Hypixel
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Developer(s) | Hypixel Inc.[1] |
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Initial release | April 13, 2013 |
Platform | Minecraft: Java Edition |
Available in | 25 languages[2][3] |
List of languages Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Pirate English, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian | |
Type | Minecraft server |
Website |
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Hypixel, officially the Hypixel Network, is a
History
The Hypixel server was released in
Hypixel Inc., Hypixel's maintainer,
In 2015, it was revealed that the server cost around $100,000 a month to maintain.[9]
On June 11, 2019, Hypixel released their most popular gamemode, Skyblock.[11]
As of April 2021, the server regularly reaches over 150,000
Players of the server community banded together to write over 400,000 messages of condolences for the late content creator Technoblade, who passed away in the summer of 2022. The messages were then compiled into 21 books and delivered to the deceased's family.[16]
Hypixel China
In May 2017, Hypixel partnered with
On April 13, 2020, due to the expiration of their agreement, NetEase announced that the Chinese version of the server would be shutting down on June 30, 2020.[19]
Cyberattacks
Around April 2018, Hypixel began to use
On 18 June 2021, Hypixel shut down for emergency maintenance, stating their host was under "large-scale DDoS attacks". Connection problems were reported by players before the server was shut down, and the Hypixel team had claimed to have "identified the issue with an upstream provider". The server subsequently remained closed for four days before fully reopening. In its statement, the Hypixel team re-iterated that they had "dealt with DDoS attacks for well over 8 years", and that "recent changes at [their] host caused a flaw in [their] setup".[22][23]
Gameplay
Hypixel has various
Awards and nominations
On October 20, 2017, Hypixel announced that they held four Guinness World Records.[25]
Award | Category | Performance | Date | Result | Ref(s). |
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Guinness World Records[a] | Most Popular Independent Server For a Video Game | 64,533 concurrent players | July 7, 2017 | Won | [5][14][27] |
Most Popular Minecraft Server Network | [5] | ||||
Most Games on a Minecraft Server[b] | 43 games | August 11, 2017 | |||
Most Unique Players Logged Into a Minecraft Server | 11,982,298 players | August 24, 2017 | [14] |
See also
- Hytale, an upcoming video game by Hypixel Studios
- Technoblade, former notable Hypixel YouTuber (deceased)
References
- ^ a b "Federal Corporation Information - 841448-3 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada - Corporations - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada". www.ic.gc.ca. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "Language Troubleshooting - Hypixel Support". Hypixel Support. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Translation Update - Danish!". December 20, 2022. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Announcing Hypixel Studios and Hytale!". Hypixel - Minecraft Server and Maps. December 12, 2018. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the originalon March 8, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ "It's Official - Hypixel holds 4 Guinness World Records". Hypixel - Minecraft Server and Maps. October 20, 2017. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "Official Hypixel Minecraft Server 1.5.2 (BETA)". Hypixel - Minecraft Server and Maps. April 13, 2013. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ a b Simpkins, Jen (February 24, 2020). "First Look: Hytale is putting adventure and creativity at the heart of its ambitious block-building sandbox". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archivedfrom the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ Brown, Fraser (December 13, 2018). "The designers of one of Minecraft's most popular servers are making a blocky RPG". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "New Prototype Game - Hypixel SkyBlock". Hypixel Forums. June 11, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "Minetrack Data". Minetrack. May 22, 2020. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ Guthrie, Robert. "The Uncertain Future of Minecraft's Independent Servers". Kotaku. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Riot Games Leads Investment in Hypixel Game Studio". The Hollywood Reporter. December 13, 2018. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ Collins-Laflamme, Simon [@Simon_Hypixel] (April 7, 2020). "We just hit 18,000,000 unique players on the Hypixel Minecraft server! That means about 52% of people who bought Minecraft java edition manually typed the address and logged on the server Thank you all for this opportunity, I am still working hard like day 1. Love you all" (Tweet). Retrieved April 7, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (February 16, 2024). "Hypixel created 21 books full of fan condolences for Minecraft's Technoblade | The DeanBeat". VentureBeat. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "NetEase Reveals Games Pipeline at Third Annual Game Enthusiasts' Day" (Press release). Beijing: PR Newswire. May 22, 2017. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ "Hypixel is coming to China". Hypixel Forums. May 21, 2017. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Hypixel中国版服务器停止运营公告" [Announcement about the suspension of the Hypixel China Edition server]. mc.163.com (in Chinese). April 13, 2020. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "Internet security expert links massive botnet DDoS attacks to Minecraft disputes". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ "Cloudflare Spectrum – DDoS protection for the rest of the Internet". Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Hypixel Maintenance". Hypixel.net. June 22, 2021. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ Nixinova (June 23, 2021). "Hypixel Back Online After Large-Scale DDoS Attacks". Nixinova News. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- GamesIndustry.biz. Archivedfrom the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "It's Official - Hypixel holds 4 Guinness World Records". Hypixel Forums. Hypixel Inc. October 20, 2017. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ a b "Application Record Search". Guinness World Records. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ Fogel, Stefanie (December 13, 2018). "Creators of Popular 'Minecraft' Server Announce New Game 'Hytale'". Variety. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.