Minecraft accolades. Social media, parodies, adaptations, merchandise, and the MineCon convention played large roles in popularizing the game. It has also been used in educational environments ("Minecraft Education Edition"), especially in the realm of computing systems, as virtual computers and hardware devices have been built in it. By late 2018, over 154 million copies had been sold across all platforms, making it the second best-selling video game of all time, behind "Tetris". In September 2014, Microsoft announced a deal to buy Mojang and the "Minecraft" intellectual property for , with the acquisition completed two months later. Spin-off games, such as "",
MineCon came the introduction of 'Official Community Events', which allow events such as Minefaire, Minevention and Multiplay's BlockFest to be considered 'Official Minecraft Conventions'. During MINECON Earth, Jens "Jeb" Bergensten announced the next update, the 1.13 "The Update Aquatic" update. This update was released in July 2018. Vu Bui, Mojang COO, also announced the winner mob based on vote, "The Monster of The Night Skies". On 10 April 2018, Mojang announced that MINECON EARTH will be taking place on 29 September 2018 for 90 minutes on stream. It is claimed to be the biggest Minecraft celebration ever, with panels, community highlights,