A month later, he charged people €10 (£8) to download the game. Minecraft sold 40 copies that first weekend. The game also kept selling and selling just on the PC platform. In January 2011 ...

Video game Minecraft, owned by US tech giant Microsoft, where players build virtual worlds, has passed 300 million copies sold, it announced Sunday, cementing its status as the best selling game ever.

Minecraft has already sold 300 million copies, but Xbox boss Phil Spencer has spoken about keeping players engaged with the company's games, and tie-ins on film and TV are one way to do that.