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Yet Minecraft looks little like Halo and its Hollywood-level graphics .

然而，《我的世界》看上去和《光晕》及其好莱坞级别的图像效果相似度极小。

In fact , that is probably Minecraft 's biggest success .

事实上，这很可能就是《我的世界》的最大成功之处。

Minecraft was the only original title in the top 10 .

位列前10的游戏中只有沙盒游戏Minecraft属于初创。

Minecraft seems distant from Microsoft 's core " productivity " services such as Office .

《我的世界》距离Office等微软的核心办公软件/服务似乎很遥远。

It happened in the pixelated world of the video game Minecraft .

这件事发生在电子游戏《我的世界》（Minecraft）的像素世界里。

Minecraft is a " sandbox " video game that 's popular with kids .

“我的世界”是一种“沙盒”视频游戏，很受小孩子欢迎。

Many Minecraft enthusiasts are opposed to the acquisition .

许多《我的世界》发烧友反对收购。

The plan was to develop other games but instead Minecraft became a bigger success than anybody imagined .

他们原来的计划是再开发一些别的游戏，可《我的世界》火得超乎任何人的想象。

By making the puzzling purchase of Minecraft his first significant acquisition , he has sent conflicting signals .

他的第一笔重大收购的对象是《我的世界》（Minecraft），这笔令人困惑的交易发出了相互矛盾的信号。

Since it was created five years ago , Minecraft has become a technology phenomenon and one of the biggest-selling games in history .

自5年前问世至今，《我的世界》已成为科技界的一个奇迹，也成为了史上卖得最好的一款游戏。

The uncompromising interface is probably why so many parents are baffled by their children 's love of Minecraft .

许多家长对孩子热衷《我的世界》百思不得其解，很可能是因为其游戏界面有些单一。

Minecraft does not come with predetermined goals .

《我的世界》不预先设定目标。

The makers behind Minecraft will join the team responsible for other Microsoft video games , such as Halo .

《我的世界》制作团队也将负责微软另一款电游“Halo”的制作。

Mojang remains dependent on one product but Minecraft 's continuing success has dulled questions about developing other games .

Mojang仍然只依赖一款产品，不过《我的世界》的持续成功，让开发其他游戏的任务显得不那么紧迫了。

And minecraft has become a gaming phenom with no signs of slowing down .

Minecraft业已成为游戏业的新贵，而且发展势头没有显示出一丝放缓的迹象。

Microsoft has acquired Mojang , the maker of Minecraft , one of the world 's best-selling video games .

微软收购Mojang公司，该公司创作了全球最畅销的电玩游戏《我的世界》。

Minecraft is an oddity in today 's games industry , where there are two shortcuts to making a smash hit .

《我的世界》是当今游戏业的一个另类。在游戏业蹿红有两个捷径。

A good barometer of how rapidly the game has grown in popularity is minecon , the annual minecraft convention .

Minecraft游戏年度盛会MineCon是一个绝佳的晴雨表，从中可看出这款游戏流行指数的飙升。

When programmer Markus Persson , 32 , began working on a side project called minecraft in 2009 there was little to indicate it would go anywhere .

2009年，32岁的程序员马库斯•佩尔松开始着手开发一个名为Minecraft的编外项目，当时，几乎没有任何迹象显示它会成功。

Take for example minecraft , the blockbuster block-building game that has been loaded up on PCs and iPads across the globe .

比如《挖矿争霸》（Minecraft），这款一鸣惊人的积木游戏已经被全球玩家装在自己的PC和iPad中。

With its pixelated , blocky textures , minecraft looks like a relic from the Atari era .

Minecraft的像素和块状材质让它看起来像是雅达利（Atari，美国一家电脑游戏机厂商&译注）时代的遗物。

One person who will not stick around to see what changes lie in store for the game , however , is Minecraft 's creator , Markus Persson .

但是，《我的世界》的创造者马库斯·佩尔松（MarkusPersson）不会留在公司，亲眼看着它发生变化。

In his spare time Mr Persson developed Minecraft and within a few months it was making nearly as much money as JAlbum , which had more than 1m users .

佩尔松利用业余时间开发了《我的世界》，几个月后这款游戏创造的收入就快赶上有逾100万用户的JAlbum了。

Minecraft is altogether more wholesome .

《我的世界》总体来说更为健康。

Instead , the privately owned toymaker is now collaborating with the Swedish start-up on a second batch of Minecraft sets , due in a few months .

现在，这家未上市的玩具制造商正与Mojang合作，制作《我的世界》的第二批场景，预计将在几个月后问世。

Consider the company 's $ 2.5 billion buyout of the wildly successful Minecraft developer last September or the January sneak peek at the company 's virtual reality interface , HoloLens .

微软在去年9月以25亿美元的价格收购了大获成功的游戏《我的世界》的开发商，又在今年1月发布了虚拟现实产品HoloLens。

Minecraft is widely seen as the game the Danish toymaker should have made in its attempt to conquer the digital world but its own plan , Lego Universe , flopped .

人们普遍认为，乐高在征服数字世界时原本应该制作出《我的世界》这样的游戏，但乐高自己的开发计划，即《乐高宇宙》（LegoUniverse），却没有取得成功。

Minecraft players have made cruise liners , rocket ships and even basic computers , as well as pixel-perfect recreations of Minas Tirith in Lord of the Rings .

《我的世界》玩家已经造出了游轮、火箭船甚至是初级计算机，还用像素完美还原出了《指环王》中的米那斯提力斯城堡（MinasTirith）。

The kids build games with Ruby , work with Linux , and-in one of the most popular programs-learn Python to build things in the world of Minecraft , a popular videogame .

孩子们使用Ruby开发游戏，运用Linux系统，他们还学习Python语言来在热门电子游戏Minecraft的世界中造东西&这是最受孩子们欢迎的课程之一。

As part of the deal , employees of Mojang , the Swedish developer that created Minecraft , will join Microsoft Studios , which already publishes games like the blockbuster Halo .

该交易的内容之一是，《我的世界》的瑞典开发商Mojang旗下员工将加入微软工作室（MicrosoftStudios）；后者已经发行过一些游戏，比如大热的《光晕》（Halo）。