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Minecraft creator says he will leave Mojang as soon as Microsoft acquisition is done
Read More »Phil Spencer: Minecraft will continue to be available across platforms
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Read More »Spencer vows that Minecraft will not be pulled from PlayStation and iOS
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 …
Read More »From the archive: Mojang uncovered
In 2012, Develop spoke to the team behind Minecraft to discover what makes this studio tick
Read More »Mojang confirms $2.5bn Microsoft acquisition
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 …
Read More »Microsoft buys Minecraft developer Mojang for $2.5bn
Founders Markus Persson, Carl Manneh and Jakob Porser to leave
Read More »Report: Microsoft announcing Mojang acquisition today
Deal could be worth as much as $2.5 billion
Read More »Minecraft owner Mojang is a perfect fit for Microsoft’s ambitions
IHS games analyst Piers Harding-Rolls discusses Microsoft’s reported bid for Minecraft owner Mojang. Microsoft’s heavily rumoured intention to buy Minecraft developer and owner Mojang may come as a surprise to the game’s more fervent fans, but it is rooted in commercial, if not cultural, sense. The news robustly dismisses the …
Read More »Formal reveal of Microsoft’s Mojang acquisition set for Monday – report
Microsoft’s rumoured impending deal to acquire Minecraft developer Mojang could be announced as early as Monday, according to a new report. Reuters cites a source briefed on the matter” that claims the acquisition’s formal unveiling is set for when the upcoming work week kicks off, adding that the total purchase …
Read More »Mojang ‘is a perfect fit’ for Microsoft, analyst says
Market analyst Piers Harding-Rolls has said that the expected union of Microsoft and Mojang is a very low-risk move for the platform holder. Minecraft is a franchise built to last, making the likely heavy investment required to secure Mojang significantly less risky than many other recent acquisitions within the games …
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