If there's been a single Cinderella story of 2010, the distinction goes to Mojang Specifications' Minecraft. Creator Markus "Notch" Persson first conceptualized the game in May of 2009 and it quickly garnered attention from the press and a rabid following of fans, nabbing hundreds of thousands in sales while still in alpha.
Built upon a foundation of tedium, the highly addictive and rewarding sandbox title is more a tool for one's imagination than an explicit game. The core funtionality tasks a player with contructing environments and objects out of textured cubes harvested in a simplistic 3D world. As the name implies, mining is a paramount to crafting ever more complex items. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of Minecraft, however, is the ingenuity of its fans. Some of the most dedicated players have gone so far as to recreate BioShock's Rapture, Portal's Aperture Science facilities, and even a scale model of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Having met such massive success through Minecraft, Persson founded Mojang Specifications in Stockholm, and now employs a handful of staffers who support both Minecraft and the development of a yet-to-be-announded second game. As of January 12th, Minecraft has passed over one million sales.
You guys need to gtfo of my GI. :c
Also I didn't know it was built with Java. :o
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