The Unlikely Story of Microsoft's Surprise Minecraft Buyout

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The Unlikely Story of Microsoft's Surprise Minecraft Buyout

Added: 03.06.2015 13:16 | 16 views | 0 comments

Microsofts $2.5 billion purchase of Mojang and Minecraft last September, one of the biggest acquisitions in gaming history, stunned the games millions of fans. It also was a big, though not entirely pleasant, surprise for Mojangs employees. Daniel Goldberg and Linus Larsson, authors of the definitive history of the game, have updated the book to include the final days of Mojangs independence. Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus Notch Persson and the Game that Changed Everything: Second Edition will be available from Seven Stories Press on June 16. This exclusive excerpt reveals how Mojangs employees learned of the sale, and what happened when Microsoft descended upon their office in Stockholm.