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Pre-release (2009–2011)
29 related topics
Release and subsequent updates (2011–2014)
44 related topics
Acquisition by Microsoft (2014–2023)
92 related topics
Switch to game drops (2023–2025)
21 related topics
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Overview
- Markus "Notch" Persson Markus Persson
- Jens "Jeb" Bergensten Jens Bergensten
- Minecraft
- Forums Internet forum
- Public beta
- Microsoft
- Mojang Studios
- Lost Lost media
- Archived online Web archiving
- Biomes Biome
- Deserts Desert
- Forests Forest
- Tundras Tundra
- Hell
- The Nether The Nether (Minecraft)
- Portal Warp (video games)
- Lava
- Ravines Ravine
- Sprint Sprint (running)
- Critical hits Critical hit
- Game mode
- Censorship
- Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Community manager Online community manager
- Downvotes Like button
- The Lego Group
Background
- King King (company)
- Browser games Browser game
- Programming languages Programming language
- TIGSource
- Independent developers Indie game
- JAlbum
- 0x10c
Pre-release (2009–2011)
- Infiniminer
- RubyDung
- YouTube
- Branches Branching (version control)
- Multiplayer Multiplayer video game
- Health bar Health (game terminology)
- Zombies Zombie
- Skeletons Skeleton (undead)
- Creepers Creeper (Minecraft)
- Ambient music
- C418
- Music of Minecraft
- Minimalistic Minimal music
- Sound engine Sound module
- Minecraft – Volume Alpha
- JavaScript
- Paintings Painting
- Kristoffer Zetterstrand
- Alpha Alpha (development)
- Redstone Redstone (Minecraft)
- Signal
- Turing complete Turing completeness
- Computers Computer
- Beta Beta development stage
- Beds Bed
- Wolves Wolf
- Maps Map
- Trapdoors Trapdoor
- Pistons Piston
Release and subsequent updates (2011–2014)
- MineCon 2011
- NPCs Non-player character
- Enchanted Incantation
- Boss Boss (video games)
- End Poem
- Credits sequence Closing credits
- Plain
- Language localizations Language localisation
- Ocelots Ocelot
- Cat
- Golems Golem
- Pyramid
- Temple
- Trading Trade
- Emeralds Emerald
- Tripwires Tripwire
- Cocoa beans Cocoa bean
- Cheats Cheating in video games
- Codebases Codebase
- System requirements
- Witches Witchcraft
- Halloween
- Anvils Anvil
- Repairing Maintenance
- Flower pots Flowerpot
- Beacons Beacon
- Horses Horse
- Donkeys Donkey
- Mules Mule
- Horse armour Barding
Acquisition by Microsoft (2014–2023)
- April Fools' Day
- Dual wielding Dual wield
- Shield
- Elytra Elytron
- Glide Gliding flight
- PVP Player versus player
- Polar bears Polar bear
- Magma
- Fossils Fossil
- Magic Magic (supernatural)
- Cartographer Cartography
- Concrete
- Parrots Parrot
- Achievement Achievement (video games)
- Windows 10
- Seagrass
- Coral reefs Coral reef
- Icebergs Iceberg
- Buried treasures Buried treasure
- Shipwrecks Shipwreck
- Trident
- Sea turtles Sea turtle
- Scutes Scute
- Dolphins Dolphin
- Blue ice Blue ice (glacial)
- Swimming
- Raid Raid (military)
- Pandas Giant panda
- Foxes Fox
- Crossbows Crossbow
Switch to game drops (2023–2025)
- Armadillos Armadillo
- Maces Mace (bludgeon)
- Rocket jumping
- Desaturated Colorfulness
- Resin
- PC Gamer
- Uncanny
- Eurogamer
- Weeping Angels Weeping Angel
- Doctor Who
- Bushes Shrub
- Cactus flowers Cactus
- Leaf litter
- Harness Harness saddle
- Chiptune
- Steve's Lava Chicken
- A Minecraft Movie
- Chicken jockey
- Shelf Shelf (storage)
- Spear
- Nautiluses Nautilus
Version numbering change (2026–present)
- Version numbering
- Semantic Semantic versioning
- Calendar versioning
- Juvenile Juvenile (organism)
- Cuteness
- Cinnabar
- Sulfur
- Sulfur springs Sulfur spring
- Geyser
- Hot springs Hot spring
- Bouncing ball
- Friction
- Minigames Minigame
Upcoming content
- Graphics Video game graphics
- Physically based rendering
- Screen space reflections
- Volumetric fog Volumetric capture
- Bloom Bloom (shader effect)
- Graphics API Graphics library
- OpenGL
- Vulkan
- MacOS
- TwitchCon
- Poplar Populus
- Shelf mushrooms Polypore
- Camp Campsite
- Cushions Cushion
- Furniture
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Map overview Semantic statistics
Number of nodes, edges, triples, density and central hubs. Use it to gauge the size and connectivity of the map.Development of Minecraft: Java Edition
Nodes259
Edges258
Triples23
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007722
Components1
How this topic connects Entity context
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Important terminology Word statistics
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Important terminology
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Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples
Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the fireball-shooting Ghasts.BetaMinecraft entered the Beta phase on 20 December 2010 | instance of | composed mainly of lava and populated with dangerous monsters | 0.80 | text |
| with Beta 1.0 introducing throwable eggs | instance of | composed mainly of lava and populated with dangerous monsters | 0.80 | text |
| leaf decay | instance of | composed mainly of lava and populated with dangerous monsters | 0.80 | text |
| the fireball-shooting Ghasts | instance of | composed mainly of lava and populated with dangerous monsters | 0.80 | text |
| the Wither boss | instance of | The update added new mobs | 0.80 | text |
| Witches | instance of | The update added new mobs | 0.80 | text |
| in theme for Halloween of that year | instance of | The update added new mobs | 0.80 | text |
| savannas | instance of | adding 11 new biomes | 0.80 | text |
| mesas | instance of | adding 11 new biomes | 0.80 | text |
| extreme hills | instance of | adding 11 new biomes | 0.80 | text |
| various forests | instance of | adding 11 new biomes | 0.80 | text |
| along with terrain features such as packed ice | instance of | adding 11 new biomes | 0.80 | text |
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