Some of the more successful indie games tend to market well before release in order to stir up interest in the game. Would Minecraft have been as successful if

Some of the more successful indie games tend to market well before release in order to stir up interest in the game. Would Minecraft have been as successful if Notch just kept quiet and released a paid copy instead of releasing an alpha after a few days of development so everyone could talk about this new cool new sandbox game being developed? Probably not. Given the ease at which you can post information on the internet these days, this should be a no-brainer for any modern developer.