Mojang releases Minecraft Classic on the web to celebrate the game’s 10th anniversary

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Published on May 8, 2019

published on May 8, 2019

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Minecraft Classic is now available to play for free on the web browser. The release comes just ten days before the iconic game’s tenth anniversary, so anyone wanting to get their hands on the very first version of the game can now do so, no purchased copy necessary.

The Classic game comes with the same set of just 32 blocks that were first introduced, and “all the original bugs” that came with one of the very the first releases. Of course, if you own the full Java version of the game, you can always still play it straight from the Minecraft Launcher.

The classic version of Minecraft was first made available for free on PC, Mac, and Linux platforms with Java installed. Since its release, the game has received hundreds of new blocks, items, and other features. The game also saw its way to smartphones and tablets in the form of Pocket Edition, and eventually consoles as well.

Microsoft later purchased the game’s development company, Mojang, for $2.5 billion, making it the first multi-billion dollar acquisition under Microsoft’s current CEO Satya Nadella’s lead. Since then, we’ve seen Minecraft released on the Windows 10 Microsoft Store, and cross-compatibility added to the Pocket, Console, and Windows 10 editions of the game, all of which have become what is now known as Bedrock Edition.

The Minecraft team also has more surprises for the game’s tenth anniversary, which officially lands on May 17^th. In addition, we’re also expecting an AR release of the game, which was teased in a video towards the end of yesterday’s Build 2019 event.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web. Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they're looking for.