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Minecraft passes 2 million sales

Developer Marcus Persson has confirmed on his blog that Minecraft has now passed 2 million sales. The indie super-smash, which is still in beta, will release on November 11 this year, the same day as Skyrim. The current version sells for €14.95; revenues for the game to this point were estimated to be $33 million at the beginning of the month, based on 1.8 million sales.

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.
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