The sandbox video game Minecraft exited beta with the official release of version 1.0.

Minecraft is a sandbox game developed and published by Mojang Studios. Formally released on 18 November 2011 for PCs following its initial public alpha release on 17 May 2009, it has been ported to numerous platforms, including mobile devices and various video game consoles.

The software release life cycle is the process of developing, testing, and distributing a software product. It typically consists of several stages, such as pre-alpha, alpha, beta, and release candidate, before the final version, or "gold", is released to the public.