Editing Lego Minecraft (section)

==Development==
===Microworlds===
When asked about Lego Minecraft's beginnings, Mojang chief executive officer [[Carl Manneh]] stated that "it was one of the first things we talked about when we started [[Mojang]]."<ref>{{cite web |title=Carl Manneh, CEO of Mojang by NextMarket on Soundcloud |url=https://soundcloud.com/nextmarket/carl-manneh-ceo-of-mojang |website=[[SoundCloud.com]] |publisher=NextMarket |access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref> Mojang started the project on the [[Lego Ideas|Lego Cuusoo]] program, which required ten thousand signatures for the project to be approved. With the strong support of the ''Minecraft'' community, the signature objective was achieved within 2 days,<ref name="days">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5878848/there-will-be-official-minecraft-lego-sets |title=There Will Be Official Minecraft Lego Sets |publisher=[[Kotaku]] |author=Totilo, Stephen |date=January 24, 2012 |access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref> and the development of the Lego Minecraft set commenced after Lego reviewed the project. The first Micro-World set was released on June 6, 2012. Portions of the sales proceeds went to a charity of Lego's choosing.<ref name="charity">{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2012/06/06/lego-minecraft-arrives/ |title=Lego Minecraft arrives, sudden drop in productivity expected when the UPS man gets here |work=[[Engadget]]|publisher=[[AOL]]  |author=Cooper, Daniel |date=June 6, 2012 |access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref> On July 17, 2013, it was announced that two additional Micro-World sets would be added to the ''Minecraft'' theme based on the "Nether" and "Village" areas of the game.<ref name=ign/> They were first shown at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] and released September 1, 2013.<ref name="ign">{{cite web |author=Clark, Matt |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/17/lego-announces-new-nether-and-village-minecraft-sets-at-sdcc |title=LEGO Announces New 'Nether' and 'Village' Minecraft Sets at SDCC |date=January 17, 2013 |access-date=May 28, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] }}</ref> The fourth and final Micro-World set exploring "The End" region was released in summer 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Good Guess |access-date=May 28, 2018 |url=https://www.facebook.com/LEGOMinecraft |date=March 14, 2014 |via=[[Facebook]]}}{{Primary source inline|date=August 2022}}</ref>

===Minifigures===
Minifigure sized Lego sets were then later announced in 2014. The prototypes of Creepers, mine carts, and sheep were all being developed as part of a Co-Build Project announced after MineCon, a fan convention. The initial group of 6 minifigre-scaled sets including the First Night, the Mine, the Ender Dragon, Crafting Box, the Farm and the Cave were released from November to December 2014.<ref name="minecon">{{cite web |author=Engen, Josh |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/130962-The-New-Minecraft-LEGO-Sets-Will-Include-Creepers-And-Mine-Cars |title=The New Minecraft LEGO Sets Will Include Creepers And Mine Cars |date=December 31, 2013 |access-date=May 28, 2018 |work=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]|publisher=Alloy Digital }}</ref> As of now, there are 43 Minifig-Scale that have been released with more on the way.

===Bigfigs===
In 2019, Lego introduced Minecraft Bigfigs which are Big brick built figures based on ''Minecraft ''mobs similar to Lego Construction figures like Bionicle, ''Knights Kingdom II'', etc. So far there have been three Bigfigs released consisting of Bigfig [[Steve (Minecraft)|Steve]] with Parrot, Bigfig Alex with Chicken, and Bigfig Skeleton with Magma Cube with a Series 2 to be released in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://newminecraftapk.com/ |title=Download Minecraft APK v1.15.5.1 Latest Version 2020 |website=Minecraft Apk |language=en-US |access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref>