NDM 6

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/15/microsoft-buys-minecraft-creator-mojang-for-25bn
Minecraft sold: Microsoft buys Mojang for $2.5bn

• $2.5 billion (£1.5 billion)
• $100 million profit in 2013
• Mojang owner felt he had too much responsibility and stress
• Generated $326m in revenue last year
• PC/Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, Vita, iOS, and Android

Minecraft has become a global phenomenon since its launch in 2009 as an incomplete “alpha” project. Since then, the game, which provides users with randomly generated environments in which to craft all manner of buildings, has sold over 50m copies on PC, smartphone and consoles. Minecraft the game was first released on PC as an Beta but was then ported over to Playstation and Xbox consoles shortly after its official PC release.

“Minecraft will continue to evolve, just like it has since the start of development. We don’t know specific plans for Minecraft’s future yet, but we do know that everyone involved wants the community to grow and become even more amazing than it’s ever been. Stopping players making cool stuff is not in anyone’s interests.” - Mojang Statement

My views on this that Microsoft are in trouble as a gaming industry recently been reported that the competitor the playstation was outselling the Xbox 3:1 and has almost 3 times the amount of units sold to consumers. I think this is Microsofts step to move out of the gaming industry and start fresh elsewhere.