Beta was released on December 20th, 2010. From the Point it started throughout the entire thing, It had new mobs, a new world, new features and new blocks. The Biome Transition improved and the price went up 50 %
  • Adventure Update

    Adventure Update
    The Adventure Update was released on June 10, 2011. This update was the largest update they ever released and had to cut it up into pieces and give it out over time. This update included NPC villages, New Mobs, Nether Fortresses, etc.
  • 2011 MineCon

    2011 MineCon
    The 2011 Minecon happened at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada. The First real minecon and the release of the full game. It was held on November 18, 2011 and the weekend
  • Minecraft 1.0 Released

    Minecraft 1.0 Released
    The Final Release of Minecraft and exiting Beta. The game is fully done but will have future updates.
  • Minecraft 1.1 Released

    Minecraft 1.1 Released
    This current release added Beaches, Upgraded the Transitions of Biomes and fixed many bugs within the Game. It was released on June 10, 2011