Minecraft: The Story of Mojang, the well-received documentary about the popular game and its origins, will make its TV debut this weekend. The Fusion network has announced that it will air the documentary on Sunday, March 22 at 8 PM EDT.
Immediately following the documentary at 10 PM, Fusion will broadcast a -style show called "Talking Minecraft" that digs deeper into the sandbox superhit.
This show will be hosted by YouTube personalities including Jordan "Captain Sparklez" Maron along with “JeromeASF" Aceti.
Talking Minecraft aims to continue the conversation around Minecraft and its impact and influence on the gaming world, featuring interviews with the movie's key producers and some video game industry experts.
More information about Talking Minecraft is available at .
Minecraft: The Story of Mojang was produced by 2Player Productions. The film, funded on Kickstarter, was . It tells the story of how the game rose to prominence from its humble origins.
The story of Minecraft is an ongoing one, which likely explains why Fusion is airing the documentary and creating its own exclusive content around the game. While other indie games have come and gone, Minecraft didn't fade away--instead, it's growing.
In September 2014, technology giant Microsoft to buy Mojang and the Minecraft franchise. A , the, and the game Just last month, the version of the game had .
Creator Markus "Notch" Persson has since left Mojang. He in Beverly Hills and threw . Persson has since discussed his decision to sell Minecraft to Microsoft, saying he
Minecraft has also been controversial of late, as Turkey is .