On December 10, 2014, a Windows Phone version was released. All versions of Minecraft receive periodic updates, with the console editions being co-developed by 4J Studios. The game was released on the Xbox 360 as an Xbox Live Arcade game on on the PlayStation 3 on Decemon the PlayStation 4 on Septemon the Xbox One the next day and on the PlayStation Vitaon October 14, 2014. A version for Android was released a month earlier on October 7, and an iOS version was released on November 17, 2011.
The alpha version was publicly released for PC on May 17, 2009, and after gradual updates, the full version was released on November 18, 2011. The PC version of the game is renowned for its third-party mods, which add various new items, characters and quests to the game.
Multiple gameplay modes are available, including survival modes 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, and an adventure mode where players play custom maps created by other players. Other activities in the game include exploration, resource gathering, crafting, and combat.
The creative and building aspects of Minecraft enable players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D procedurally generated world. Minecraft is a sandbox independent video game originally created by Swedish programmer Markus “Notch” Persson and later developed and published by the Swedish company Mojang.
