Release Date
Minecraft's official release date was the 18th of November 2011. This was during MineCon when Notch (the head creator of Minecraft) pulled the "lever" to officially release the full game or 1.0. Although this was the release date, they still do updates, and the latest version is 1.2.4.
Developers
This game was developed by a small company called Mojang. Mojang is an indie game developer studio based in Stockholm, Sweeden. They have developed Minecraft and Scrolls. Mojang consists of only 16 members led by Markus Persson a.k.a Notch.
Publisher
Mojang
Platforms
Minecraft is currently only available for PC, but Mojang has stated the the official release of Minecraft for Xbox will be May 9, 2012.
Genre
Minecraft is a roll playing game.
Players
You are the player in Minecraft. You get to play as who ever you want. You get to design your own skin and upload it to minecraft.net.
Synopsis
Minecraft is a game where your imagination is the limit. You can build virtually anything. You use "blocks" to build, and you place them to build anything from cool buildings, to pixel art. You can create your own Minecraft server for people to join and play together. You can also download and create mods, and plugins for servers. There are no rules to follow, so the adventure is up to you.
Personal Rating
I give the game a 9/10 because there are no limits to the possibilities in this game, but the graphics aren't exactly "Crisis 2" quality.