Minecraft has now sold 8 million PC copies, Notch teases

Mojang has announced that Minecraft for PC has now sold more than 8 million copies, with Jens Bergensten admitting he can’t ”think of anything clever to say.” Notch however has a string for us.

This cryptic string of letters and numbers means something, or maybe nothing. No doubt fans will tear it apart and find the hidden secret within. Until then keep on crafting those mines.

They’re yet to topple the mighty Half-Life 2 or The Sims 2 in PC sales figures yet. ”I can’t think of anything clever to say. It’s simply amazing,” said Bergensten.

Meanwhile, mad miner Notch crafted this weird string:

69I960EHE0A4A0IVG0EHE02500R4R0G1T30PLJ00V6V0EHE0V1U01V10U5U0VGV0V4R