Microsoft completes acquisition of Minecraft studio

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Microsoft has successfully acquired Minecraft developer Mojang, completing a $2.5 billion purchase announced in September.

Minecraft earned a reported $326 million in revenue in 2013 across game sales, ports and merchandising. Minecraft creator and Mojang co-founder Markus "Notch" Persson has since departed the company, expressing a desire to "go back to doing Ludum Dares and small web experiments."

Microsoft retained close ties with Mojang following the launch of the million-selling Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition in 2012, and followed up with a recent Xbox One port.



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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/06/microsoft-completes-acquisition-of-minecraft-studio/

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TiffxnyPosted:

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Latency I don't like that microsoft takes everything and finds ways to make profits off everything.


Thats what every company does?

If sony had the chance they would of done the same.



Everything a company does is based off profit.

KurumuPosted:

-Skittle R.I.P Minecraft
Murdered by Microsoft


There is so much clouded hatred around this purchase. Are people really this dumb? Do some of you idiots think Microsoft fired the entire development team to put their own devs in place?

They didn't the development team that Minecraft has always had is still staying to develop the game. Just think of it as a smaller company seeking help on business rather than game development.

TaylorPosted:

xKat Microsoft will more than likely ruine Minecraft, they have no idea what to do


Most of the employees that worked for Notch and other Co-Founders of Mojang still work for Mojang, they will be leading the development of Minecraft in the future.

Minecraft will not be ruined, it will continue to be an amazing. No matter what console it's on.

The-ProfessorPosted:

Well there goes minecraft. Watch the next update is going to gave IPhone's and crap.

SkittlePosted:

R.I.P Minecraft
Murdered by Microsoft

MajPosted:

Microsoft will more than likely ruine Minecraft, they have no idea what to do

DusknoirPosted:

Mojang is sitting on some serious money lol, must be nice.

KatsumiPosted:

PokeBall Why did Microsoft have to take Mojang? Aren't they already rich enough?


I don't think any transnational company is going to go ahead and say "Hey... we are already rich, we should just stop making money..", the main objective of a company is profit, as such despite how much profit they are making at this current point they will strive to make more profit, hence the acquisition of Mojang

1989Posted:

Latency I don't like that microsoft takes everything and finds ways to make profits off everything.


Thats what every company does?

If sony had the chance they would of done the same.

DeluxeHazardPosted:

PokeBall Why did Microsoft have to take Mojang? Aren't they already rich enough?


Exactly. In my perspective, there is no point in Microsoft buying Mojang other than to get richer.


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