Microsoft to buy Minecraft creator Mojang for $2.5 bn
The creators of the videogame Minecraft, the Swedish company Mojang, on Monday announced a takeover by the US software giant Microsoft worth $2.5 billion (1.93 billion euros).
Sep 15, 2014, 20:33 PM ISTMicrosoft needs Minecraft to boost mobile ambitions
Microsoft’s impending purchase of Mojang, the Swedish developer with 100 million players of its open world Minecraft game, is more aimed at pulling users onto the software company`s obscure mobile platform than its better known PC system or Xbox game console.
Sep 13, 2014, 09:46 AM IST