Gaming-revision

- creator was Markus Perssons (Notch)- Mojang was his company that he created minecraft under.
- Sold minecraft to microsoft in 2014 as he was receiving hate and abuse online because of people who were annoyed that he didn't upgrade the software.
- The game was created in may 2009
- It is a sandbox game
-Remember the marketing language like synergy and conglomerate


- Structure of exam: Include key facts and background info (eg: owner, key dates and statistics about minecraft success)
Main body:3-4 short points/paras (PEEL)
Mini conclusion 


-Pro-sumer
-bottom-up products (audience actively involved in the production and development of the game)

- Include theories and context


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