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Hypixel
Developer(s)Hypixel Inc.
Initial releaseApril 13, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-04-13)
TypeGame server
Websitehypixel.net

Hypixel is a Minecraft mini-game server, founded on April 14, 2013, by Simon Collins-Laflamme and Philippe Touchette, from Hypixel Inc.. As of December 2018, the server has had a total of 14 million unique logins. It runs on the Java Edition of Minecraft.[1]

History

Hypixel was founded on April 14, 2013, by Simon Collins-Laflamme and Philippe Touchette.[2][3][4] The two originally created Minecraft adventure maps and uploaded them to their YouTube channel before creating the Hypixel server to showcase their creations. They then created small minigames for players to play on while waiting to join the main adventure maps, which soon after gained popularity.[5][better source needed]

On December 21, 2016, Hypixel reached 10 million unique players in total,[6] and reached 14 million on December 13, 2018.[7] Hypixel attracts around 2 million players each month.[2]

Around April 2018, Hypixel started to use Cloudflare Spectrum as a DDoS protection after being the victim of attacks hosted by Mirai against the server.[8][9]

Hytale

On December 13, 2018, a stand-alone game named Hytale was announced to be in development by Hypixel Studios, a newly-founded company by the creators of Hypixel,[7][10][11][12] with support from Riot Games and other developers including Dennis Fong, Rob Pardo and Peter Levine.[7] Development for Hytale started in 2015.[11] The trailer for Hytale was released on December 13, 2018, and amassed over 30 million views within a month.[13][14]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee Result Reference(s)
2017 Guinness World Records Most Popular Independent Server For a Video Game Hypixel Network Won [7][11]
Most Unique Players Logged Into a Minecraft Server: 11,982,298 Hypixel Network Won [1]
Most Popular Minecraft Server Network Hypixel Network Won [1]
Most Games on a Minecraft Server: 43 Hypixel Network Won [15][non-primary source needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c MacGregor, Jodie (December 20, 2018). "Hytale is a Minecraft follow-up that remembers the minigames". RockPaperShotgun. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Wiltshire, Alex (September 15, 2015). "The Future Of Minecraft's Biggest Servers". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  3. ^ Brown, Fraser (December 13, 2018). "The designers of one of Minecraft's most popular servers are making a blocky RPG". PC Gamer. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  4. ^ "7 Oldest Minecraft Servers". Oldest.org. February 22, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  5. ^ EGX (6 April 2019). "RPS Presents: The Story Of Hytale | Developer Sessions | EGX Rezzed 2019".
  6. ^ Guthrie, Robert. "The Uncertain Future of Minecraft's Independent Servers". Kotaku. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d "Riot Games Leads Investment in Hypixel Game Studio". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  8. ^ "Internet security expert links massive botnet DDoS attacks to Minecraft disputes". PC Gamer. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  9. ^ "Cloudflare Spectrum – DDoS protection for the rest of the Internet". Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  10. ^ Fogel, Stefanie (December 13, 2018). "Creators of Popular 'Minecraft' Server Announce New Game 'Hytale'". Variety. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  11. ^ a b c Takahashi, Dean (13 December 2018). "Beware, Minecraft and Roblox. Here comes the blocky world of Hytale". VentureBeat. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  12. ^ Tarason, Dominic (December 13, 2018). "Hytale is a blocky sandbox RPG spawned from a massive Minecraft server". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  13. ^ Milkameluna (January 9, 2019). "Hytale : 30 millions de vues sur le trailer d'annonce". Millennium.org (in French). Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  14. ^ Fischer, Tyler (January 12, 2019). "First Trailer of 'Minecraft' Inspired Game 'Hytale' Has 31 Million Views In Less Than 30 Days". ComicBook.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  15. ^ "It's Official - Hypixel holds 4 Guinness World Records". Hypixel - Minecraft Server and Maps. Retrieved 18 December 2018.

External links

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