<p>The hit indie game, Minecraft on Xbox Live Arcade has achieved its next milestone by reaching 5 million sales before the end of 2012.</p>
<p>What is arguably equally as interesting to note is that the game achieved this figure by a big boost on Christmas Day when the title was downloaded a whopping 453,000 times on the big day; clearly Santa was a little lazy this year and just sent download codes instead of actual games, though he’s obviously thinking of the environment probably&#8230;</p>
<p>Have you tried Minecraft on XBLA? Is it as equally good as the PC version, better or worse? Let us know in the comments below!</p>
<p>[Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/4JStudios/status/286786316925026304">@4JStudios</a> via <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/03/minecraft-xbox-360-closes-out-the-year-by-reaching-5-million-sal/">Joystiq</a>]</p>
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Minecraft on XBLA Reveals Breathtaking Total Sales As Of The End Of 2012

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