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Minecraft

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96 articles stable

Minecraft has appeared in 96 articles since 2015-03. Coverage peaked in 2025Q2 with 4 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Microsoft, Apple, Roblox, Google.

Articles
96
mentions
Velocity
0.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
+0.750
velocity change
Sources
43
publications

Coverage Timeline

2018-11-12
VentureBeat 11 related

Microsoft XO18 roundup: Microsoft acquires game studios inXile and Obsidian, announces 91M+ MAUs for Minecraft, and says Minecraft Marketplace has 77 partners

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat :

2018-11-11
VentureBeat 8 related

Microsoft XO18 roundup: Microsoft acquires game studios InXile and Obsidian, announces 91M+ MAUs for Minecraft, and says Minecraft Marketplace has 77 partners

Microsoft is throwing a big fan bash in Mexico City, and it made a lot of news announcements about new games, services, and acquisitions at its XO18 fan event.

2016-01-19
New York Times 24 related

Microsoft acquires MinecraftEdu, a modified version of Minecraft tailored for use in schools, used in 7K classrooms in over 40 countries

Microsoft Acquires MinecraftEdu, Tailored for Schools  —  SEATTLE — When Microsoft acquired the creator of the game Minecraft in 2014 …

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Quarterly Coverage

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Narrative

TEXXR tracks 90 Techmeme articles mentioning Minecraft, dating back to March 2015. The biggest stories include Mojang Studios will not support or allow NFTs, as they “create models of scarcity and... and A vulnerability in the Apache log4j Java logging library allows for remote code.... Frequently covered alongside Microsoft, Roblox, GitHub, Windows 10, and Apple. Coverage has shifted toward safety, developer themes and away from consumer.

Key Moments

2024Q4developer -50pts
2025Q2enterprise +50pts; consumer -100pts; research +50pts
2026Q2enterprise -50pts; safety +100pts; developer +100pts

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