When Microsoft bought Mojang, the makers of the insanely popular Minecraft, in a surprise $2.5 billion deal in September 2014, nobody knew what to think. The game seemed an odd fit for Microsoft, ...

Breaking News: Microsoft just confirmed that it will pay $2.5 billion to acquire Mojang, the game developer behind the popular Minecraft game franchise. Markus “Notch” Persson The acquisition of the ...

Minecraft isn’t just that game your kids can’t stop talking about, it’s also a key piece of Microsoft’s most exciting new technology Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella has confirmed in an ...

Microsoft announced this week that it's buying hugely popular game franchise Minecraft for $2.5 billion. For that money, Microsoft gets rights to the game and ownership of its Stockholm, Sweden-based ...

Minecraft's vast online realms will be easier to join, Microsoft says at the E3 show, and game consoles will play nice with Windows and phones. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Microsoft didn't buy Mojang, although that's what both companies are going to say. Microsoft bought Minecraft. The deal was announced this morning, and the purchase amount was confirmed to be $2.5 ...

One year ago, Microsoft announced plans to make a business out of Minecraft content, with a Marketplace program that lets creators sell their own maps, mini-games, and aesthetic tweaks. Now, the ...

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: ...

Microsoft will be shutting down its augmented-reality version of Minecraft, known as Minecraft Earth, beginning in June, 2021, the company said Tuesday. Microsoft blamed the pandemic as a cause, as ...

So, those are the main details. But there’s a lot to dig into, to find out, what is Minecraft Earth? I’ve spent a little time playing the game, and here’s the best way I can describe it: It’s a lot ...

This very planet, if reports are to be believed. Indeed, according to Bloomberg, it was Notch that made the initial approach to Microsoft. The deal is said to value Mojang, the Swedish studio behind ...

Microsoft has put another nail in the coffin of Windows 10 Mobile, confirming that it has stopped development of its hit game Minecraft for Windows phones. The official FAQ states: “Is the 1.0 Ender ...