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In May of 2019, Minecraft celebrated the tenth anniversary of its initial public version, releasing a number of content to celebrate.
On the day of May 17, 2019, as an easter egg the cake model on Java Edition would have an added 10, made of white concrete.
As part of the anniversary, a number of pieces of merchandise were released to celebrate, as well as a sale of existing products "[justifying] 133 exclamation marks."[1][2]
In order to "embrace the past," a remake of Java Edition Classic 0.0.23a_01 coded in JavaScript was released under the name Minecraft Classic.[3] This version had up to 40 usable blocks and supported nine player multiplayer, though with a number of changes and anachronisms from the original.
Announced early into the year, Minecraft Earth is an augmented-reality mobile game where the player would travel across physical spaces and collect items.[4]
Released on both the Marketplace and Realms, 10 Years of Minecraft is an educational exploration map made to celebrate the anniversary. The map is set inside of a compound themed around the game and its history, with numerous books on blocks of the time, themed areas, and references to fanon such as Herobrine.
The 2020 edition of the Minecraft Annual book series celebrated the anniversary.