Microsoft will acquire the maker of the long-running hit game Minecraft
for $2.5 billion as the company continues to invest in its Xbox gaming
platform and looks to grab attention on mobile phones.
The technology company said it will buy Stockholm-based game maker Mojang in a deal expected to close in late 2014.
Minecraft, which lets users build in and explore a Lego-like virtual multiplayer world, has been downloaded 100 million times on PC alone since its launch in 2009. It is the most popular online game on Xbox, and the top paid app for Apple's iOS and Google's Android operating system in the U.S.
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The technology company said it will buy Stockholm-based game maker Mojang in a deal expected to close in late 2014.
Minecraft, which lets users build in and explore a Lego-like virtual multiplayer world, has been downloaded 100 million times on PC alone since its launch in 2009. It is the most popular online game on Xbox, and the top paid app for Apple's iOS and Google's Android operating system in the U.S.
http://www.connecting2technology.com/game-news.php
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