Did minecraft used to be an indie game?

The single best-selling game of all time, Minecraft, was also originally released as an indie game during this period, though in 2014 Microsoft purchased Mojang, the developer behind Minecraft, and brought them into Xbox Game Studios.

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2024-02-09 18:09:42

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Is minecraft indie or aaa?
Examples of Indie games include Transistor, Minecraft, and Celeste. AAA Games
AAA Games
In the video game industry, AAA (pronounced and sometimes written triple-A) is an informal classification used to categorise games produced and distributed by a mid-sized or major publisher, which typically have higher development and marketing budgets than other tiers of games.
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AAA (video game industry) - Wikipedia
: These are game titles made by companies that can produce huge, blockbuster-style games. They have large budgets – both for development and marketing – and they sell several million units upon release.
2024-02-04 22:12:26

Has minecraft won game of the year?
— The National Academy of Video Game Testers and Reviewers Corp. (R) has announced winners in 53 categories for its 11th annual awards honoring the best of video game art, technology, and production. MinecraftTM is the first game to win Game of the Year without winning any other awards.
2023-12-13 04:58:42

What is indie game vs aaa?
A majority of Indie games are in a pixel art style, while AAA
AAA
In the video game industry, AAA (pronounced and sometimes written triple-A) is an informal classification used to categorise games produced and distributed by a mid-sized or major publisher, which typically have higher development and marketing budgets than other tiers of games.
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AAA (video game industry) - Wikipedia
have more realistic graphics or semi-realistic, because of the high budgets that the companies like Rockstar Games (that made GTA and Activision) have, while Indie games are made by a small group of people like the game Undertale and One Shot.
2023-09-19 23:03:04

What is the oldest indie game?
The phrase Indie Game started being used commonly around the early 2000's. Before that, they were termed as amateur, enthusiast, or hobbyist games. One of the first known examples of an indie game is Spacewar! which was released in 1963 but there is still some debate as to which is the first indie video game.
2023-01-25 02:13:20

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