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===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 (1980β2013)|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>
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