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'''''0x10^c''''' (pronounced "ten to the c")<ref>{{cite web|title=Minecraft's composer discusses Mojang's unreleased game, Notch's departure|work=Polygon|date=September 18, 2014 |url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/9/18/6351607/minecrafts-composer-discusses-mojang-unreleased-game-notchs-departure|access-date=9 July 2018}}</ref> is an [[Unfinished creative work|unfinished]] [[Open world|sandbox]] [[science fiction]] video game previously under development by [[Mojang AB]]. It was announced on April 3, 2012, by [[Markus Persson]], the game's lead designer.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web|author=Knapp, Alex |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/04/03/mojang-registers-website-for-its-new-game-0x10c/ |title=Mojang Registers Website For Its New Game '0x10c' |work=Forbes.com |date=April 3, 2012 |access-date=May 7, 2012}}</ref> The game was eventually indefinitely postponed because Persson found several creative blocks, citing the main problem as "it not being very fun to play". Persson then stated he will instead most likely continue to work on smaller projects for the rest of his life.<ref name="IndefPostponement">{{cite web |last=Plafke |first=James |url=http://www.geek.com/games/notch-indefintely-shelves-mojangs-space-game-0x10c-1565266/ |title=Notch indefintely [sic] shelves Mojang's space game, 0x10c |date=August 13, 2013 |publisher=[[Geek.com]] |access-date=August 14, 2013 |archive-date=April 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425185529/http://www.geek.com/games/notch-indefintely-shelves-mojangs-space-game-0x10c-1565266/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The game was later completely cancelled.<ref name="cancel">{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/08/20/notch-explains-why-0x10c-cancelled/|title=Notch explains decision to axe 0x10c, concentrate on 'smaller' games |date=2013-08-20 |access-date=2020-11-11 |first1=Daniel |last1=Cooper |website=engadget.com}}</ref>

The announced features included a fully working virtual computer, random encounters, an advanced economy system, and also single and [[multiplayer]] modes in a consistent universe, or "Multiverse".<ref name="Forbes" /> The game takes place in the year AD 281,474,976,712,644<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2144098,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523202641/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2144098,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 23, 2013|title=The Mystery of Minecraft|author=Harry McCracken |___location=Stockholm|work=TIME.com}}</ref> after people start waking up from "deep sleep" caused by a bug in deep sleep cells that were released in 1988. {{code|0x}} is a prefix in many [[High-level programming language|high-level languages]] used to indicate a [[hexadecimal]] [[Literal (computer programming)|literal]]. 10^C in hexadecimal is equivalent to 16¹² in decimal, which equals 281,474,976,710,656, the number of years passed in the story since 1988.