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About Minecraft: Java Edition
Minecraft focuses on allowing the player to explore, interact with, and modify a dynamically generated map made of one-cubic-meter-sized blocks. In addition to blocks, the environment features plants, mobs, and items. Some activities in the game include mining for ore, fighting hostile mobs, and crafting new blocks and tools by gathering various resources found in the game. The game's open-ended model allows players to create structures, creations, and artwork on various multiplayer servers or their single-player maps. Other features include redstone circuits for logic computations and remote actions, minecarts and tracks, and a mysterious underworld called the Nether. A designated but completely optional goal of the game is to travel to a dimension called the End, and defeat the ender dragon.
Release Date
Nov 18, 2011
Developer
Mojang Studios
Publisher
Mojang Studios
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What is Minecraft: Java Edition about?

Minecraft: Java Edition (previously known as Minecraft) is the original version of Minecraft, developed by Mojang Studios for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Notch began development on May 10, 2009, publicly releasing Minecraft on May 17, 2009. The full release of the game was on November 18, 2011, at MINECON 2011.

FantasySurvivalSandboxKidsOpen world

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

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When was Minecraft: Java Edition released?

Minecraft: Java Edition released on November 18, 2011, developed by Mojang Studios and published by Mojang Studios.

What platforms is Minecraft: Java Edition available on?

Minecraft: Java Edition is available on Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac. It supports single player, multiplayer, co-operative, split screen, massively multiplayer online (mmo).