Minecraft
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 Minecraft facts

• The creative and building aspects of Minecraft enable players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D procedurally generated world
• Other activities in the game include exploration, resource gathering, crafting, and combat
• Multiple gameplay modes are available, including survival mode where the player must acquire resources to build the world and maintain health, a creative mode where players have unlimited resources to build with and the ability to fly, an adventure mode where players can play custom maps created by other players, and a spectator mode where players can fly around and clip through blocks, but cannot place or destroy any
• The PC version of the game is renowned for its support for community created mods, which add various new items and mechanics to the game
• Minecraft received praise from critics upon release, and was nominated for and won various awards and accolades
• As of June 2016, over 106 million copies have been sold across all platforms, with more than 40 million unique players each month, making it the best-selling PC game to date and the second best-selling video game of all time
• In September 2014, Microsoft announced a deal to buy Mojang and the Minecraft intellectual property for US$2
• 5 billion, with the acquisition being completed two months later