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Nintendo_Ninja

News has surfaced on multiple sites that Microsoft is in talks to buy Minecraft 's developer. What do you think of this? Will the deal go through? What consequences will it have?

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Nintendo_Ninja

Nothing has been confirmed as of now, but this seems like it could happen. As a Gameinformer user's comment said: a concerned Microsoft is a dangerous Microsoft.

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TuVictus

Yuck is all I can think to say

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Nintendo_Ninja

Mahjong is the developer in question. "Notch" is the owner of the company, and judging by the situation with Rare, most people (including me) are highly skeptical.

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Nintendo_Ninja

CanisWolfred wrote:

Isn't it just one guy? I thought buying people was illegal.

He is just the owner of the company actually.

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There is no way Notch would let Microsoft buy Mojang... Unless he's gone insane, but I'm pretty sure he hasn't gone insane.

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CanisWolfred wrote:

Nintendo_Ninja wrote:

CanisWolfred wrote:

Isn't it just one guy? I thought buying people was illegal.

He is just the owner of the company
actually.

...I was trying to make a joke, but...nevermind. :/

Le face palm for my stupidness. Sorry. It was pretty funny lol.

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shingi_70

Here's the Link.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-near-deal-to-buy-min...

Microsoft Near Deal to Buy Minecraft Maker Mojang

Microsoft Corp. is in serious discussions to buy Mojang AB, the Swedish company behind the popular "Minecraft" videogame, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

The deal would be valued at more than $2 billion and could be signed as early as this week, this person said.

Could be the kick in the pants Mojang actually needs, and I could see microsoft making them function as the make weird sort of indie doggieoopsiepoopledoodle. This would give Mircosoft three first party games for the system.

Minecraft
Cobalt (already announced for the X1)
Scrolls

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NintendoFan64

Welp, looks like the chances of Minecraft being on Wii U aren't looking too good. Then again, it probably wouldn't even be up to date with the web version, like the Xbox version.

There is nothing here...except for the stuff I just typed...

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HankLangley

I honestly dont give a bulbasaur, unless they advertise Xbox one or take it upon them selves to make minecraft better. We all don't need an advertisement for Destiny in the middle of Survival games, you know whad i sayin'?

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kkslider5552000 wrote:

The fact that Minecraft is coming to PS4 makes me doubt this.

Its already out on Playstation and the source is The Wall Street Journal tech section which is Fairly reliable even after Mossberg left and Lessin went to found the infomation. It wouldn't be the first time Microsoft has bought a comany that worked on games for a different platform. Lionhead was making PC games pre-fable and Rare was making Nintendo games.

My guess is this is to control one of the hottest IPs out right now as well as anything that they do next.

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kkslider5552000

Watch as in a month it's revealed that Amazon bought them for 1.9 billion.

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kkslider5552000 wrote:

Watch as in a month it's revealed that Amazon bought them for 1.9 billion.

Minecraft 2 exclusively for the fire Phone, Fire TV, and Kindle Fire.

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CanisWolfred wrote:

Isn't it just one guy? I thought buying people was illegal.

This is like when I tried to buy Bill Gates and i was only 3.6 billion dollars short.

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