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.

Posted: Nov 06, 2014 10:30 pm
Related Forum: Gaming Discussion

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

Comments

DeftonesPosted: Fri. Nov 07, 2014

There gonna ruin it for the Playstaion version

DragonPosted: Fri. Nov 07, 2014

I still find minecraft somewhat interesting, if you have an imagination.

GHOSTIZABOSSPosted: Fri. Nov 07, 2014

played minecraft and it was fun at the beginning but I just gave up I might go back and play soon

SwiftPosted: Fri. Nov 07, 2014

I am not really into Minecraft besides watching a few videos here and there by certain YouTubers but I really hope that Microsoft does not ruin this franchise.

Minecraft 2 would be the worst decision ever made by them.

MissPosted: Thu. Nov 06, 2014

Never really got into Minecraft unfortunately even though I did own it. I'll probably give it another try on Xbox One eventually.

-CorgiPosted: Thu. Nov 06, 2014

Sage Well Microsoft is buying all the things!!! I hope they still update it and everything the same way it has been.

Updates will probably come out slightly faster. Microsoft only became the publishers, not the developers. Whenever the update is made, Mojang would have to send it to MS to get approved. Now that Microsoft is the publisher, it might get approved faster? I dunno if that's how that works, though.

SagePosted: Thu. Nov 06, 2014

Well Microsoft is buying all the things!!! I hope they still update it and everything the same way it has been.