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 "",
Minecraft (soundtrack) Bandcamp. On 4 March 2011, Rosenfeld released the game's first soundtrack album, "Minecraft – Volume Alpha", on his Bandcamp account. The album was later released on other digital download services. On 9 November 2013, Rosenfeld released the second soundtrack album, "Minecraft – Volume Beta". On 21 August 2015, a physical release of "Minecraft – Volume Alpha", consisting of CDs, black vinyl, and limited-edition transparent green vinyl LPs, was issued by acclaimed indie electronic label Ghostly International. On 4 March 2011, German musician C418 released Minecraft – Volume Alpha, the first "Minecraft" soundtrack album, and his eighth album overall. The album