The transcript appears to be a narration of the history and development of a popular game, possibly Minecraft, detailing its inception, features, updates, and impact on players and the gaming industry. It mentions various milestones, updates, and community interactions that shaped the game's journey from a simple prototype to a best-selling title. The story also touches on the game's influence on content creation and its resurgence in popularity due to new features and community engagement.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A game called Infiniminer was released on April 29, 2009.
2. Infiniminer was a multiplayer game that took place on a small cubic planet.
3. The game was created by a person named Zach.
4. The game was not very popular and the developers stopped supporting it after a month.
5. A programmer named Marcus Persons, also known as "Notch", found the game's source code and was inspired to create his own game.
6. Notch started working on a game called Minecraft in May 2009.
7. The first prototype of Minecraft was released on May 10, 2009.
8. Notch combined elements from Infiniminer and another game called Dwarf Fortress to create Minecraft.
9. The first version of Minecraft was released on May 17, 2009.
10. The game was initially free and players could donate to support the developer.
11. The game became popular and Notch founded a company called Mojang in 2010.
12. Minecraft was officially released on November 22, 2011.
13. The game became a huge success and sold over 30 million copies by 2013.
14. Minecraft was released on iOS and Android in 2011 and on Xbox 360 in 2013.
15. Microsoft bought Mojang, the company behind Minecraft, for $2.5 billion in 2014.
16. Notch left Mojang after the acquisition and the game's popularity began to decline.
17. However, in 2019, interest in Minecraft increased again due to YouTube videos and updates to the game.
18. Minecraft is currently the most popular game in the world.