Minecraft pulls in $300,000 a day as PC sales surpass 14 million copies

Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson could probably afford to make real armor out of diamonds or gold.

Developer Mojang has sold more than 14 million copies of Minecraft for the PC. The indie phenomenon, which has players crafting weapons, tools, and structures to survive in a Lego-like world of colorful blocks, makes around $350,000 every day just from the computer release.