Microsoft to buy Mojang?

Contributed by: Jeff Rivett (site admin) Wednesday, September 10 2014 @ 10:46 AM PDT

According to rumour, Microsoft is planning to buy Mojang[*1] , the company that develops Minecraft. This would be kind of weird, since Markus "Notch" Persson - the creator of Minecraft - has been a vocal critic of Microsoft in the past. If the rumours are true, one wonders how long it will take Microsoft to mess up Minecraft.

Update 2014Sep15: It's confirmed. Microsoft is buying Mojang:

• Mojang's official response[*2]
• Notch is leaving Mojang[*3]
• The Verge's take on the deal[*4]

Microsoft to buy Mojang?
https://jdrgaming.com/article.php?story=2014091007464148

[*1] http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/10/6130597/why-microsoft-wants-minecraft-and-mojang-wants-microsoft
[*2] https://mojang.com/2014/09/yes-were-being-bought-by-microsoft/
[*3] http://notch.net/2014/09/im-leaving-mojang/
[*4] http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/15/6151477/microsoft-minecraft-mojang-acquisition