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Leading internet celebrity Felix ‘PewDiePie’ Kjellberg has signed a timed exclusivity deal with Major League Gaming. Episodes of PewDiePie’s BroKen podcast will as of today debut on MLG.tv before they are available elsewhere, further strengthening the star’s seemingly gradual move away from YouTube. We’re excited to introduce PewDiePie to the …

Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has said that the growth of Minecraft and the influence the game now exerts are the reasons behind his decision to sell Mojang. The $2.5bn acquisition at the hands of Microsoft was confirmed today, with a statement from Mojang saying that Persson doesn’t want the responsibility of …

Minecraft creator says he will leave Mojang as soon as Microsoft acquisition is done

UK-based retailer GAME has acquired some of the Spanish store portfolio of High Street rival GameStop. GameStop will close the remaining stores in what it describes as its exit” from the Spanish market, a decision it arrived at after a careful review of the market’s financial performance and future opportunities, …

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Xbox boss touts cloud tech to power 'richer and faster worlds'

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said that Microsoft’s acquisition of Mojang will not result in the game being dropped on rival platforms. At Microsoft, we believe in the power of content to unite people,” he said. Minecraft adds diversity to our game portfolio and helps us reach new gamers across …

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As expected, Microsoft’s acquisition of Minecraft creators Mojang has been confirmed. The deal is worth $2.5bn and will result in the departure of the company’s three founders – Markus Persson, Carl Manneh and Jakob Porser. Change is scary, and this is a big change for all of us. It’s going …

Founders Markus Persson, Carl Manneh and Jakob Porser to leave