Last week was full of speculation over a potential sale of Minecraft developer Mojang to mego corporation Microsoft. Finally Mojang are free to talk about it and, yes, the deal is happening. "Mojang ...

Microsoft may shell out upwards of $2 billion, and the deal could close by next week. Persson railed on Facebook’s “history of caring about building user numbers” in a blog post, arguing that he “did ...

The house that Notch built is working on three new games, Mojang CEO Carl Manneh revealed in a recent interview with Edge. Two of them will be revealed and/or released during the first half of this ...

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Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Mojang, the company behind Minecraft, after weeks of rumors. Microsoft says it paid $2.5 billion for the gaming company — a figure that falls in line ...

The games industry moves pretty fast, and there's a tendency for all involved to look constantly to what's next without so much worrying about what came before. That said, even an industry so ...

Microsoft will acquire the maker of the long-running hit game 'Minecraft' as the company continues to invest in its Xbox gaming platform and looks to grab attention on mobile phones. By Associated ...

Microsoft is continuing to spend its overseas cash with its acquisition of Minecraft creator Mojang for $2.5 billion. Microsoft announced the purchase on September 15, noting Mojang will be joining ...

Microsoft is in talks to acquire Swedish game company, Mojang. If the $2 billion deal for the maker of Minecraft goes through, the mobs, skeletons, zombies — and most importantly — the company's ...

Microsoft's $2.5 billion acquisition of Minecraft developer Mojang has officially closed, announced Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft's Xbox division, on Twitter today. "It's official, today we ...

The video game world saw a massive acquisition Monday when Microsoft confirmed it was buying Mojang, the company behind the immense world-building game Minecraft, for $2.5 billion. Now let's be clear: ...

The rumors were true. Microsoft has acquired Mojang, the company behind the wildly popular game Minecraft, for a cool $2.5 billion dollars. The deal spells the end of independence for one of the most ...