Minecraft of the alpha version of the game expanded. Persson continued to update the game with releases distributed to users automatically. These updates included new items, new blocks, new mobs, survival mode, and changes to the game's behavior (e.g. how water flows). To back the development of "Minecraft", Persson set up a video game company, Mojang, with the money earned from the game. On 11 December 2010, Persson announced that "Minecraft" was entering its beta testing phase on 20 December 2010. He further stated that bug fixes and all updates leading up to and including the release would still be free.
Minecraft week of being on the Xbox Live Marketplace, "Minecraft" sold upwards of a million copies. GameSpot announced in December 2012 that "Minecraft" sold over 4.48 million copies since the game debuted on Xbox Live Arcade in May 2012. In 2012, "Minecraft" was the most purchased title on Xbox Live Arcade; it was also the fourth most played title on Xbox Live based on average unique users per day. , the Xbox 360 version has sold 12 million copies. In addition, "Minecraft: Pocket Edition" has reached a figure of 21 million in sales. The PlayStation 3 version sold one million copies