Reblogged from VentureBeat:

Minecraft, the hit indie open-sandbox game now coming to XBox 360 in May, has made over $80M since it's beginnings as a company in October 2011, according to a blog post in the Financial Times.

A game that's been compared to a virtual Lego set, Minecraft has been downloaded 25 million times, with over 5 million of those purchasing the full game.

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Minecraft's success continues to defy all common games industry logic that big budgets, huge dev teams and quality graphics are needed to create a hit product.