Gaming Revision
KEY FACTS: ( INTRODUCTION ) Made by Notch and his Swedish based 'Mojang Studios' in May 2011. Notch = Markus 'Notch' Persson Notch received hate due to mod changes in the game so he took to twitter and jokingly said he'd sell the game. Microsoft responded and brought the game. Cross-Platform gaming: you're able to play Minecraft on different platforms such as Nintendo Switch, Playstation, and Xbox. As of February 2020 it's had 250 million users registered online. Very popular in China. Development of Gaming: Microsoft's XCloud (a streaming site where you're able to play different games that were not made available on phones) will this be successful? AUDIENCE: Minecraft becoming established in 2011, growing very quickly but didn't have backing from mainstream publisher. Very word of mouth game. Quite a distinctive game, fan based game. Bottom up product; influenced by gamers at the bottom rather than producers who are the top of m