Minecraft celebrates 15: First version released May 17, 2009

The news is everywhere, the launcher itself updated with an extra front page. 15th anniversary leaks have been appearing for the past month. Now, in celebration of 15 years, events started on the 15th of May!

A reminder that the first version of Minecraft released publicly on May 17, 2009.

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Key events and links so far:

• Massive sales: Celebrate Minecraft’s 15th Anniversary with Sales & Giveaways | Minecraft
• Search “Minecraft” in Google for an interactive event, just like a barrel roll!
• The official Minecraft twitter.com account is your hub for news. A collaboration with Twitch allows players to get a Purple Heart Cape and a Twitch Glitch Animated Mask.
• An unknown CREEPER CAPE was revealed. A third, last TikTok cape works similar to Twitch.
• A PHYSICAL EVENT will be held at the Alexandra Palace, London, on 18th May, and presumably streamed online. The motto of the celebrations is #ShapeYourWorld. Xbox UK on Twitter/X.
• For 15 days between May 15th-29th players will be able to claim free Character Creator items.
• Time to re-watch: 12 years since the Official Minecraft Trailer (youtube.com)
• Minecraft Snapshot 24w20a (Relevant: My New ENHANCED Piston Sounds : Minecraft (reddit.com))

Minecraft release facts:

Summarized from the Simple English Wikipedia:

• The first version of Minecraft Java was released for PC on May 17, 2009 and was called Cave Game.
• After going through alpha and beta versions, the full version was released on November 18, 2011.
• A version for Android was released on October 7, 2011, and an iOS version on November 17, 2011.

The Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Pocket Edition versions were combined into Bedrock Edition on November 18, 2016 on Minecraft full version’s 5th anniversary, allowing them to play together.

The concept has further expanded into other games – I take a look at their ups and down(falls) here. Minecraft Earth, Minecraft Dungeons, Minecraft Legends, Minecraft Story Mode.

Today Minecraft turns 15 – what’s to come? 🟩