Minecraft series sold 15 million in 2012

I love Minecraft. Personally I think they can do no wrong. Also if you're bored and want to play PVP combat, go on Project Ares. There are some good servers there :D (Also Meep Hunger Games!)

The "vanilla" Minecraft experience is a pretty boring one in my opinion, but it really opens up when you start using mod-packs (like "Feed the Beast") and texture-packs (like "Sphax BDcraft"), I consider them pretty much mendatory and I wouldn't want to touch minecraft without those.

It's DRM free, is playable offline, has extensive modding support, we can host our own servers - these reasons alone make it worth the small investment already - plus it's fun when played with friends. (and kids can even learn a few things)

However I wouldn't want to touch the console or handheld versions of it because it's just the feature locked, not extendable "vanilla" experience there.

Good that the developers can make a living off this product - A good example of game development and community support done right.

The game is actually pretty awesome and I play pretty much most big releases on pc, Xbox and ps3. I mean the graphic we're a huge turn off at first but I actually gave it a shot and found it to be very entertaining. The game is what you make of it really... If you don't like building, crafting and exlporing then don't bother.. How the monster/mob cycles works is pretty cool. Been playing if for about a month. Most games I play are fps and rts. However I will say I tried it on Xbox but ended up getting it for pc due too it fills a lot better playing it on the keyboard/mouse and the world is a lot bigger from what I've heard.

I never knew this was a series. Sure a sequel would get a ton of sales, but is this even a game that a sequel would be appropriate? I have no idea because I have never played it.

what a bunch of babies whining there momma didnt buy them a 360 and so there jealous they cant play an actual innovative game

Played the demo...got bored real fast. I just didn't have fun with it

Success stories like these make me want to start making my own game. >.<

Gee, wonder if the original Doom woulda had this many haters if the internet had been in boom back then?

4 years old , tweenies play minecraft .... not surprise

So the guy must have hundreds of millions of dollars in his account now. He plan on doing anything new with it?

Maybe this news will increase the devolpment team for Minecraft Pocket to maybe, I dunno...three people?  The updates have become glacial, and it's miles behind even the 360 version, much less the PC one.

Has this sad part of Gamespot become like the nasdaq of gaming? The only news are about number of units sold (like, now when we know it's a success, we'll write about it. The opposite of good journalism). You have had the same top story for about a year (or more). Why don't you just kill this part of the site? Really. Kill it. It's really hurting your brand and make me want to abandon you entirely. 

/Premium member since 2007

Slow news day, huh?

That's a lot of millions.

Well, there are 15 million morons out there.  CONFIRMED.

Don't forget to let us know when notch takes a dump...

Eddie really loves Minecraft.  This is the third article about the same thing.

Next Update: Colorable Blocks. I want colored glass not only via Mod, but ALSO via InGame :D

As people continue to complain about minecraft on this site it makes me wonder how many people actually know where minecraft is these days.

While originally made by one person, now there is a whole studio behind the game, including modder studios. It is hardly 'made by one person' anymore.

And while the game is a HUGE success, I can only think how amazing it would be if the development teams would get their crap together. The fact you can't even turn the latest version into a mod server until the next release is almost out is absolutely stupid - They just barely got craftbukkit for 1.4.6 ready and 1.4.7 comes out and shits all over it. Both of the teams are on the same payroll - why aren't they developing together by now?

The whole thing is written in Java, which actually works more or less, but the memory foot print and resources needed to play this game are off the charts for something so blasted simple. If the engine was updated and improved they wouldn't have the tons of lag and draw problems that plague the game now.

All I see is the game keeps selling, which is good I really like it, but then I see all that money being either thrown down the toilet, or not used, because it just isn't improving fast enough in comparison to the money it is raking in.

Haters gonna hate, but Minecraft will continue to sell.

Yes, Mojang is rich we get it, move on please

If people knew the pleasure of real LEGOs over this shit.

We keep reading updates on this games sales. I don't care anymore.

Too many minecraft sales articles. Boring.